Category Archives: Olympus

What to expect in early 2016?

By PR admin | Published: December 15, 2015

Here is what to expect from the major camera/lens manufacturer in early 2016. Most of those announcements will be made during the CES (January) and CP+ (February) shows:

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New Olympus PEN-F digital camera to be announced next

By PR admin | Published: December 15, 2015

Olympus will play the retro card again – the company registered a new PEN-F camera at Taiwan’s certification authority NCC (National Communications Commission). This will basically be a digital version of the original PEN-F. Expect the official announcement in 30-60 days (based on previous NCC filings). Here are the certificates:

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The latest software/firmware updates

By PR admin | Published: December 3, 2015

Macphun released version 1.1 of their new Aurora HDR software (created with the help of Trey Ratcliff). New firmware/software updates from Pentax/Ricoh: Pentax 645D firmware updated version 1.32 Pentax 645Z firmware updated version 1.22 Pentax Digital Camera Utility 5.4.2 update Ricoh GR remote 1.2 Wi-Fi app released Firmware update 2.1 for the Olympus E-M5 Mark II […]

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: November 29, 2015

→ Band Pro will unveil a “major optical advancement” at the 2015 Open House that will take place on Thursday, December 10, 2015. → New: Guide book for Sony RX10 II camera. → InVisage launched the industry’s highest performance smartphone camera sensor Quantum13: using advanced quantum physics, the Quantum13 brings cinematography-grade dynamic range and smooth motion […]

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: November 22, 2015

→ New Rollei film available for sale in Japan: Superpan 200, Retro 80s and Retro 400s. → The new Aurora HDR software developed by Macphun and Trey Ratcliff is now available for download. → Canon commemorates production of 80 millionth EOS-series interchangeable-lens camera. → New Metz Mecablitz 44 AF-2 flash announced (replacement for the current AF-1 model).

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New Olympus OM-D E-M1 and E-M5 II firmware updates to be released next week

By PR admin | Published: November 21, 2015

Next week Olympus will release new firmware updates for the OM-D E-M1 und E-M5 Mark II cameras with the following improvements:

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The latest deals on camera gear

By PR admin | Published: November 17, 2015

Other savings/rebates/deals: Canon EOS M (up to $250 off) Panasonic LUMIX cameras (up to $500 off) Olympus lenses (up to #100 off) Fuji cameras (up to $900) Sony lenses and Sony cameras Sandisk memory cards (up to 65% off) Adobe Creative Cloud is 20% off for Black Friday $20 off the new Topaz Texture Effects

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Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 300mm f/4 IS PRO lens

By PR admin | Published: October 20, 2015

Digicame-info reports that the upcoming Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 300mm f/4 PRO lens will have image stabilization (IS). The lens was announced back in February without the IS part (see prototype picture). The official release date should be coming soon – maybe in the next few months. The Russian government website Novocert lists also Sigma as part of […]

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