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I suspect Nikon might not care too much about grumpy existing RED customers, if the lower prices increase the total RED sales revenue (and they sell expensive Nikon 'cinema' lenses alongside them). Nikon seem to be pretty aggressive on camera body pricing/value these days, and also seem to be taking video seriously as a way of increasing sales and 'market presence'. It'll be interesting to see what their next move is in the 'cinema' market.

They contained MFT sensors, but never used the full area of it (I owned an LX100 for few years) - see the interactive graphic here: https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonic-lumix-dmc-lx100 It's the same basic idea that the GH2 used (which had an 18.3MP larger-than-MFT sensor, with a maximum of 16MP used). On the LX100, the highest pixel count aspect-ratio was 4:3 giving 12.7MP out of 16MP:

The LX100 & LX100 ii also had it for stills (different aspect ratio crops out of 16MP & 20MP m4/3 sensors, but none gave you the full sensor area).

Well, the S1R was $3699 at launch back in 2019, and the Z8 was $3999 at launch in 2023 - and that has a 45.7MP stacked sensor (from Sony?). So I think they'll either launch a cheapish high-res camera (S5R ?) aimed primarily at stills use (in A7CR/Z7ii price territory) followed maybe by a higher-end video-orientated camera later (S5H ?), or attempt to merge both (but I think they'd have to undercut the Z8 street price to sell enough). But like you, I suspect they'll go for the high-res 'value' option...

So if it's going to be 45 - 47 MP, I wonder if it's going to be a fast stacked sensor and possibly the new camera might be a replacement for both the S1r and the S1H (giving that 8K video capability with usable rolling shutter)?

Both correct. I don't think the E-M1 iii had a flash bundled with it, but the E-M1 ii had the FL-LM3 bundled - if you've got that one, the specs (from the E-M1 ii manual) are:

I don't think Fuji (or Sony) does the processing in-camera to produce the final high-res image though? AFAIK they supply software to post-process the images. I think that was the point John was making - Oly/OMDS and Panasonic do that processing in-camera (I don't know about Pentax).

A shutter count of 1000 on a pro-grade camera is almost a brand-new level of usage. You did well to find one with the flash included, as often used ones don't have them. Hopefully it'll come with the original Olympus USB-C cable included - I've found the E-M1 ii/iii I've owned to be a bit picky about USB-C cable quality. Enjoy 🙂!

If you haven't updated to it already, firmware 1.7 did make some improvements to subject detection (certainly for wildlife, which I often use it for - it's noticeably more reliable and sticky). It also adds an option to assign the 'Menu' function to the 'Trash can' button. That's been possible since at least the E-M1 ii (I've been using it since then). But they've removed it on the OM-3... Even better, you can turn it on and off while recording - there's very short freeze in the video when it changes, but much better than having to stop record - change crop mode - start record. It's a pity they didn't also keep the video-only 1080p pixel:pixel option from the E-M1 ii/iii (a 2.83x crop).

As the OM-3 is now on camerasize.com, this is the OM-1, OM-3 and OM-5 compared (weights are around 600g, 500g and 410g):

It basically shares its internals with the OM-1 ii (including the fast stacked sensor), but looses a card slot, the joystick, has a lower-res EVF and fewer function buttons. (The older and cheaper OM-5 basically reuses the internals from the E-M1 iii).

I agree - and what I sometimes do with my OM-1. With the Oly 14-42 EZ or Pana 12-32 pancakes on it the grip is the deepest part and I can fit it in quite a small camera bag (and the combo weighs less than 700g). I use the Oly 12-100mm F4 IS Pro sometimes which is a great lens (and has Sync-IS) but it's 5x longer and 6x heavier than either pancake lens, so I've really got to want to take it... or I sit on the fence and use the Pana 14-140 F3.5-F5.6 instead (3x longer and heavier vs. pancake). While I'd like a small but still high-spec MFT camera, I also like the having deep grip, the two front function buttons and the high-res EVF (and generally good handling), so I'm experimenting with the OM-1 plus small lenses as a good compromise for everyday use. (...and I've got a ZV-1 if I want pocket-sized) Choices...

I agree (and 10-bit UHD/DCI 24/25/30p are noticeably sharper). Yes (and for me one of its best features) - test results from this review: https://www.optyczne.pl/59.3-Inne_testy-OM_System_OM-1_-_test_trybu_filmowego_Użytkowanie.html (Google translated - Matrix = Sensor): Re. Natural versus HLG versus OMLog400 - these are contrast curves from the same review (in the 'Tonal Range' section here - https://www.optyczne.pl/59.3-Inne_testy-OM_System_OM-1_-_test_trybu_filmowego_Użytkowanie.html ). The differences are pretty obvious at the black end of the chart. Natural: HLG : OMLog400 :

But anyone seriously interested in an OM-3 isn't likely to consider those as alternatives - they are larger and heavier (and not retro-looking) cameras.

You mean the person who looks after a collection of computer-controlled milling machines that actually do the chiseling 🙂.