Split personality statement from Olympus: The sale of our Imaging Business doens’t mean the end of our Imaging Business


Image courtesy Dpreview

So let me sum it up: After telling is for a year that they wouldn’t sell the imaging business they did exactly that. And now in a new interview released at Dpreview they literally say this:

The sale of the Imaging Division does not mean that we will withdraw from the imaging business

What??? So they sell the imaging business but they will not withdraw from it? As pointed out on 43rumors the only way this phrase makes sense is if Olympus will still retain a MAJOR stake in the new company led by JIP. Well let’s hope this is the case!

Oh no! Aliens do exist, earth is flat indeed and Sony A7sIII will be announced on July 28

There is a long list of conspiracy theories I didn’t believe in:

  • Aliens abduction
  • Flat earth
  • Vaccine causing autism
  • Fake Moon landing
  • 5G controls our blood cells once we will inject the Coronavirus antidote
  • Sony A7sIII will be announced this year

Well I was wrong at least on one of them…or maybe all? I am unsure now because Sony just launched this teaser image to promote the A7sIII launch on July 28!

I was not invited to the press event but I don’t care. Now I am afraid to drive the car on the flat earth be abducted by an alien force that will inject me the Coronavirus vaccine to get autism and be forced to shoot my entire life with the A7sIII.

Leaked Nikon Z5 specs

Nikon will soon announce the following new gear:

  • Nikon Z5
  • Nikkor Z 24-50mm f/4-6.3
  • Z 1.4x teleconverter
  • Z 2.0x teleconverter

Nikon Z5 main specs:

  • 24.3 million pixel full size sensor
  • 5-axis image stabilization
  • 273 points of hybrid AF system with focus points
  • eye detection AF compatible with animals
  • 4.5 frames/second” Continuous shooting performance
  • 4K video
  • ISO: 100-51200
  • 3.69 million dots EVF
  • 3.2 inch 1.1 million dots touch panel tilt LCD
  • dustproof and splashproof
  • dual SD card slot
  • new EN-EL15C battery

via Nokishita

Leica M10-R announced

Leica announced the new M10-R which you can already preorder now at BHphoto. What’s new is the sensor:

The Leica M10-R opens up new dimensions of image quality with its high resolution of over 40 megapixels. The image sensor captures even the smallest details, so photographers can dive deeper into every scene. Defying conventional wisdom, where increased resolution means sacrificing low-light performance, the M10-R boasts a much higher megapixel count over its 24 megapixel M10 brethren while also delivering lower levels of noise – ensuring it can be used in any and all environments for a wide range of photographic disciplines.

Pentax marketing: They launched a special web page to remind you all the future is DSLR!

After the Olympus imaging business sale announcement many eyes were focused on what would happen next to Pentax. And today Pentax made something odd…they launched a special website to explain their future:

When you take a picture with a single lens reflex (SLR) camera, the light passes through the lens, and in turn the optical viewfinder. You view the image directly with your eyes, and feel it with your heart. This is the unique experience you get when using an SLR. Not only do you enjoy the images captured, but also the entire process of taking a picture, from deciding on what to capture and where, to observing the scene, composing the image, then finally releasing the shutter. PENTAX was the first camera manufacturer in Japan to build an SLR, a progression that allowed our users to experience the joy of photography and the fun in creating images. PENTAX is committed to the future of SLR photography through the continued development of camera technology, making it more fun and exciting than ever before for all PENTAX users.

I hope this works out for the company!