Olympus quits camera business after 84 years

Re:Olympus quits camera business after 84 years by meowzero on Thursday June 25, 2020 @04:47PM (#23645511)

Maybe it depends on the industry? I've dabbled part-time, almost went full-time. Photographers were intrigued I used a Fuji, but they didn't care beyond that. Clients didn't care either as long as you delivered results.

And you're right, most high-end photos take amazing photos. There's some variance in their color science, but most can take near-identical photos. I think the main differentiator among the camera is haptics.

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Re:Olympus quits camera business after 84 years by da02 on Thursday June 25, 2020 @06:26PM (#23646470)

How come you didn't go into pro photography full-time? What did you do instead? Any downsides to using Fuji ecosystem?

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Re:Olympus quits camera business after 84 years by meowzero on Thursday June 25, 2020 @07:13PM (#23646855)

I was a fashion photographer. I lived in a small market. To take the "next step" I would've needed to move to NYC or another big market. Also, I was getting paid a lot in my day-job to make that type of sacrifice. And it wasn't like I hated my day-job. I'm also risk adverse and not in my 20's to make that huge leap in my life. I also hustled hard and got burnt out. I stopped and started phasing out my clients.

I didn't see any downsides to using the Fuji ecosystem. I loved it. Every time I found something that might be disadvantageous in my line of work, they fixed it (eg. Capture One support). In fact, if I were to have upgraded, I would've gotten their medium format camera.

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