Kitamura interviewed OM Manager Mr. Motohashi. He said this:

• The first OM-1 did win over new customers
• The sensor and image processing engine installed in OM-1II are the same as OM-1. But we have made further internal tuning to further improve each performance.

Preorders:
OM-1II at Amazon US&CA&EU, BHphoto, Adorama, Om Digital,
FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUK. OM Germany, OM UK, OM, Italy, OM France.
150-600mm at Amazon US&CA&EU, BHphoto, Adorama, Om Digital,
FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUK. OM Germany, OM UK, OM, Italy, OM France.
9-18mm at Amazon US&CA&EU, BHphoto, Adorama, Om Digital,
FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUK. OM Germany, OM UK, OM, Italy, OM France.

Mapcamera released the official sales date for the month of January:

Top 10 camera sales:

1. Sony α7C II body
2. Nikon Z 8
3. Canon EOS R6 Mark II Body
4. Fuji X-T5
5. Sony A9III
6. Nikon ZF
7. OM-1
8. Leica M11-P
9. Leica Q3
10. DJI Osmo 3

My take on that ranking:

• The “old” OM-1 was the seventh best selling camera. I am curious to see how the OM-1II will do once it’s shipping out
• I am surprised to see two expensive Leica camera inside the top 10
• Dji breaks into the top 10 and my guts tell em this si just the beginning for Dji…

The Tasty Pancake That Is a M43 Must Have!!!

Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, FotoErhardt DE, FotoKoch DE.
A week of travelling with the Panasonic Lumix G9 II (Camera Collective).
The Pros and Cons of Travel Tripods (Explora).
What is Focus Breathing? (42West).
Gary W: Tokyo Street Photography feat. GX85 (POV Vlog)

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 :)

Robin writes:

Advanced compacts are quite popular, take a look at Fujifilm X100 series, Ricoh GR series and Sony RX100 series. There is a high demand for portable small cameras with advanced set of features and shooting capabilities. I think Micro Four Thirds can satisfy this market very well – large enough image sensor yet keeping overall package truly compact.

LUMIX LX100 – Almost The Perfect Compact Camera

Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, FotoErhardt DE, FotoKoch DE.
Behind The Scenes – Traveling With M43 and The GX9!!! (Grant Robert).
Street Photography in Osaka feat. Lumix GX85 (Gary W).
The Pros and Cons of Travel Tripods (Explora).
How to Light a Dramatic Close-Up (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 :)