OLYMPUS logo gets discontinued on the Dot Sight EE-1
Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight will now get rebranded into “OM Digital”. That has been reported by Asobinet.
Today only: Up to 34% off on Amazon Basics Electronics, Office, and Batteries
Today only you save up to 34% on Amazon Basics Electronics gear. And you still have those great savings on Samsung storage.
Here are three Sandisk deals that will end on April 29:
- $500 discount on the fast, reliable and for us photographers very useful portable Sandisk 4Tb hard disk sold by Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
- $150 off on the Sandisk 256GB SD card sold by Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
- $70 off on the Sandisk 256GB SD card sold by Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
The super rugged Samsung T7 shield series is now at its lowest price ever at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
First ever global OM Digital meeting in Portugal
Last week we celebrated the first ever in-person global meeting with our OM SYSTEM family! Our colleagues travelled from across the world to Portugal in Europe to get together for the first time since we became OM Digital Solutions just over 2 years ago.
This multi-day event saw hundreds of our colleagues attend presentations, workshops and seminars on all aspects of the OM Digital Solutions business, as well as getting a hands-on experience at our busy EMEA service centre. We also got the chance to take part in in-depth creative sessions to guide and shape future strategies and – most importantly – connect in real life with coworkers who we’d only ever met online. From MS Teams, to a real team.
Our thanks go to those who helped put this event together and make it such a spectacular success: we’re already looking forward to the next one!
a bit of everything…
Micro Four Thirds Travel Photography Vlog in New Zealand – Bob’s Cove, Glenorchy
Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, FotoErhardt DE, FotoKoch DE.
Micro Four Thirds budget superzooms: Olympus Zuiko 75-300 II vs Panasonic Lumix 100-300 Power OIS (Hold My Lens cap).
What Should be in Your Camera Lens Cleaning Kit (42West).
Everything You Need to Know about SD Cards (Explora).
The 300mm f4.5 Nikkor-H is a Vintage Lens Worth Having. On Micro 4/3 It Is Equivalent to 600mm! (Don Gumm).
Plenty of news on the facebook OMD group, Panasonic FF and the GH5 group.
Jim Chung reviewed the possibly worse Micro Four Thirds Camera, the Yongnuo YN455!
Jim Chung reviewed the Yongnuo YN455 Micro Four Thirds Camera and concluded:
In addition to a terrible AF system, the camera fails to satisfy the standards of the m43 lens mount. M43 manual focus lens like the Laowa 7mm f/2, 43rds lens using the MMF-1 adaptor and EOS lenses using a Metabones adaptor do not function at all on this body. The error message displayed reads: “The lens is not ready. Please unscrew the lens to the proper position.” Which is beyond cryptic.
And also in violation of the standards of the m43 lens mount, when a new lens is changed, the aperture does not default to the largest aperture of the new lens but maintains the last selected aperture.
It is hard to imagine the decisions that lead to spending millions of dollars to tool up and fabricate this camera when its market and audience is so unclear. It’s not a camera for smartphone users because the thing is a brick. It literally has the dimensions of a clay brick used in domestic residential construction with even a small to medium sized lens attached. And it’s not for the serious photographer or dedicated m43 user because the poor AF system means that it cannot take full advantage of its interchangeable lens ability – the ability to use quality high focal length optics that will always be beyond the capabilities of smartphone based cameras. Even the Yi M1 is a better camera. A much better camera. You can see my review from several years ago https://jimchungblog.com/2017/02/03/a-real-world-performance-review-of-the-yi-m1-camera/
a bit of everything…
Cameras and Lenses for Travel Photography feat. Micro Four Thirds (Panasonic G85, GX85)
Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, FotoErhardt DE, FotoKoch DE.
What Is The Future Of Micro Four Thirds? Here Are My Thoughts On That Question! (Don Gumm).
World Backup Day: Upgrading Hard Drives on Your NAS (Explora).
Anamorphic Lens for Video: What You Need to Know (42West).
Compact IC recorder compatible with OM SYSTEM and linear PCM recording (DC.watch).
Plenty of news on the facebook OMD group, Panasonic FF and the GH5 group.