a bit of everything…
What do I think of the OM-1 Mk2 camera? Is it all hype or is it actually better then the Mk1for AF?
Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, FotoErhardt DE, FotoKoch DE.
Olympus 75mm f1.8 – Revisiting The SHARPEST Telephoto Micro Four Thirds Lens (Gary W)
A new camera is about to steal this idea – but Olympus did it first (DigitalCameraWorld).
Zhiyun Announces the MOLUS X60 Compact LED Light (Explora).
DJI Launches RS4 Stabilizer with Next-Gen Native Vertical Shooting & Improved Stabilization (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 :)
New $300 trade-in bonus if you buy the OM-1II
Cash in your old gear for a $300 Bonus toward new OM-1 Mark II Cameras at BHphoto.
OM Digital deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama. Here a selection of the most interesting rebates:
- $300 off on the OM-1 II with Atomos Ninja and and free extras at BHphoto, Adorama.
- $200 off on the 300mm f/4.0 PRO at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
- $200 off on the 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
- $200 off on the 45mm f/1.2 PRO at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
- $200 off on the 12-100mm PRO at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
- $200 off on the 17mm f/1.2 PRO at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
- $200 off on the 25mm f/1.2 PRO at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
- $300 off on the 100-40mm at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
- $200 off on the 7-14mm PRO at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
- $200 off on the OM-5 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
Panasonic Lumix deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama. Here a selection of the most interesting rebates:
- $400 off on the Leica 42.5mm f/1.2 sold by Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
- $300 off on the Leica 25-50mm f/1.7 sold by Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
- $300 off on the Leica 10-25mm f/1.7 sold by Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
- $200 off on the Leica 50-200mm sold by Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
- $100 off on the Leica 12mm f/1.4 sold by Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
- $150 off on the Leica 35-100mm sold by Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
- $100 off on the Leica 12-60mm sold by Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
- $100 off on the Leica 12-35mm sold by Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
- $50 off on the 9mm f/1.7 sold by Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
- $300 off on the GH6 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
- $100 off on the GH5II at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
Japanese March 2024 sales ranking of all 5 major camera stores: OM Digital still doing well in Japan

■Yodobashi Camera
1 Nikon “Z 8”
2 Nikon “Z f 40mm f/2 (SE) Lens Kit”
3 Canon “EOS R6 Mark II”
4 Sony “α7 IV (ILCE-7M4)”
5 Sony “α7C II zoom lens Kit (ILCE-7CM2L)”
■Bic Camera
1 Sony “VLOGCAM ZV-E10 Power Zoom Lens Kit (ZV-E10L)”
2 Sony “α7C II (ILCE-7CM2)”
3 Canon “EOS R10/RF-S18-150 IS STM Lens Kit”
4 Sony “α7C II Zoom Lens Kit (ILCE-7CM2L)”
5 Olympus “PEN E-P7 EZ Double Zoom Kit”
■Camera Kitamura
1 Fujifilm “X-T5”
2 Sony “VLOGCAM ZV-E10 Power Zoom Lens Kit (ZV-E10L)”
3 Nikon “Z f 40mm f/2 (SE) Lens Kit”
4 Canon “EOS R10/RF-S18-150 IS STM Lens Kit”
5 Canon “EOS R6 Mark II”
■Map Camera
1 Fujifilm “X100VI”
2 Nikon “Z f”
3 Sony “α7R V (ILCE-7RM5)”
4 Fujifilm “X-T5”
5 Sony “α7C II (ILCE-7CM2)”
■Fujiya Camera
1 OM SYSTEM “OM -1 Mark II”
2 Canon “EOS RP/RF24-105 IS STM Lens Kit”
3 Nikon “Z 8”
4 Nikon “Z f”
5 Nikon “Z f 40mm f/2 (SE) Lens Kit”
Grouped by manufacturer we have:
- 8 Sony cameras
- 7 Nikon cameras
- 5 Canon cameras
- 3 Fujifilm cameras
- 2 Olympus cameras
What’s interesting from those chart is:
- OM Digital still doing ok in Japan
- No Panasonic camera in the chart (despite having quite some affordable and very good models)
- I suspect Fujifilm would have a lot better result if the X100VI would be in Stock
- Sony still selling a lot of that ZV-E10 vlogger camera
a bit of everything…
OM System M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-600mm f/5,0-6,3 IS – In-Depth Review
Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, FotoErhardt DE, FotoKoch DE.
Micro Four Thirds IS ALIVE and WELL (Red35).
The A Team!!! – Panasonic Leica – A Match Made in Heaven (Grant Robert).
Best Microphone for Streaming (42West).
Shure Announces MoveMic Range of Wireless Microphones (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 :)
New Topaz AI software updates

Just recentlz I told zou that Topaz has completely redone the website for their AI software. Chekc out the new pages at Photo Ai, Video AI, GigaPixel AI. And now we got updates:
Photo Ai Full changelog since version 3.0.0:
- Multiple exporting and batch optimizations, improving performance and significantly reducing memory usage with large batches of images
- Fixed an issue where external editors did not work with RAW or DNG files
- Fixed an issue where flipping the aspect ratio shrunk the selection in the crop tool
- Added a camera profile for the Sony ILCE-9M3
- Fixed an issue where the feathering slider did not appear
- Removed old carousel images to reduce application size
- Updated multiple components, tooltips, and icons to match Wonder UI
- Fixed typos, sentence casing and icons in multiple locations
- Automatic Lensfun update
GigaPixel AI Full changelog for version 7.1.2:
- Gigapixel’s EULA 14 was updated for commercial usage
- Add camera profile for the Sony ILCE-9M3
- Updated components and icons to bring them in-line with Wonder UI
- Disabled zoom shortcuts when the Recovery mode is active
- Disabled the tooltip for comparison in recovery
- Fixed an issue with Photoshop sometimes returning 1 for the PPI
- Fixed an issue with some TGA files not being able to open due to mismatching format
- Fixed an issue where clicking preview caused re-rendering
- Fixed an issue with scale resetting after rotation in crop
- Fixed an issue where certain DNGs would cause the app to crash
- Fixed an issue where deselected faces were not showing
- Fixed an issue with status sticking while blending faces in Face Recovery
- Fixed an issue that caused the cache to exceed normal memory usage limits
- Fixed an issue where flipping the aspect ratio in the crop tool shrunk the selection
- Fixed an issue where no scale was selected on custom width and height
- Fixed an issue with the plugin not closing if no images are loaded
- Fixed an output size misalignment issue in the open file view
- Fixed zoom levels being reversed in recovery for small images
- Fixed multiple text and icon misalignment issues
- Fixed some dialogs overlapping the title bar on windows








