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TIL two weeks after being appointed CEO of Olympus, Michael Christopher Woodford blew the whistle on Olympus after he was fired for repeatedly questioning suspicious transactions and involving external auditors, exposing one of the biggest "loss-hiding arrangements in Japanese corporate history".

I have owned a camera from almost every system being produced but I always find myself drawn back to Olympus M43 cameras. I have a Fujifilm XH2S but I seem to prefer my Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III, to the point that I'm seriously considering selling my Fuji kit to get an OM-1. It's so sad how Olympus

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PM_ME_YOUR_ART_PLZ in r/todayilearned

August 8, 2025 10:23 PM

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Gear that was actually end game for you.

Four thirds - I shoot most sensor formats all the way up to a GFX100S. The color from my ancient E500 with a Kodak CCD is very pleasing to my eyes, and the lenses are spectacular - and cheap. Resolution is fine for sharing online and making small prints. The spiked my curiosity - I really like the c

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jackystack in r/photography

April 6, 2026 9:04 AM

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TIL two weeks after being appointed CEO of Olympus, Michael Christopher Woodford blew the whistle on Olympus after he was fired for repeatedly questioning suspicious transactions and involving external auditors, exposing one of the biggest "loss-hiding arrangements in Japanese corporate history".

I think modern OM system stuff is meant to be pretty fine. There's not been a huge amount of development across M43 sensors though. The OM1 and Lumix G9 both seem pretty great for their markets tbf

LegateLaurie in r/todayilearned

August 8, 2025 11:53 PM

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In a dill of a pickle - Unsure what to do!

I would look into acquiring on OM System OM1 mk1, either new or used. It should be way cheaper than an OM3 and has better build quality. Check the stats and compare with what you need. If you like the OM m43 ecosystem, you can't go wrong with at least exploring this option. I got mine about 3 years

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InevitablePossible90 in r/M43

August 12, 2025 4:11 AM

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Suggestion about possible alternatives to the Olympus E-M1 III

Sure - buy a Sony A7C or A7CR. You'll pay out your nose for the camera and for lenses. FWIW I shoot everything from M43 (E-P7, OM-1.ii) to Medium Format (GFX100S) - in addition to FF and APS-C cameras. Larger sensors have an advantage - I'm not a fan of APS-C because it seems most manufactures inves

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jackystack in r/M43

March 1, 2026 12:49 PM

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Best Camera Brand for beginner nature photographer?

For wildlife, the best (almost) no caveat systems would be OM System or Sony. Some of the most important features for me would be a stacked sensor with decent buffer, pre-capture, and blackout free shooting (which is essential for birds in flight). Canon freezes up when the buffer is full, Nikon lac

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fakeworldwonderland in r/AskPhotography

April 1, 2026 1:02 PM

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Micro Four Thirds is "just getting killed" - Peter Jeune, on Petapixel Podcast 12/06/2025

This again… Everyone says “there’s no new tech in m43 bodies”. What new tech is needed? Leading edge computational features have been a part of m43 for years. We have image pre-capture on even the lowest tier camera bodies for years, something that only recently appeared on LUMIX FF and flagships. T

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Johnny2076 in r/M43

June 13, 2025 5:05 PM

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Looking left to Full frame & Looking right to M43 for wildlife

I was looking at the same kind of comparison, m43 vs full frame Nikon, and in the end I went full frame. while the body was marginally more expensive, the m43 lenses were not necessarily cheaper, and so its basically a compromise on physics for marginally lighter kit. compare to the z5ii the om-1 mi

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EdenRubra in r/M43

March 14, 2026 11:52 AM

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Sticking to Fuji for wildlife or change system

That is a tough one. I did see and test 150-600 with H2/s when it was released. It’s definitely the lightest and best executed long zoom but the cameras were very disappointing. I don’t see much chance to do BIF with it. Even LUMIX is now better. Om1 and especially MII with 300/4 is no problem at al

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oliverjohansson in r/fujifilm

March 8, 2026 5:48 PM

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Beginner: How should I split my budget between camera body and lenses to be future-proof?

Okay, so first of all, it seems you are pretty set on M43 / Olympus / OM System cameras. The first thing that you need to understand is that those cameras work with processor generations, and that some generations are super close, while other provide a generational leap. For example : True Pic VIII

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MJdoesThings_ in r/M43

April 8, 2026 2:21 PM

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