Photorend talked to Sigma manager Yamaki and he made a clear statement about MFT:

We still have several references that we will maintain in our catalog. However, we are not planning to design new Micro 4/3 optics at this time. Perhaps because of this, the demand for this format is decreasing very sharply, and therefore it is quite difficult for us to develop completely new optics for this ecosystem.

But I think the Micro 4/3 has many advantages, especially its compactness. Personally, I really like this system. But currently, the trend is clearly in favor of full frame, alongside APS-C (which is also in decline, by the way).

I hope that with the arrival of the new OM System cameras demand will stabilize, but it is clearly tending to decrease for Sigma Micro 4/3 lenses. But it looks like OM-System is getting good results with their new cameras and lenses. So I’m hopeful that the demand for the Micro 4/3 will continue to exist.

What are your thoughts on this?

Asobinet got his new 90mm macro lens and showed it mounted on the GM1. You can barely see the camera :)

Preorders: 90mm at BHphoto, Amazon US&EU, Adorama, FotoErhardt, Fotokoch, WexUK.

Full specs can be read at BHphoto. It’s a new MFT camera, although I guess not something 99% of our readers need.

Preorders: 90mm at BHphoto, Amazon US&EU, Adorama, FotoErhardt, Fotokoch, WexUK.

A couple of store owners told me they got the first batch of the new 90mm lens. But they cannot deliver them to their clients until the official shipment start date mentioned by OM Digital.

The image below shows a batch of lenses at the Japanese ChampCamera store:

You can now get the new Lensbaby composer II and the new Lensbaby Double Glass II at BHphoto. You can see some image samples at Explora.

My OM-1 story: Andrew Fusek Peters

Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, FotoErhardt DE, FotoKoch DE.
AI: The Alarmists are Worried about the Wrong Thing (The Friedman Archive Blog)
Olympus E. Zuiko 100mm f/2.8 tested on the Sony (Opticallimits).
OM System M.Zuiko 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO Lens: Hands-On Review (42West).
Gearing up for Fashion Photography (Explora).

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

The BGH1 Box MFT camera got a new firmware update (download it here). Improvements:

1. [LUT View Assist (Tether)] is now available.
   – LUT-applied videos can now be displayed as live-view via LUMIX Tether or LUMIX Sync when set to V-Log L.
2. Lock function has been improved.
   – All buttons can be locked.
3. Audio output via headphones during video playback is now available.
   – When connected to an external device via HDMI/SDI, audio output during video playback is supported through headphones when plugged to the camera.