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I think the popularity of the cell phone camera is not that it simply takes photographs but also provides storage, display, and a means to distribute or post the images all in one small package....

Cannot help but think that JIP will simply rip the copper out of the walls and sell the lead off the roof, then demolish the building (metaphorically speaking of course)

I sometimes look at the bigotry against the format and wonder to myself “wow, what did M43 ever do to you?”. Must have been something pretty bad going by the hostility many have towards it.

My guarantees are with Olympus, not Olympus cameras. Whatever happens to their camera division they are still obligated to fulfill their contract. They may contract out the repairs, or even refund...

@AlanG I agree that it only appeals to some people. And I agree that it was not enough to keep the company viable. The problem now is that the same issue is facing all the camera manufacturers....

The M43 format fills the gap that used to be filled by 35mm when people wanted a light portable camera. With the requirement for AF, extra electronics and battery, the FF digital camera system is...

On reflection, credit to Olympus for giving six months notice on this. They could have easily waited to next year to spring it on us after many people would have continued to buy into the system.

@justmeMN. Thats the problem. They simply do not have the income from the rest of the company to subsidise the camera division. If they do not show a profit on cameras they would need to exit that...

I would expect that as the warranties are from Olympus and the company is still going they would have a legal obligation to honour them.

Olympus had a long history of producing small compact cameras. That is what they did.
They made half frame film cameras when everyone else were making 35mm. They could not have produced a FF...

I think that's what they have said themselves.

Totally agree with your list of features. The problem seems to be if you only shoot full frame you think M43 could never match the results you have. If you only shoot M43 you are left wondering if...

I have found MFT will even hold its own against full frame. It was only last year when I had some shots blown up to 24 ins prints that I realised I could not tell the difference between the full...

Lots of “experts” here saying where Olympus went wrong. With such foresight, perhaps they should form a consortium and buy the company.

I walked down Regents Street at Christmas taking some photos of the Christmas lights. Everywhere I was surrounded by people taking photos on their phones. I did not see anyone using a digital camera.

All digital cameras have a limited life span, so providing Panasonic keep developing the format there should not be a problem for OM users.

I think it is more likely to be some up and coming Chinese company looking to get into the market, producing cameras like the EM1 for half the price.

If they are not selling the name, then surely all that is being sold is patents and manufacturing equipment?

Just a few months ago it was stated, quote: “November 2019, rumors surfaced that Olympus was planning to entirely exit the camera business, something the company denied”.
I was not swayed by the...

The EM1 Mk2 was only released just over 3 years ago. Ground breaking camera, gold award on this site, and had some excellent firmware updates over its time. The Mk3 was less impressive, but that...