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40MP High Res Shots in Olympus cameras will not require a tripod in the future

In recent interview with dpreview, Setsuya Kataoka from Olympus mentioned that the latest pixel/sensor shift technology used in the new E-M5 II MFT camera that allows the capture of a 40MP High Res Shot will be improved significantly and will no longer require a tripod: According to Setsuya Kataoka, future OM-D cameras will be able to […]

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Olympus E-M5 II camera now in stock

The new Olympus E-M5 II is currently in stock at Amazon (via third party reseller, available also in silver). The Amazon listing also mentions the three upcoming Olympus MFT lenses: “Scheduled to arrive 2015 and onward are the M.ZUIKO Digital ED 7-14mm f/2.8 PRO, M.ZUIKO Digital ED 300mm f/4 PRO and M.ZUIKO Digital ED 8mm Fisheye […]

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Olympus E-M5 Mark II Micro Four Thirds camera officially announced

Olympus officially announced their new E-M5 Mark II Micro Four Thirds camera plus new accessories and lenses: Pre-order options: Olympus E-M5 Mark II black Olympus E-M5 Mark II silver Olympus M.Zuiko ED 14-150mm f/4-5.6 II lens Olympus Stylus Tough TG-860 camera Olympus HLD-8G external grip and HLD-6P battery holder kit for OM-D E-M5 Mark II Olympus HLD-6P […]

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First Olympus E-M5 Mark II videos now online

The first Olympus E-M5 Mark II camera preview videos are already online:

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The E-M5 Mark II camera leaked on Olympus Hong Kong website

For a short period of time Olympus Hong Kong published all of the information for the upcoming E-M5 Mark II camera on their website. The link is now dead, but you can still access everything trough Google cache. The official announcement is tonight (EST). In case they pull out the Google cache page, here is a […]

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More CP+ leaks and rumors: Canon EOS M3 and new Pentax 70-200mm f/2.8 lens

The CP+ show in Japan is next week and we are starting to see more leaks online. Here are the latest updates: Canon EOS M3 Canon has not given up on mirrorless and will announce a new EOS M3 camera (leaked picture above) this week along with few other new products. New Pentax 70-200mm f/2.8 […]

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Olympus announcement on February 5th: what to expect

Olympus will have their CP+ announcement next week on February 5th. In addition to the E-M5II MFT camera with new accessories, the company will also announce three compact cameras – Olympus SH-2, TG-860 and TG-4: The above screenshot is from a Russian government agency that registers new electronics products. Here is also the first picture of the TG-860 model […]

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Olympus OM-D E-M5II camera specifications

The upcoming Olympus E-M5II camera will have the ability to generate 40MP images using the new sensor shift function. The image processing engine and the EVF are the same as in the E-M1 model. Video functionality is also improved significantly. Here are the detailed specifications:

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