Be Straight And Honest.
Olympus achieved a breakthrough in battery technology years ago. And nobody realised it. Since at least 2019, the BLS-50 batteries have already contained a technology that permanently stops the self-discharge of Li-ion batteries. I have received a statement that reads as follows: With the aim of reducing performance degradation during […]
Attention! If you buy original batteries for E-M1II/III/X new from OMDS, you should check the production date immediately. If they are older – some stock batteries have a production date of summer 2021 – then they are deeply discharged and need to be revitalised first. Charge, discharge, charge, discharge several […]
It is THE feature of the OM-1II. A world first. But what can it really do? The above is made with GND3 Soft, the dividing line just above the roof of the left house. GND3 Medium GND3 Hard. Everything with A and aperture 4 and ISO 200. Exposure time according […]
I have just been made aware of this. A few Olympus veterans have started a petition to get OMDS to provide the firmware update for the OM-1. Important! I have no shares in it, I was not involved in the planning of this campaign, nor did they inform me in […]
I’m currently writing the book on the OM-1II. And I’m comparing the two cameras both with my book and with each other. And of course the official manual doesn’t match the camera – but my book on the predecessor camera does. As usual, I test every function, check all the […]
…. is being taken for a particularly hard ride. I received a friendly email from a bona fide OM-1II buyer who had unpacked his camera and now thought he could charge the battery. Uhh – nope. OMDS has saved various things in the OM-1II. and now also the power supply […]
Die Meldung ist vom 30.1. aber ich bin jetzt erst drauf aufmerksam gemacht worden. Der PIV, der Photoindustrieverband macht eventuell zum Ende 2024 zu. Er hat für den 11.3. eine außerordentliche Mitgliederversammlung einberufen, auf der die Liquidation nach dem 31.12. beschlossen werden soll. Der Verband ist 1948 gegründet worden, war […]
Ich habe meine Leica immer für Fotos verwendet, die ich bei Fotowettbewerben einreichen wollte. Dennoch war ich neugierig zu sehen, wie gut die von mir entwickelte Kamera Bilder aufnehmen kann. Ich machte viele Bilder mit der Kamera und verglich die Ergebnisse mit denen, die ich mit der Leica gemacht hatte. […]
Wir nähern uns wieder dem letzten Freitag im Monat – diesmal halt der erste Freitag im Monat. Ist ja fast dasselbe… Die Themen? Diesmal hat OMDS eine Werbeverkaufsveranstaltung mit zwei Influencern direkt davor platziert – ist die Frage, ob das überhaupt genug Unterhaltungswert hat, dass man sich wenigstens darüber lustig […]
Maitani hat am 29.10.2005 im JCII Camera Museum einen Vortrag gehalten, wo er über die Olympus-Geschichte gesprochen hat. Der Vortrag war von 2011 bis 2016 auf der Olympus-Website und ist dann wieder verschwunden. Mittlerweile ist es von Olympus wieder auf die Olympus -Global Site geladen worden und ist in zwei […]
A few weeks ago, I brought up the idea of an “OM System Professional Photographer” club. And then – I’m not tired of life – I sent the logo and the corresponding idea quite high up to OMDS. Nothing came back at first. A few days ago I actually received […]
No. Olympus/OMDS no longer actually cancels anything. Not for years. Did anyone realise that the 12-50 had been discontinued? Exactly (I tried to find out for my lens book when all the discontinued lenses were “discontinued”. I couldn’t find an official announcement for a single one, and even when I […]