John Matthews

I'd prefer a host of "old" other cameras to this turd. I felt so uncomfortable watching that stupid promo; I couldn't finish. Panasonic must have had an A-team and B-team for marketing and development. Instead, they asked their grandmother to come up with something! This is so painful to watch!

I would just like to say that there are quite a few advantages that only Olympus has to offer for shooting video. Here are my favorites: 1) Unparalleled IBIS (though Panasonic isn't far behind). Sony, Canon, Fuji, and Nikon are not in the same league IMO (from the footage I've seen). 2) The ONLY MFT system to offer PDAF with all those Olympus AND Panasonic lenses for video, maybe not as good as Canon or Sony, but not too far off. 3) Fantastic color out of the box (no need to fix with ProColor, sorry EOSHD) 4) Truepic VIII and IX processor equipped cameras offer very decent 4K (24-30fps) video IMO. They're highly-detailed and do wonders with highlights IMO. These cameras include EM1 ii, EM1 iii, EM10 iii, EM5 iii, PL9, and PL10. The rest of their cameras do not produce the same level of video, but they do have fantastic stills (even going back to four thirds cameras). 5) Size and weight (the EM5 iii is only 414g and has all the features mentioned above). Olympus isn't so great at many things for video shoots IMO: 1) Peaking lacks adjustments 2) Hardly any of the shooting aides such as zebras, luma levels and much, much more that the GH5 has. The list is long. I'm fine with the histogram though. 3) 4k 60fps, good 120fps. Personally, that's not so important for me. I know many people have written JIP Olympus completely off here (one would believe that the band new factory in Vietnam is boarded up and JIP is actively looking for the highest bidding Chinese company to sell selphie sticks and portable printers), but I still have a little hope. The imaging business is Olympus's historical baby and the Japanese don't think quite like Americans in hyper-capitalistic societies. They take serious pride in what they produce and they don't make rash decisions (how do you think they're currently making some of the best products in the world?). Time will tell, but I don't think JIP is as bad as portrayed by many of you. You're thinking too much like stock market capitalists and I think it's a little more balanced than that.

I love how people seem to always say: "my phone can do this or that". Sure it CAN, but what about the experience and quality of the results? It just takes all the fun out of it. I feel more comfortable shooting on my Canon Point-and-shoot from 2004. -"But remember that shot they took in that Hollywood film? It was shot on an iPhone and you didn't even notice!" I don't really care. There will be new MFT cameras on the market for at least 5 more years, used working cameras for 20-30 years or more. I'll be about 77 years old (if I live that long). But shouldn't I invest in a system that I can keep for life and future generations? That's only true with vintage manual lenses. And anyway, I doubt anyone's grandchildren are going to care or want to use it. Great, now I'm depressed.

If MFT is dead, APSC and FF aren't that far behind. Can't really tell the difference, only in size and price. I guess we should all go to Medium Format-? That's the right format to invest in? It's ridiculous. As I see it, not much new has appeared in the past 4-5 years, only prices. Here's my buying advice in 2020 in a nutshell: look at the images. Do you like it? Look at the portability and feature-set. If it's feels right, can you afford it? If not, look at used. Decide to buy or just use what you have with its limitations.

Personally, I'm going to be on the lookout for cheap MFT gear. I don't need or want much more. I did the FF thing and went back as fast as I could.

More interesting remarks by Peter Forsgård.

Interesting points were made by Robin Wong.

MFT will continue to produce fantastic images and videos for many years to come (indefinitely?). With such a rich ecosystem, it's hard to believe that it'll ever be "dead". I suppose Olympus selling its imaging business is way better than them just closing it. Maybe, there's hope. I currently have a lot of Olympus gear and I'm quite happy with it. I got away from full-frame stuff due to it being too big, heavy, and expensive for the results it got me. Not much better than MFT (for the money).

So your point is that I'm irresponsibly posting and sharing fear (based on a doctor's opinion) and you want to expose the fraud of who I am. Good for you. Now I understand why you have 131 posts, yet only 4 likes. Let's leave it at that. I'm done with you (but I'm sure you'll want the last word).

What is your point? What do you have to add to this conversation, please?

You didn't read what I said. If COVID-19 caused 1 death and I said it might cause "less than 1 million," I'd be right. Only time will tell what happens. Do you agree with me or not? And do you have better info than extrapolating math? If you do, speak up! I'd love to know. Post it! Please!

China handled it very poorly in the beginning and stepped up their game in the lock-down phase. Also they built "hospitals" in two days. The US and Europe are doing better? I seriously doubt it. Again, my source was this: Do you have better information than the American Hospital Association? I would love to see it! Again, I said "less than 1 million".

If you read what I wrote, it was "less than 1 million". I don't have a TV and I don't watch the boob tube as my grandpa used to say... it makes you dumb! It might be closer to a million than you think though. It's just too soon to really know. It all depends on how over-saturated hospitals get and how governments can handle it. Obviously, China and Singapore handled it well... no telling what other governments are capable of.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death "200 million" is an estimation over multiple waves... not all at once. That would be similar to AIDS that stretched multiple generations. Still, I think the graph helps a person visualise what's going on. When COVID-19 is all said and done, it'll only be a blip on this info-gram- probably less than 1 million deaths, but it's still too early to tell.

1) Perspective 2) The Cure

And with all that, cases are still coming. No flattening of jack poo in Italy! It's still all exponential.

News from Eastern France: now you need a letter of intention to go anywhere. For those of you who believe that your current government should get a "pass" on COVID-19 and their handling of it, let me remind you that many governments in the world are able to spy on their citizens with ease, pass surveillance and copyright laws in the name of terrorism and child porn, start wars with unfriendly governments, manipulate elections in other countries, create coups, implement new governments, let homeless people starve on the streets, etc.... but they can't protect us from COVID-19. Are you sure they need a "pass" on how they handled this?

I live in Eastern France. The hospital covering our area of 225,000 people has 14 ventilators. About 79,000 people will be infected over the next few weeks. About 800 will need the 14 ventilators. It's just math at this point. Old people are in the "sink or swim" situation. The younger ones will get them... The end. I imagine it'll be the same situation all over the USA. Just do the math. Don't tell me the Americans have such a better health system- they don't because I know both of them. The US system is only better when money is no object. As people go into gradual lockdown over the next weeks, I encourage them to seriously think about how their leadership handled the situation and how they could have led better. Vote appropriately. This is potentially one of the biggest events of this new decade.

I can't help noticing people talking about the financial impact from all of this. Yes, it sucks, but there are financial lessons to be learnt about how to run your business. 1) Credit for new gear shouldn't be the norm. 2) A healthy 3-6 months of expenses would certainly help you weather the storm. 3) If you take on employees, you've also got to think about them. 4) Diversify. Arguably not helpful in a pandemic, but good advice when business turns south. Any other ideas? Remember the world continues to turn with or without money.

I think you'd be much better off focussing your energy to improve your immunity by consuming some things and not others and staying away from people.

Those numbers are misleading. Mirrorless is definitely eating up the low-end, but the pro market (stills, wildlife, sports) is shooting DSLR and will continue until Canikon have pro-grade mirrorless bodies available. Canikon's current offerings lack so much that the pro-market require (and will continue to require). I don't see doom for the pro DSLR market quite yet. This will only happen when manufacturers produce an adapter that will correctly operate a DSLR lens and manufacturers have pro-level bodies... dual card slots, vertical grips, better AF. Why would a pro sell all their lenses and bodies for mirrorless when mirrorless really doesn't offer anything more than the lack of a mirror? Maybe, in the segment of of pro-DSLR, a hybrid system will spell the end of mirrorless at the high-end pro-grade cameras... it could happen. Personally, I really miss the ability to look through a viewfinder when the camera is turned off. I liked that... maybe I'm weird though.

Canon and Nikon still have the foothold in DSLR, but I expect at least one of them (probably Nikon) to release a hybrid pro DSLR, with a EVF on the mirror and that can do proper video. Canikon are simply deer looking into the headlights of a very, very fast car. They need a hybrid pro DSLR now; they'll keep their bread and butter if they do. If not, Sony will eat their lunch and Nikon will be the first to go down (which would be very sad). I'm not getting that sense of urgency from them though. Sony's success demonstrates once again that specs, marketing tactics, and manufacturing control trump handling, color science, and quality. BTW, I have a Sony now because I wanted to use more vintage glass on the proper format because the newer lenses aren't making me happy. Anyway, those are my thoughts if anyone cares.

Judging only by some reviews and sample shots of the S1, I suspect the way to go will be to use good vintage glass, not so much native glass for video work. It'll cut down on the size of the package and have the added benefits of nice glass with good manual focus and IBIS.

Here's a 50mm f1.2 with 7 elements (385 grams) from Pentax made in 1975. Full-metal and glass design with an aperture ring, but manual focus. Almost 50 years after, we can't make an autofocus version of this lens that's lighter? Someone please tell me why that is. https://www.pentaxforums.com/lensreviews/SMC-Pentax-K-50mm-F1.2-Lens.html

Hmm... 15 elements and 950 grams on a 50mm prime. Granted, it's f1.2. One has to wonder when they're going to stop? I don't see this as progress in 2019. Wouldn't 8 elements and 300g be more of a target? Let's sacrifice the surgical sharpness for something a little smaller. Just an idea.