Olympus 4/3rds going under???

[srmoment]

YIKES!!!
My mirrorless (micro 4/3rds) camera and lenses are Olympus and I just heard that the company is being sold and perhaps being discontinued
I LOVE my camera as it and the lenses are much smaller than the big DSLR's. As I am get older, my back, arms and wrists appreciate the much lighter weight and quality of images.

....so what do do?

Do you think mirrorless cameras are becoming obsolete?  If so, what direction do you think cameras are heading and what brands do you think will not disappear?

I do have a cell phone, but the quality of images does not compare to RAW images.

I would love to hear what you think?

Pat

[pontiac1940]

Sorry about your concerns about Olympus. If they are being sold the purchasing company is likely to continue the line and mounts. (Obviously, I do not know.)

Jun 27, 2020 15:06:22 GMT srmoment said:

Do you think mirrorless cameras are becoming obsolete? 
 

Pat,
Absolutely not. Mirrorless will be around for a long time. I could see them dropping the 4/3 sensor format. 
Good luck with this. 
Clive

Side note: I still have Minolta lenses bought in 1990 and they still fit my "old" Sonys and even my new Sony mirrorless with an adapter. Two weeks ago, I gave two 1990 lenses to our granddaughter's friend and he is using them with a 2007 Sony camera body! Point being, companies are reluctant to change mounts...although they changed with the shift from SLR to mirrorless. 

[srmoment]

Thanks Clive. I guess time will tell.
...anyway, just in case, I'll have to save up and go with your line of cameras/lens, as you take such great pictures!

[pete61]

Sad news.  This article will be of interest to all Olympus owners:

www.digitalcameraworld.com/features/what-does-the-olympus-sale-mean-for-users-and-the-wider-camera-industry

[srmoment]

Interesting article Pete.
Given our current times, I am wondering about the future of all the camera brands. Will Sony go under. Are Canon and Nikon stable and still good investments for the future?
.....and lastly, what is the future of image-taking (cameras, drones, cell phones, something completely new?)

[pontiac1940]

Pat
Sort of a side comment. I started with Minolta in 1968 and stayed on when they were bought by Sony. However, I was seriously considering going over to the dark side (Nikon ) a few years ago. Sony was behind Canon and Nikon in some ways. But Sony has become a leader in mirrorless technology with Nikon moving up. Canon still seems to lag in that area. (Don't quote me and Canonites will protest! ) Today, I am so glad I stuck it out with Sony and proud to own their gear. We are no longer sneered at by Canikon users.
Now where was I going with this? Oh yes. When I moved to Sony's mirrorless body 2 years ago, I essentially bought a whole new camera system. Point being, don't feel bad if you feel the need to jump ship.
Make sense ? ?
Clive
   

[tonyw]

My last film camera and my first digital were Olympus so sorry to see their possible demise but times change. I got the digital Olympus 2020z in 1999 - 1/2" sensor 2.1 MP, 3x zoom lens, optical viewfinder. Worked great after what I had been used to and even better than an early Kodak digital that I'd used at work but was incredibly expensive! Remember when Kodak made digital cameras? They invented them and look where they are now. I then moved on to a Sony for pocket use (now I use a phone) and a Fuji for more serious stuff, then decided that DSLR with interchangeable lenses was the way to go so got a Nikon and a bunch of lenses and that worked well for several years before deciding mirrorless was better and went back to Fuji and am now very happy with my XT-3 with an adaptor do I can use my Nikon lenses on the Fuji. Funnily enough if I look back at what I paid for the base cameras it was pretty much the same in $'s of the day despite the fact that a $ in 1999 is now worth 50% more. As for the improvement in performance of the cameras it's like night and day!. Literally because with my current camera I can shoot at night while my first Olympus digital was really only happy in bright light. Thinking back pretty much the only reason I upgraded over the last 20 years was for low light performance and that has pretty much plateaued although who knows what might happen in the future, My conclusion - things change all the time but stick with whatever works best for you. If you love your camera then there's no need to worry.

Tony