Category Archives: Olympus

New Olympus camera registered online

By PR admin | Published: February 10, 2016

A new Olympus camera got registered today at the Indonesian government communications agency Postel. The original name is masked (IM001) and no additional information was published (besides the presence of built-in Wi-Fi). Via Digicame-info

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5 new companies join the Micro Four Thirds standard

By PR admin | Published: February 9, 2016

Olympus officially announced that five new companies have joined the Micro Four Thirds standard:

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Olympus announced Stylus SH-3 and TG-870 compact cameras

By PR admin | Published: February 9, 2016

Olympus announced two new compact cameras: Olympus Stylus SH-3 camera (replacement for the SH-2, not yet available in the US): 16MP, 1/2.3″ CMOS sensor, 25-600mm f/3-6.9 lens (35mm equivalent), RAW, 4k video, 3″ TFT LCD screen with 460,000 dots, ISO: 125-6,400, shutter speed; 1/4-1/2,000, 16.5 fps, built-in Wi-Fi (more info).

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: February 4, 2016

→ Check out the Filmtoaster – it lets you digitize your own film archive with a digital camera (available on Amazon). → New Plustek OpticFilm 135 film scanner announced (price: $399). → PhaseOne and ALPA announced a new A-series IQ3 100MP camera system. → Check out the current Olympus and Panasonic rebates. → Olympus released new firmware updates for the E-M1 and E-M5 […]

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Olympus PEN-F hands-on report

By PR admin | Published: January 31, 2016

Here is a quick hands-on report on the new Olympus PEN-F camera ($1,199) from a reader:

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2015 BCN camera rankings are out

By PR admin | Published: January 27, 2016

The 2015 BCN camera rankings are out. Here are the top manufacturers in each category: Compact cameras: Canon DSLR: Canon Mirrorlesss: Olympus Video cameras: Panasonic Lenses: Canon Please note that BCN Ranking collects sales data from approximately 2/3 of all Japanese retail stores. Here are the complete rankings:

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Officially announced: Olympus PEN-F and a new E-M10 Mark II limited edition camera

By PR admin | Published: January 27, 2016

The Olympus PEN-F and a new E-M10 Mark II limited edition cameras are now officially announced: Olympus E-M10 Mark II limited edition camera Pre-order options: B&H | Adorama Olympus PEN-F camera Full press release Sample photos Few sample pictures taken at the press event are available for download here (JPG and ORF files) More info on […]

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Olympus PEN-F press release leaked

By PR admin | Published: January 26, 2016

    The Olympus PEN-F camera will be announced shortly. The price of the body only is $1,200. Updates: The first Olympus PEN-F review can be found here Sample photos of the new PEN-F camera can be found here Amazon and Adorama are now taking pre-orders for the PEN-F Here is the official press release:

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Olympus PEN-F promo video leaked online

By PR admin | Published: January 26, 2016

The new Olympus PEN-F camera will be announced in few hours: The official PEN-F promo video is already available online:

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Olympus PEN-F camera specifications

By PR admin | Published: January 22, 2016

The specifications of the upcoming Olympus PEN-F camera leaked online:

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