In a recent interview with Dpreview, Olympus executives confirmed again that an E-M5 II camera replacement is coming soon (E-M5 III?) as well as new MFT lenses that will be introduced before the M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-400mm f/4.5 IS PRO launch in 2020:
Here is an updated list of registered/not yet announced Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Fuji and Leica cameras:
In a recent interview with the Japanese SankeiBiz, Olympus executive (Yasuo Takeuchi) mentioned again that Olympus has no plans to sell their camera business as suggested by another Japanese publication (Business Journal Japan) – see the interview recap by digicame-info. Here is another interview with Panasonic where they also confirmed their commitment to Micro Four […]
After Olympus Russia, Olympus Spain also made a comment on Facebook on the recent rumors about the company exiting the camera market:
Olympus could be forced to exit the digital camera market by activist shareholders – this report comes from Business Journal Japan. 43addict writes: “Many Olympus shareholders happen to be foreigners and they are starting to make headway, which could eventually lead to Olympus either discounting their camera sales or going in a fundamentally new direction.”
Imaging Resource published their CP+ interview with Olympus executives. Here is some interesting information related to upcoming products:
Olympus OM-D “Brass Edition” concept camera The new Kamlan mirrorless lenses (previously reported here) Venus Optics confirmed that the Laowa 15mm f/2 Zero-D and Laowa 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 lenses will soon be available also for Nikon Z and Canon RF mounts Kapkur MF lenses for Canon EF mount
The previously registered Olympus IM015 camera could be a new compact model based on the LI-92B battery that is used only for the Stylus and Tough line of cameras:
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