As you know youngsters are shopping for older, affordable and cool looking compact cameras. And since 2020 the price of used Lumix GM5 (Amazon, eBay), Lumix GM1 (Amazon, eBay) and Lumix LX100II (Amazon, eBay) has steadily gone up:

• The Lumix GM5 price increased by 66% from $300 to $500
• The Lumix GM1 price increased by 40% from $300 to $420
• The Lumix LX100II price increased by 30% from $650 to $850

And also the more expensive Olympus PEN-F (Amazon, eBay) keeps going up:

• The Olympus PEN-F price increased by 33% from $750 to $1,000.

With no successor in sight the price of those four cameras is likely to go up further.

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Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, FotoErhardt DE, FotoKoch DE.
Are Micro Four Thirds and Low Light a Good Combination? (Guido Van De Water)
Top Features You Should Consider for Your Next Creative Laptop (Explora)
How to Choose Your First Mirrorless Camera (42West)
4+ Years Later and I Still Love This M43 Camera! (Grant Robert).

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.

OM-5II preorders at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotoerhardt, WexUK. An official press introduction can be read at Explora.

Peak Design new Pro Tripod is selling hot on Kickstarter (Click here).

Here is the amusing story of how those tripods were developed:

OM-5II preorders at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotoerhardt, WexUK. An official press introduction can be read at Explora.

ThePhoBlographer writes that this is the Best Entry Level Camera Yet:

Truly, I want to say that this is the best entry-level camera simply because I can’t imagine the audience getting really serious about the RAW image output and the IP-durability rating. But at the same time, the price rivals that of the Canon R8. I called that one an annoyingly good camera, and my biggest beef with it is that it’s not weather resistant.
Where the Canon EOS R8 is for people who probably spend a lot of time inside or in sunny weather, the OM System OM5 II is for the photographer who wants to spend time outdoors no matter what the condition is.

Keith Wee writes:

The OM-5 Mark II camera is an easy to work with and robust mirrorless camera that hits true to its designated purpose and target user, the one who seeks a truly compact camera which one can trust to perform (and survive) a more adventurous trip with functions carried down from its predecessor and more powerful siblings that the more experienced user will appreciate.
While it is true that it lacks certain functionalities the OM-1 II and OM-3 have, this has also allowed OM systems to price the camera in a more reasonable way (at USD1199, which is 40% cheaper than OM-3’s SRP of USD1999).
Given how much prices have only risen exponentially for photography gear in these two to three years, the OM-5 II is an entry-level camera worth one’s consideration.

And here is Emilie Talpins take:

The Bild expo special are now live on this page (Click here). You also save an extra 5-15% with the Paypoo card on this page (Click here).

Some deal mentions:

• Up to $400 off on MFT cameras (Click here)
• Up to $650 off on MFT lenses (Click here).
• Until June 22 Save up to $210 on Nextorage memory cards on B&H online store (Click here).

Until June 22 Save up to $210 on memory cards on B&H online store (Click here).

Type B cards:

• Up to $210 off on Type cards at BHphoto.

SD cards:

• $65 off on the 256GB V90 SD card at BHphoto.
• $32 off on the 128GB V90 SD card at BHphoto.
• 410 off on the 64GB V90 SD card at BHphoto.

Type A card reader:

• $10 off on the new CFexpress Type A card reader at BHphoto.

Portable storage:

• $150 off on the 4TB portable SSD at BHphoto.
• $20 off on the 2TB portable SSD at BHphoto.
• $20 off on the 1TB portable SSD at BHphoto.