Yes, I am one of whose who stood by Olympus, but I do not have any "bitter resentment" to those who predicted Olympus sell-off or discontinuation.
I fully agree that this is bound to happen, just like any other products eg. CD Players, Vehicle GPS, Desktop PCs.................. people change and demographic preferences change.
But like I mentioned earlier, I now view products with a 3 year shelf life. As long as I feel that I can use any product for 3 years and the price is
acceptable to me, I will buy it. Just like the relatively unknown brand of TV, Prism. I just bought their 55" TV just because they offer me 3 years
warranty, even though it is a local brand.
If you ask me, I will still get the Olympus 150-400 with built in teleconverter if it is still being released in August.
Because I strongly believe that I can use it for 3 years with my Olympus Camera and hopefully, with Panasonic
bodies if Olympus is no longer in production.
Anyway, though my experience with Olympus is relatively short (1 year +) compared to 20+ years with Canon,
I must say enjoyed this 1 year+ with Olympus with all their workshops and user engagement, and I am really
grateful for that
Breaking news announced today on CNA TV. Olympus to sell its Camera Imaging Division to Japan Industrial Partners. The timing is about end 2020.
tommyk and I have been telling you. But we seem to have hit a wall of bitter resentment by a minority of users, some of whom may be deeply invested in Olympus Micro4/3rd. Nothing personal, though. We were just pointing out a matter of common sense. Although Olympus is making a lot of money from medical products, apparently their investors and share holders are not happy to continue to throw tons of money into a bottomless pit and keep losing money year after year after year. Actually I do own some Olympus film and digital cameras, but there is not need to list details of item ownership, as though it is a badge of honour or something to boast about or vindication of one's standing to talk about the topic. The truth is the truth. In an era where big size full frame sensors have become viable to make at a reasonable production price, very small sensors in a range of Expensive Digital ILC do not make any sense to NEW buyers. When they plan to build a system over the years into the future.