Suppose you have all seen the latest video from the Northrup's about the impending imminent demise of Micro Four Thirds (and a few others in fact) in his latest post.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1046&v=loF_ZuB-yds&feature=emb_logo
I usually don't watch any of Tony's videos as most are obviously click bait, but just for a laugh I decided to have a look at this one. To be fair to him (did I just say that), he actually makes a degree of sense (though I don't think all his predictions will come true), but the main take away for me, were a few things:
1. He's obviously a bit sensitive to bashing Micro Four thirds too much (as he sorta has in the past), as he does his very best to not alienate the user base, and actually pays it one or two compliments, I'm guessing he's had a lot of negative comments over past sentiments (and Olympus is still here - at least for now).
2. Very correctly he says that even if (and it's a big if), companies like Olympus do pull out of the photographic market, it won't happen overnight but will be a gradual process. Indeed he states you will start seeing more and more minor iterations of equipment rather than true new models recycling a lot of older parts and just "refreshing" them with new software and maybe new processors. Hmm..I suppose one could argue that's exactly what Olympus did to the EM1 MK III from the MK II, as whilst I do love my MKIII, if we are being honest, it's 80% a MK II anyway. As he rightly says, if a camera company does pull out, it doesn't mean your equipment stops working, it could be potentially used for many years afterwards quite successfully. Obviously getting the cameras of lenses repaired if needed could be problematic if spares are longer produced after several years ?
3. If Olympus did quit the business (and again it's a big if), it could actually mean that secondhand prices of used bodies and lenses could actually increase not decrease due to supply and demand, with folks (like me) that have a big M4/3 system, and don't want to swap, would actually have to buy secondhand to replace their systems.
Don't get me wrong, I don't believe much of what Tony says as after all he's in the business of getting people to click on his videos and visit his website, but for once it was a much more cautious and considered video from Tony.
Be interesting to hear of what fellow users think of this or the state of the Micro four thirds business as a whole ?