Has Olympus officially announced that it is removing its 4/3 mount cameras?And the development only of Micro Four Thirds mount lenses (MTF/M4/3). Although launched more than 6 years ago and conquered the market, the M4 Assembly/3 is already much more popular than its predecessor.
Even without launching a Four Thirds mount camera, the brand draws attention to Micro Four Thirds-mounted goals. The outage was not formalized until 2017, in the recent March catalog update.
- If you are not familiar with the fourth standard assembly (4/3).
- This is a standard originally created as part of a partnership between Olympus and Eastman Kodak in the early 2000s.
- The sensor has been used in Olympus’ new DSLR camera models.
- Producing about 20 lenses for the same system.
In 2008, Olympus and Panasonic announced a new system called Micro Four Thirds Support, which uses the same Four Thirds sensor, but removes the mirror housing and is ideal for mirrorless cameras. Olympus then began launching a new range of lenses specifically for Micro Four Thirds Mount cameras (MTF/M4/3).
Currently there are several models of professional cameras and camcorders with Micro Four Thirds edition for professional productions of photography and video, broadcasts and live broadcasts over the Internet, in order to keep up with the evolution of large producers of this type of equipment, such as Blackmagic, JVC, Panasonic, among others, produce their equipment for such purposes, which have also adapted to the MFT assembly, popularizing the m4 / 3 assembly.
While mirrored DSLR cameras are gaining a higher position in the camera and accessories industry, older cameras mounted in all four-thirds have struggled to compete even with today’s APS-C DSLR cameras. The news is not surprising, but it is already an important step towards the end of a great chapter in Olympus history: Olympus was the largest producer of Four Thirds mounted lenses.