Category Archives: Olympus

Olympus sends press invitations for the upcoming PEN-F camera announcement on January 27th

Olympus started sending out press invitations for the upcoming PEN-F announcement on January 27th. Additional information on upcoming PNE-F camera can be found here.

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Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm f/1.4 full frame mirrorless lens patent

Few days ago I reported on a new Olympus 28mm f/2 full frame mirrorless lens patent. Today Egami spotted another Olympus patent filed in Japan for a 35mm f/1.4 full frame mirrorless lens. Just like the previous 28mm f/2, this 35mm f/1.4 lens is calculated for a sensor slightly smaller than a “real” full frame.

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Next announcements: Panasonic, Leica, Olympus, Canon, Nikon

There are already several new products announcements scheduled in the upcoming days and weeks ahead of the CP+ show in Japan (February 25-28): Panasonic (multiple products): January 19th Leica X-U Typ 113: January 20th Olympus PEN-F: January 27 Canon: first week of February Nikon’s announcement will be probably right before the CP+ show (compact cameras expected)

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New pictures of the silver Olympus PEN-F camera

The upcoming Olympus PEN-F camera will be available also in silver (pictures of the black version can be found here):

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Interesting: Olympus files a patent for a 28mm f/2 full frame mirrorless lens

The latest Olympus patent filed in Japan is very interesting – it’s for a 28mm f/2 full frame mirrorless lens. I guess we can now officially start the Olympus full frame mirrorless camera rumor (of course filed patents are no guarantee for future products). Additional patent information:

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Olympus E-P5 flash sale at Adorama

Adorama is currently having a limited time Olympus flash sale where you can get the E-P5 at a 60% discount with free shipping (while supplies last).

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Olympus PEN F vs. E-P5 camera size comparison

A dpreview forum member posted this overlapping camera size comparison between the upcoming Olympus PEN F camera and the current E-P5 model: The new PEN F basically gain some hight thanks to the built-in EVF.

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This is the new digital Olympus PEN-F camera

Based on the first leaked picture of the new digital Olympus PEN-F camera, we can see the optional grip, a large front dial and a built-in EVF (via digicame-info). The official announcement is on January 27th.

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