John Matthews

I don't think it had the 2x feature. It had it something for hd, but not 4k, I think. I would have got the gx80 again if it weren't for the Olympus PL9 and Full sensor readout. The 2.2 crop on the wide end murdered me when the widest lens I had at the time was 25mm. Still, a wonderful camera! Now, I have more lenses.

Thanks. I was one of the first to get that camera. It still is one of the best value-based buys in terms of over-all video quality one can get, even in 2020. Since then, I've had bouts with a Sony A7rii and an Olympus PL9. I didn't really like the Sony because it was really an APSC video camera in a FF body. The PL9 rocks for me in that it has that lovely MFT size, IBIS, 4.6k downsamples 4k, a flippy screen, and a cool 2x 4k crop mode just like the Olympus E-M10 iii. Anyway, it works for me now, but I'm always on the lookout for what to get next. Really, there are so many options nowadays. A tip of the hat to you. It's nice to have options, right? For me, it just doesn't work... too much work and HD space. I just prefer good 8-bit stuff and paying closer attention to my colors and exposure.

No one knows what's going to happen with Olympus, but I'd just like to give context that makes sense to me. Many other companies are also in trouble for three major reasons: Phones provide "good enough" quality for most people with easy sharing abilities since most people don't print anymore Most people don't want to carry an extra device for making photos or videos Although cameras keep getting better, the human eye is not; hence, there are so many awesome options out there for great quality, even on the ever-growing used market (crazy deals!). You can talk all you want about megapixels, 8k/12k RAW, etc. but this fact remains. Olympus Imaging accounts for only 5.5% of the total company's business, contrary to other companies like Nikon, Sigma, Leica, Hasselblad and Blackmagic who are seemingly much more imaging-centric companies. Olympus has about 40,000 employees and a fraction of them are involved with imaging. Here are some other companies for context: Canon (200,000), Fujifilm (32,000), Nikon (25,000), Sony (114,000), Blackmagic (600), Sigma (1,135), Panasonic (273,000), Ricoh (98,000), Leica Camera (1,800), Hasselblad, part of DJI (660). Many of these companies are dealing with significant losses in profits due to the current trends and economic situation. All of the companies are dealing with year-over-year market shrinkage to the tune of greater than 50%. That’s huge. Of the companies above, only the ones that adapt to the market trends will be around in 10 years or they’ll have to foot the bill in terms of losses in imaging (not likely?). I would say Olympus management inspires confidence in that they’re being proactive. They will be selling their imaging business (highly likely) and JIP will have to either adapt it to make it profitable, shut it down or sell it again. My guess is the following: JIP will take it over, hire consultants and market analysts to identify a profitable future and in what markets they can compete. This will mean they’ll cut a lot of jobs (not necessarily a bad business thing if you’re trying to adapt). The end result will be a much more efficient company with a brand-new, modern factory in a low-cost country (Vietnam, not China-bonus). That is not such a bad position. They'll either sell it back to Olympus or Olympus imaging will become its own company. This will be the best scenario in my mind. The worst scenario is that they cannot make it profitable and they’ll try to sell or shut it down. In all cases, we still have fantastic Olympus gear with an amazing selection of lenses. I don't think they're going to strip the company of its patents and sell the Olympus name to the highest bidder- it's simply not going to happen. The Japanese are too proud to let that happen to a household name like Olympus (who's not even that invested in the imaging business). Given current market trends, I have doubts about a brighter future than Olympus imaging for some of the companies above. The catchy headlines of “Olympus has fallen” are not the entire truth, but time will tell.

Exactly. Don't judge a book by its cover, right? He has a much bigger channel called "The healthy life". He's got several books on health and I can assure you he knows what he's talking about, probably much more than most doctors. I believe he made his first fortune in Hollywood, where he directed and shot a film... He's really not a person you can put into a box and just say who he is. At least, that's what I learned about him.

That setup is a little front-heavy. Personally, I like the one using a longer setup with a counterweight. The reason I like him most on Youtube is that he can actually afford most gear, but he gives his opinion on what he believes is the best; he's got quite a bit of experience in the industry, and finally he's not monetized because he doesn't need the money- you know he's not just feeding you a POS to make some cash. All the stuff he buys personally. If he doesn't like it, he gives it away. For example, he gave a GH5s to the Camera Conspiracies guy. Cool.

I wasn't expecting the winner, but I also found it interesting that the camera that won cut the files up into 6-minute files; hence, not corrupting most of the footage when it overheats. Many people complain about files being cut up, but I think it does have its benefits.

I love MarkusPix and his channel. IMO, one of the best. He gives away a ton of gear too! Here's the latest where he tested a bunch of cameras he owns. Overheating seems to be a hot topic these days.

My understanding is that the big kicker is not so much the overheating but the time you need to wait to get the same initial recording limit. Maybe you can cool it down with a cold beer strapped to the side; when it overheats, you can drink it and put another cold one next to to get it to cool down faster. No harm in that.

Recently, I spent about 200 Euros on a used PL9 (yes, Olympus). I 99% certain that many people would get better vlogging results with it handheld than the G100. The PL9 is slightly lighter at 380g, has 3 axis IBIS but no viewfinder. And that's what is so strange about the G100; why does it have a seemingly amazing viewfinder- vloggers don't really need that. It would have shaved considerable weight off this and there would have been room for 5 axis IBIS, that flip-out screen (and possibly no overheating). This one change would have made it into a winner. Instead, they put some strange microphone system into it and a great viewfinder. What were they thinking?

I'm actually having trouble deciding what's worse: 1) Olympus saying they're looking into selling; or 2) Panasonic saying this is a vlogging camera. Which company is more out of touch with reality?

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