New OM-3 will start to ship out by end of February

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Soon those preorder links will show the new camera:
OM-3 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama

OM-3 specs:

  • 20MP sensor (same of OM-1II)
  • Different coating on the cmos sensor to prevent dust
  • 5.76m-Dot OLED Electronic Viewfinder (same of OM-1II)
  • 3.0″ 1.62m-Dot Swivel Touchscreen LCD (same of OM-1II)
  • It has a front dial as the PEN-F to adjust the color saturation
  • Overall build quality just like PEN-F
  • Price around or slightly above 2000 Dollars/Euro
  • Shipment start end of February

Three new UPDATED lenses coming:

 

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Why I’m Staying With Micro Four Thirds In 2025

Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, FotoErhardt DE, FotoKoch DE.
The Year in Review and OM System Q&A (Thomas Eisl).
The Best TRAVEL Photography Micro Four Thirds Camera Setup (Gary W).
The One Lens Every Photographer Should Have and Use: The 50mm (Explora)
Tips on Monetizing Your Photography (42West)

Plenty of news on the facebook OMD group, Panasonic FF and the GH5 group.
I kindly invite you all to follow me on Youtube, Instagram, Threads for more broader camera talk.

 

 

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These were the ten best-selling cameras in Japan in 2024

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2024 is over and BCN finally shared the accurate data showing the top 10 best selling cameras of this year:

  1. Sony VLOGCAM ZV-E10 – 16.0% market share
  2. Canon EOS R50 – 11.6% market share
  3. Canon EOS R10 – 6.7% market share
  4. Sony α6400 – 5.8% market share
  5. Sony α7C II – 4.9% market share
  6. Nikon Z50  – 4.3% market share
  7. OM Digital OLYMPUS PEN E-P7 – 3.9% market share
  8. Nikon Zf 40mm f/2 (SE) Lens Kit – 3.4% market share
  9. Sony VLOGCAM ZV-E10 II – 3.2% market share
  10. Panasonic LUMIX G1000 – 3.1% market share

As you can see two MFT cameras made it into the top!

Reminder: BCN collected the real sale data of nearly half the Japanese Store.

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Lumix 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 II full review

Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, FotoErhardt DE, FotoKoch DE.
Why do stick to MFT? One more reason (TheWanderinglensman).
The Perfect Gig For The Panasonic GX9 (Grant Robert).
2024 New Camera Gear Roundup: A Deep Dive (Explora)
Godox MS60R/MS60BI KNOWLED LED Lights (42West)

Plenty of news on the facebook OMD group, Panasonic FF and the GH5 group.
I kindly invite you all to follow me on Youtube, Instagram, Threads for more broader camera talk.

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OM-5 vs OM-3 size comparison

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Our reader Crusoe (Thanks!) attempted to male a size comparison between the OM-3 and the OM-5. He writes:

I took the dimensions of the flash shoe as a guide. A whole lot bigger than the OM-5:

Soon those preorder links will show the new camera:
OM-3 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama

OM-3 specs:

  • 20MP sensor (same of OM-1II)
  • Different coating on the cmos sensor to prevent dust
  • 5.76m-Dot OLED Electronic Viewfinder (same of OM-1II)
  • 3.0″ 1.62m-Dot Swivel Touchscreen LCD (same of OM-1II)
  • It has a front dial as the PEN-F to adjust the color saturation
  • Overall build quality just like PEN-F
  • Price around or slightly above 2000 Dollars/Euro

Three new UPDATED lenses coming:

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Lexar presents ARMOR GOLD SD Card with a stainless-steel construction that is 37x stronger than typical SD cards

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Lexar announced the launch of an ‘indestructible’ SD card made entirely of stainless steel. Something like the Cybertruck of SD cards :)

The ARMOR GOLD SD Card with a stainless-steel construction that is 37x stronger than typical SD cards, it is designed to withstand grueling usage out in the wild while offering up to 210MB/s[1] write speed and Video Speed Class 60 (V60) to seamlessly capture 6K footage.

There is yet no info about when those cards will be available to market.

Additional note: Lots of Lexar gear has big discounts on their Amazon page (Click here) and at BHphoto.

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Camcorders Are Back Bigtime

Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, FotoErhardt DE, FotoKoch DE.
The Best Point-and-Shoot Camera (Wirecutter).
Best Micro Four Thirds Lenses For Street Photography (Grant Robert).
The One Lens Every Photographer Should Have and Use: The 50mm (Explora).
Why Photobooks Deserve a Comeback in 2025 (42West).

Plenty of news on the facebook OMD group, Panasonic FF and the GH5 group.
I kindly invite you all to follow me on Youtube, Instagram, Threads for more broader camera talk.

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