Re:Olympus quits camera business after 84 years
by greyswan on Thursday June 25, 2020 @04:43PM
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I will be so sad if the same thing happens to Fujifilm. Hopefully they have carved out a sustainable niche by focusing on APS-C.
Re:Olympus quits camera business after 84 years
by da02 on Thursday June 25, 2020 @06:35PM
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They have a diversified set of revenue sources, including pharmaceuticals and makeup (https://www.fujifilm.com/products/skincare/). Their medium-format cameras are also doing very well from what I've heard on Youtube. I also heard the Angry Photographer (Ken Wheeler) say they are coming out with a theX-H2 next year.
It seems FujiFilm will be competing in the ASP-C market for a long while.
Re:Olympus quits camera business after 84 years
by csharptwdec19 on Thursday June 25, 2020 @06:00PM
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> I think it's great because you don't end up buying bodies that are compromised in stupid arbitrary ways just to fit neatly into their appointed place in the product lineup.
That's how all the Mirrorless manufacturers managed to survive early on IMO.
In the case of Sony, basically throwing you everything the hardware COULD do.
In the case of Panasonic, I think of the GX7 and how it didn't skimp on buttons (Something Sony is still guilty of.)
On the other hand, for "prosumers" who have high standards for image quality but don't want to shell out for a top-of-the-line full-frame setup and don't need extreme AF or low-light performance, I think it's great because you don't end up buying bodies that are compromised in stupid arbitrary ways just to fit neatly into their appointed place in the product lineup. My X-Pro2 cost like $1700 new and it has all the best tech Fuji had to put in a camera at the time. I actually think it's great for people like me that they decided to go all-in on APS-C, and I hope they stick around. My X-Pro2 is probably my favorite camera I've owned in my life and I've had quite a few.
My second favorite would probably be my Olympus XA. :(