Olympus is going to increase the price of selected lenses on February 1, 2020: The price increase is for Japan, but I believe it will spread to all markets. Olympus mentioned “raw material costs” as a reason for the price increase, but I think the real reason is the poor financial results in the past […]
Olympus updated their M.Zuiko Digital lens roadmap:
Ok, no rumors this time – this is coming directly from Olympus Chief Executive Officer Yasuo Takeuchi: Olympus Corp. is considering job cuts as the medical device and camera maker pushes forward with plans to almost double operating margin in the medium term, Chief Executive Officer Yasuo Takeuchi said. “The issue of personnel will naturally need to […]
This is the “official answer” to the Olympus shutting down their camera business rumor, given by an Olympus representative and reported by Sina Finance: “The Imaging business has always been the driving force of technology, including imaging technology and mass production technology, and has made tremendous contributions to the Medical and Scientific Solutions businesses. As […]
From PersonalView – “Olympus closure is near, can happen in less than 8 months”: “It is total instability now in camera division, in various countries people are running and looking for new positions. Lot of rumors and talks that we can hear sudden closure press release within January-March time. Some talks are that development team and […]
Olympus Q2 financial results are out. Here are the details for the Imaging Business:
The previously rumored Olympus E-M5 Mark III and Olympus E-PL10 cameras are now officially announced. E-M5 III pre-orders are open at: Adorama, B&H, Amazon. The press release can be found here. The basic specifications are: 20MP Live MOS Sensor Portable, weather-sealed design TruePic VIII Image Processor Compact, In-Body 5-Axis Image Stabilization (up to approx. 5.5 EV steps of compensation) 121-Point […]
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