Olympus who made some of the worlds best cameras has called it a day.
Zuiko made some of the best optics in the past.
My uncle was also a photographer and as I boy I was using the zuiko lens
Sad to think ,it's come to this.

Pete

See link https://japantoday.com/category/business/photo-finish-end-of-an-era-as-olympus-sells-camera-division

Olympus made some of the best cameras! Like the OM series.
I got given a OM-1 the other day and it's a fantastic design.

Both Olympus and Pentax make most of the world's flexible endoscopes, which are used for what one might call internal bodily inspections. I wonder if this move will affect that part of Olympus too?

UPDATE:-

It's the end of an era: Japan's Olympus said Wednesday it is selling its struggling camera division to focus on medical equipment

It looks like it is keeping that bit...

There's like seven companies in Japan - including Sony and Panasonic - making flagship ~$8,000 SLR e-cameras! Meanwhile $1k multi-lens smartphones can match much of the performance of these! Big shakeout coming.

Newvista,
How's the virus affecting life where you are in the states, I see on the news 132k dead in the states and 37k new cases in 24hrs.
Wow . How is everyone getting by? It must be like a war zone

Pete

Corona - US

I don't take any precautions, go out mix a lot, close talk..perhaps not wise as plague is returning big time (I thought heat would kill it off but it's tolerant of hot weather )

Phone cameras can be good but they can also be horrible things. When I see them being used to film TV shows or snap a Royal Wedding, I'll be convinced that they are as good as a traditional SLR. People who do photography usually like doing all the work themselves rather than having electronics take over. It's a bit like a racing car driver preferring a manual gearbox.

The obvious advantage of a phone is portability. Their biggest weakness is probably digital zooms. They arne't anywhere near as good as an optical zoom. The pro gear also lasts longer and is better built than a phone and this is one of two reasons why there's extra noughts in the price tag.

The most important photo you will ever take is of a loved one.
So this can be done on any camera, But When you need an image that has shadow details and balance highlights or shadowless lighting than you need a proper camera.
It's a bit like multi meters, you can buy a 15 buck multi meters, but it's not going to do 1000 AC and DC, it's not going to be cat 3 or true RMS ,it's only going to do basic testing ,if that's not what your doing than you need a good meter.

Pete

Moot point: That is why the Orchid project & Weddings were done with 645 medium format Mamiya & Bronica.

I have often said on the American Forum, you buy the equipment to suit the job. Much of the equipment purveyed these days will not handle Valve Radio & Apparatus voltages, and you may need to buy "Industrial". You often need Both digital & Analogue Meters.

Digital meters, often cannot handle dirty fluctuating input, or some: RF. An analogue meter on DC will not see RF and meters like the old AVO 7X 500 Ohms per volt is great for DC automotive generators.

So: Caution; Price is the secondary consideration, or you may end up with a "Pig in a Poke".

Note 7x is quoted to not flash over below 3KV.

Marc

I have thousands of images from all around the world and photos jobs I've done.
But if the house was burning down I just going to grab the family photos and run out the door. probably leave the ex wife's photos ,may even put kindling around that box !
He he he.
Regarding multimeters, A good meter will also have safety features and know when your doing something silly.
A cheap meter will give odd readings that will make your grey matter ask what's going on here? It's not going to handle units that have both AC and DC voltage. So like everything it depends what you intend to use it for.

Pete