philjay Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 (edited) There were rumours of this late last year but it was denied by Olympus, they even released a new Mk3 Em1 to allay fears. Now they have announced they definately are selling and will complete by September. I have been an Olympus fan since the 80s with my Om2 spot programne then when they developed their mirrorless I really fell for them using an EM10 and Em1 for wildlife and lunar and solar imaging. Its a shame. They have been producing great cameras since 1936, they have been innovative and at the forefront of some market changeing technology. They are selling to the same company who bought the Vio off Sony so hopefully the cameras will live on. Edited June 25, 2020 by philjay +RonC and +Ibbo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Thats what i've read Phil. Hopefully things will be ok for them..... From DPR : https://www.dpreview.com/news/6607157941/olympus-in-agreement-to-sell-imaging-business-by-the-end-of-the-year?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020-june-25&ref_=pe_1822230_508224660_dpr_nl_432_15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8472 Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Yep, heard of this the other day. Shame really, but Oly, Nikon and one or two others seem to be losing money hand over fist lately. Long term, only Canon and Sony may be the few that survive. Most casuals have transitioned to smartphones, sadly. The gap between M43 and the latest phones using computational photography has shrunk considerably. I'll continue to use my two Oly bodies until they cease to function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Is my omd mk2 likely to increase in value then 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjay Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 10 hours ago, M. said: Is my omd mk2 likely to increase in value then 😁 If the new owners do what they promise I doubt it but if like many other buy outs we see the disappearance of certain models then I reckon we may see a rapid drop in price (thats when I get my pro lenses 🙂 ) followed by a slow rise in price as people realise just how good these cameras were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjay Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 On 28/06/2020 at 23:44, 8472 said: Yep, heard of this the other day. Shame really, but Oly, Nikon and one or two others seem to be losing money hand over fist lately. Long term, only Canon and Sony may be the few that survive. Most casuals have transitioned to smartphones, sadly. The gap between M43 and the latest phones using computational photography has shrunk considerably. I'll continue to use my two Oly bodies until they cease to function. I think MFT is the best thing since sliced bread so do a lot of other users but I fear for it's future. 8472 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 5 hours ago, philjay said: I think MFT is the best thing since sliced bread so do a lot of other users but I fear for it's future. Hopefully the cost of lenses will come down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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