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Because of larger than expected demand OM Digital announced there is a shipment delay on the E-P7 and OM10IV:

• Thank you for using OM Digital Solutions products.
• We have received orders for mirrorless single-lens cameras “PEN E-P7” and “OM-D E-M10 Mark IV” that are significantly higher than planned, and delivery is taking longer.
• For customers who have already placed orders, we will deliver the products in sequence as soon as they are ready.
• We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause to our customers, who are waiting for our products, and to everyone else involved.
• We will do our best to deliver the product as soon as possible, so we appreciate your understanding.

Yaotomi actually shared an idea why there is a product shortage:

I think the fundamentals are the same as those of Fuji and SIGMA.Difficulties in parts procurement, relative decline in Japan’s market share, and the weak yen lead to frequent difficult situations.

via Asobinet

DANGER – Don’t Try This Olympus 12-100mm f4 Lens

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ShortFilm shot on GH5 with 12 – 60mm f2.8 – 4.0 by Marin Cvetko
Choices??? What Lens Should Go On My Olympus Pen-F??? (Grant Robert).
PGYTECH Unveils CFexpress Type A, Type B, and SD Card Reader/Case Combos (Explora).
New DJI Mic 2 Wireless System Features Noise Cancelling & 32-Bit Float Internal Recording (42West).

Plenty of news on the facebook OMD group, Panasonic FF and the GH5 group.
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This is interesting:

Speaking to PetaPixel at the CP+ exhibition in Yokohama, Japan last month, representatives from Panasonic say that while they recognize what the benefits of the technology might bring to the table, they believe that the company’s target market is not interested in the features at all.

I think when it comes to computational photography, we believe it’s kind of aimed more towards those [entry-level] users or users that come from a smartphone [who] wants to use AI as one of the benefits of a [standalone] camera,” Tomoki Nakanishi, Marketing Supervisor of Panasonic’s Imaging Business Unit, says.

As you know companies like Samsung are betting high on computational photography/Imaging for their smartphones. I am not sure that “ignoring” AI is a safe bet. I understand the value of “true” photography. But every photographer knows that images get modified and edited though regular Photoshop postprocessing. So there has been always a grey zone between “real photo” and “edited photo”. Ai could be useful in speeding up some of the post processing of the images and it might be worth for Panasonic considering to implement some of these features inside their cameras. What do you think?

150-600mm vs 150-400mm +1.25 extender How do they compare to each other?

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OM-1II Hands-On Review with Susan Magnano (42West).
Shooting a Complete Solar Eclipse with m43 and how to process the data! (Jim Chung).
OM-1 Firmware 2.0 Is Coming! (Robin Wong).
Choosing a Lens for Wildlife Photography (Explora).

Plenty of news on the facebook OMD group, Panasonic FF and the GH5 group.
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