Recent content by ricohflex

The so-called market share is based on "Shipment" from Japan. Not actual sales. He says..... { What can Micro Four Thirds do to survive? } The answer is - Nothing. It is too late in the year 2024. MFT cannot be saved. Very low market share becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. No new buyer dares...

Rumours of Lumix (fixed lens rangefinder style) , Nikon (ZS rangefinder style) , Canon (rangefinder competitor to LX 100 VI) going to introduce Full Frame models. None of them are MFT sensor format. All of them are Full Frame. Writing is on the wall. MFT as a sensor format has been thrown aside...

2 days ago. He says Panasonic Lumix may make a full frame compact. Maybe to compete with Fuji X100 VI? Sony already has RX1R Mk2. If that is true then it means in 2024 and onwards, Panasonic Lumix will favour Full Frame and quietly neglect MFT. (stealth discontinue)

It is because everyone realizes the end for MFT is inevitable. Thus it is a foregone conclusion. So they just let an obsolete format die. Whether MFT dies a quick death or a slow death is up to Panasonic/OMDS. By 2024 MFT is so much inferior to the new offerings of other camera manufacturers...

He says. Monitor and see what happens. Panasonic Lumix has a kind hearted parent company that tolerates repeated failure over a long period of time. (unlike Olympus Camera Division's parent company). Panasonic Lumix has made partial rectification by going Full Frame and gradually neglecting...

About the Micro Mirrorless Yashica. It has a 1/2.3 inch sensor. The body is not that much smaller than a Lumix GM1 or Sony ZV-1 Is it still at kickstarter stage? This thing will FAIL.

About Mr. Andrea Pizzini's video. I don't think so. Anyway monitor what happens later. Mr. Andrea Pizzini explained at great length how a bigger sensor would benefit image quality. He was saying how nice it would be if mobile phones has MFT sensors instead of 1 inch sensors. Well all his...

I view BCN statistics as not representative of world wide sales & not even representative of Japan only. Because they cherry pick from some photo stores. Well, they do not compile statistics and issue reports for free. Some one must pay them. Directly or indirectly. Of course, he who pays the...

Some one ask questions regarding JIP and OMDS. JIP & OMDS In my opinion, JIP is not the white knight savior of broken companies. JIP exists to circumvent strict labour laws in Japan that make it costly for parent companies to wind up their money losing subsidiaries. They are bean counters.

There are YouTube uploaders who say OMDS OM System OM1-Mk2 is lousy. There are YouTube uploaders who say OMDS OM System OM1-Mk2 is good. From what I can observe, OMDS is repeating the mistake made by the now dead Olympus Camera Division. Paying people either directly or indirectly to praise...

Robin says.. The discussion is generally negative regarding the OM-1 Mk2.

There will be praise and applause by ambassadors and those with vested interests. For an alternative opinion. See below.

Sure die. Minor changes sold as a new model. Taking a Sigma and selling as an OMDS lens. How sad is that? US$2399? This useless thing is aimed at those with Sunken Costs. Have to forgive Red35 - he is forced to say it is good as an ambassador. Or else he will be FIRED. Who is going to buy...

The comment on BCN is a general statement about the quality of Statistics presented to us consumers by market research organizations with a commercial vested interest. Just take it with a pinch of salt. As consumers, you do not have to directly pay the market research organizations. But...

The 3 camera models mentioned in the BCN report are branded "Olympus". They are not branded "OM System". This is a fact that cannot be denied. OMDS has officially dropped the brand name "Olympus". Whatever "Olympus" branded cameras that are currently sold are likely old stocks in the...