Category Archives: Olympus

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→ Amazon’s special deal of the day: over 5o% off the Samsung NX300 mirrorless camera. → Refurbished Sony a7 cameras are now selling for $879.99. → Phase One announced new iXU 180 drone camera with a 80MP CCD sensor. The price is $60k. → The latest camera sales/shipment data from February 2015. → New patent hints […]

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Olympus AIR A01 camera module “rocket launcher style setup” can probably get you arrested

DC.watch published an interesting use of the new Olympus AIR A01 camera module in “rocket launcher style” delivering a whopping 1,200mm telephoto equivalent by using the ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 300mm f/2.8 lens:

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New Olympus TG-4 compact camera leaked online

Olympus will soon release a new Olympus TG-4 compact camera (pictured above) that will replace the current TG-3 model. The TG-4 already appeared in a Russian government agency product registration back in January. Via Digicame-info

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Olympus SH-2 compact camera announced

Olympus announced a new SH-2 compact camera: 40cm minimum focusing distance 16MP 1/2.3″ BSI CMOS Sensor TruePic VII Image Processor Olympus 24x Optical Zoom ED f/3-6.9 Lens 40cm minimum focusing distance 25-600mm (35mm Equivalent) 3.0″ 460k-Dot Touchscreen LCD Monitor 5-Axis Sensor-Shift Image Stabilization Full HD 1920 x 1080p Video at 60 fps Built-In Wi-Fi Connectivity & […]

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Now in stock: Tokina 11-20mm f/2.8 lens, Olympus E-M5II, Panasonic GF7, Pentax K-S2 cameras

The new Tokina AT-X 11-20mm f/2.8 PRO DX lens is now shipping in limited quantities. The Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II camera is now in stock. The new Panasonic GF7 is also now shipping and currently in stock. The latest Pentax K-S2 DSLR camera is now shipping. Most kits are currently in stock.

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→ The UK price of the new Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens was announced: £799.99 → Meike announced a new MK-XT1 battery grip for the Fuji X-T1 camera. They also have a new TTL flash for Fuji cameras: MK320 F Speedlite. → Both the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II camera and Canon EF 11-24mm […]

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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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→ Tokina announced a new Cinema 50-135mm T3.0 lens. → The Fujifilm XF 16-55mm F2.8 R LM WR lens is now in stock. → The latest Samyang 135mm f/2 ED UMC lens is now in stock. → ‪New Zeiss‬ ‎Otus‬ ZE 85mm f/1.4 lens for ‪‎Canon‬ mount is now $900 off on eBay. → The Voigtlander VM 40mm f/2.8 […]

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Three new companies join the Micro Four Thirds System Standard Group, including the drone maker DJI

Three new companies joined the Micro Four Thirds System Standard Group – including the drone maker DJI that already produced several models with a 14MP, 1080p HD camera. Maybe we will see drones with MFT cameras in the future?

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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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