Category Archives: Olympus

Focus on Imaging 2012

By PR admin | Published: March 5, 2012
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Here are some images from the ongoing Focus on Imaging 2012 show in Birmingham, UK sent by readers (click here for the Nikon booth):      

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Patent for a new Olympus 17mm f/2.8 lens (plus the latest Canon patents)

By PR admin | Published: March 3, 2012
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Olympus filed a patent 201237640 in Japan for a new 17mm f/2.8 lens. The current Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f/2.8 pancake lens ($299.99) was announced on June 16, 2009. The newly patented lens will have 7 elements in 5 groups compared to 6 elements in 4 groups in the current model.

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The latest Olympus headlines

By PR admin | Published: February 28, 2012
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Those the latest Olympus headlines: Olympus risks foreign backlash with new board line-up (read more) Olympus taps insider, ex-banker for top board posts (read more) Olympus exec in India found dead in apparent suicide (read more) Olympus expects net loss, but core business seen unscathed (read more) Japan prosecutors may charge Olympus over scandal (read [...]

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Next Olympus camera will be a PEN

By PR admin | Published: February 25, 2012
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Talking to Techradar, Toshiyuki Terada from Olympus Japan mentioned that the next Olympus camera to be released will be a PEN and not a OM-D model: “Looking at product lifespan, I think the next issue will be a new PEN.” The last PEN cameras, the E-P3 and E-PL3 were announced on June 30, 2011.

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Expected shipping dates for some newly announced products *UPDATED*

By PR admin | Published: February 21, 2012
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Many new products were announced in the past few weeks. Here is a quick update on the expected availability dates for some of the more popular items: Olympus OM-D E-M5: April 10, 2012 Fuji X-Pro1: March 20 7, 2012 Pentax K-01: March 29, 2012 Sony 500mm f/4.0G lens: April 23, 2012 Canon PowerShot G1x: March 5, [...]

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The latest Olympus headlines

By PR admin | Published: February 16, 2012
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A quick update on the latest Olympus headlines: Former executives, bankers arrested over Olympus fraud (read more) Prosecutors arrest former Olympus execs over fraud (read more) Scandal-hit Olympus forecasts $412 mln annual loss (read more) Olympus says not in concrete talks on tie-up (read more) Olympus chief: may choose not to boost capital (read more) [...]

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