After several delays, the new Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-400mm f/4.5 TC1.25x IS PRO lens is now shipping and is currently in stock in Europe at Foto Hans Keuzekamp. The lens was initially announced in November 2020. The US price is $7,500 and pre-orders are open at Adorama and B&H (they should get stock any day […]
Olympus/OM Digital had a presentation today at the CP+ show where they discussed several different topics. An updated lens roadmap, new lenses and cameras are expected to be announced later this year, including the already rumored flagship model. Here is the video presentation with English subtitles: Recap of the presentation (Google translated):
Olympus released their latest financial results and posted operating loss of 44.7 billion yen mainly due to expenses related to the divestiture of the Imaging business:
OM Digital Solutions executive was teasing a new high-end Olympus camera in a recent interview:
Here an interesting interview between Setsuya Kataoka, former head of strategy for the Olympus Imaging business, now CTO for OM Digital Solutions, and photographer Koichi Akagi, a close friend of Olympus in general and of the late Yoshihisa Maitani in particular:
Similar to last year, OM Digital Solution issued a press release today confirming that Micro Four Thirds still has the #1 market share by lens mount in Japan with 21.7% (based on the number of digital interchangeable lens cameras sold in Japan by lens mount):
The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-400mm f/4.5 TC1.25X IS PRO lens is delayed again… the second time around… because of a large number of customers who ordered the lens… Just another entry for the photo gear wall of shame that has “greatly exceeded” expectations. Here is the translated press release:
The new OM Digital Solutions website is now online, but don’t expect to find much information on it – most of the links just redirect to existing Olympus pages. I guess it will take a while until they move everything over. Here is the OM Digital Solutions company profile: Company Name OM Digital Solutions Corporation […]
Olympus has completed the camera division transfer to Japan Industrial Partners (JIP). The new website will be located at om-digitalsolutions.com and will be live tomorrow (notice they no longer use the Olympus name): “Olympus Corporation (“Olympus”) concluded the transfer of its Imaging business to Japan Industrial Partners Inc. (“JIP”) on January 1, 2021. The final transfer […]
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The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-400mm f/4.5 TC1.25X IS PRO lens is delayed because of a large number of customers who ordered the lens… I would be curious to know how many people actually dropped $7,500 for this lens. Another entry for my (wall of shame) collection of photo gear that has greatly exceeded expectations and […]
The new Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-400mm f/4.5 TC1.25X IS PRO lens ($7,500) next to the Nikon 180-400mm f/4E TC1.4 FL ED VR lens ($12,000+). Credit: https://t.co/Jko5DxulvR pic.twitter.com/78F0n7svND — Photo Rumors (@photorumors) November 19, 2020 The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-400mm f/4.5 TC1.25X IS PRO lens is now officially announced. I already reported all the […]
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