At a Chinese fair Venus Optics displayed this new pancake 15mm f/5.0 lens. The image shows the E-mount version but there is a MFT version coming too.

Micro Four Thirds Photo Vlog with the Panasonic 14-140 and GX85 near Mt. Merapi

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Bird photography at drinking pools in Bulgaria. Part two of three films (Mike Lane).
Olympus E M5 Mark III AF Touch, Live View Boos, Custom Settings (Rob Trek)
The Best Vlogging Cameras of 2023 (Explora).
Best Cameras for Indie Filmmaking (42West).

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

As you all know OM Digital is actually owned by Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) with a small minority stake still from Olympus. Latest news is that JIP now also owns Toshiba. The Stack writes:

Japanese electronics giant Toshiba says it will be going private thanks to a $14bn domestic buyout offer.
Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) has finalized a $32 per share deal to acquire Toshiba and take the company private as a state-owned industry.
The merger dates back to a March proposal by the joint stakeholders to bail out Toshiba. While the company initially declined the buyout offer, the proverbial “uncertain macro-economic outlook, and the challenging environment” made the tech giant reevaluate its position.
JIP holds a number of Japanese properties including branches of Sony and Hitachi.

Didn’t know they had a stake in Sony and Hitachi too! Seems like that JIP is a sort of vacuum cleaner of Japanese companies :)

We Are Spoiled For Choice!!! – Micro Four Thirds

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The best mirrorless cameras for 2023 (Engadget).
Das verändert meine Art zu fotografieren – Olympus EE-1 für alle Kameramarken (Amazing Nature).
The Fastest Glass Money Can Buy (Explora).
How to Take Creative Headshots (42West).

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

DJI and Panasonic today officially announced a partnership around Lidar autofocus technology. There is no real product announcement or clear indication about what to expect. But on images you can see a Lidar system mounted on the hot shoe. No info about how good this new system will perform….let’s see…

M43 is a PRO choice in 2023?

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OM System/Olympus Cameras: Your Questions Answered (Red35).
LUMIX Live: The Travel AMA
Best Lens Focal Lengths for Landscape Photography (Explora).
Best Mirrorless Cameras Under $1,000 (42West).

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