TogChat™ #179 - It is time to hold the photo industry media accountable! HD

Official Olympus Statement - 11/20/19 Following the launch of Olympus’ Corporate Strategy on November 6th, we saw many rumors about Olympus selling or closing its consumer imaging business. To clarify Olympus’ position: Olympus has no plans to sell our consumer imaging business. Our corporate strategy does include focusing on Medical and drives our ambition for all Olympus businesses to be profitable and contribute to our overall business objectives. For Imaging, this means we need to stabilize and strengthen our market position. To achieve these goals, we’re actively executing global marketing activities with our new Break Free campaigns and have a clear and exciting product roadmap for the coming months and years. We’re strongly pursuing future technology developments that will enhance photography and video for creators. Furthermore, the Imaging division is and will continue to be an important technology and innovation driver for Olympus’ other businesses. As you know, we have a unique consumer product portfolio. Our systems are compact, lightweight and offer market-leading image stabilization and autofocus performance. No other product line offers photographers this level of optical excellence and mobility. Just recently, we’ve launched our new OM-D E-M5 Mark III, and we’ve previously announced the development of the highly anticipated M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-400mm F4.5 TC1.25x IS PRO handheld super telephoto lens on track to be launched next year. ==================== Other links: https://www.olympus-global.com/ir/data/pdf/corporate_strategy_20191106.pdf https://www.fujifilmholdings.com/en/investors/ir_events/earnings_presentations/index.html?_ga=2.222468893.723780043.1574201354-171448066.1574201354 https://www.nikon.com/about/ir/finance/financial_statements/ https://global.canon/en/ir/business.html https://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/ https://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/library/presen/er/pdf/19q2_sony.pdf https://www.panasonic.com/global/corporate/ir/release.html#2020 https://news.panasonic.com/global/press/data/2019/10/en191031-2/en191031-2.html https://news.panasonic.com/global/press/data/2019/10/en191031-2/en191031-2-9.pdf Each weekly episode of the TOGCHAT™ LIVE photography podcast includes 60 action packed minutes with Olympus Visionary Joe Edelman with discussion all about the Hows and Whys behind making great photographs. Beginning with Photo News headlines for the week and a lively Q&A about all things photography - including lots of useful photo tips and my photo of the week!. I hope you will join me for this live photography podcast every WEDNESDAY at 6:00pm ET (UTC-4) for a LIVE episode of TOGCHAT™. It’s an open mic night for photographers! I will do my best to answer YOUR photography questions in real time. Looking for a PHOTOGRAPHY MENTOR? https://www.joeedelman.com/edu/mentoring-for-photographers/ VIEW PAST EPISODES OF TOGCHAT™ https://tog.chat/archive LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO My Facebook Group: https://