Kitamura had a chat with Yu Yanogawa from Panasonic. Here are a couple of statements:

Recently, the style of filming in video production has changed due to the influence of social conditions and changes in the way client companies think about creativity. In particular, the style of “one-man operation,” in other words, where one person handles multiple tasks from pre-production to filming and editing, is on the rise. The
GH series has been developed with an awareness of contributing to such creators.

In comparison with full-frame, it has two advantages.
The first is mobility due to the small size and light weight of the entire system, and the second refers to the time expression during high-speed shooting due to the high speed of the image sensor.

Compared to the popular full-frame cameras these days, Micro Four Thirds may at first glance appear to be at a disadvantage in terms of image sensor size, but we believe there are still many situations where it can still demonstrate its advantages and be used effectively, and we will continue to promote Micro Four Thirds in the future. With the GH7, we have been able to create a product that we can proudly call the masterpiece of the GH series. We hope you will pick it up and experience its high performance and depth. Please look forward to Micro Four Thirds in the future.

What are your thoughts on this?

Preorder links:
GH7 at Amazon, Bhphoto, Adorama, FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUk.
XLR unit at Amazon, Bhphoto, Adorama, FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUk.

Olympus OM-1 vs Panasonic G9 II – Which MFT camera for wildlife photography?

Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, FotoErhardt DE, FotoKoch DE.
Up Your Micro Four Thirds Game With This Lens (Grant Robert).
Great Budget-Friendly Telephoto Cine Lenses (Explora).
Should You Choose RAW or JPEG for Photography? (Gary W).
Best NAS Devices You Can Use in 2024 (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 :)

Kind of ironic that we now have a sort of MFT camera that is selling hot on Kickstarter (Click here). Switchlens has raised over $250,000 and there are still 30 days left. I never thought this project would become a success.

OM-1 Mark II in Ecuador with professional wildlife photographer Petr Bambousek

Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, FotoErhardt DE, FotoKoch DE.
The GH7 Is Awesome!!! – But I’ll Hold Onto This One For a Bit longer!!! (Grant Robert).
[OLYMPUS] Looking through a simple macro (Mapcamera).
A Beginner’s Guide to Worm’s Eye View Photography (42West).
Leica D-Lux 8 Marks Return of Compact Camera Line (Explora).

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.

Reddit user Reeposter shared his story ano curious Lumix GM1 camera he bought back in 2016. Only now he realized he had a limited edition model:

So apparently this design was just shown at Photokina 2014 as a concept of future Panasonic cameras, it was made by German design studio WerterOberfell (WertelOberfell GbR). This grip was planned to be in next gen GM1 (maybe GM5, maybe something newer) interchangable (so you could have different fronts) but it was canceled after the change of management. And the craziest part is that this Lumix is 1 of 3 that were created. One of those was kept by WerterOberfell and two were given to higher management (I guess Panasonic?). It is just mind blowing for me. 

Lucky him!

These are the images of the three custom made GM1 cameras:

Images via PetaPixel.