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Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II camera now shipping

@photorumors Just got an email from Olympus.eu that they have the omd em10Mk2 in stock pic.twitter.com/FeSIomDXHt — jeffry (@kondamin) October 13, 2015 After the initial sales halt, the Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II camera is now shipping and some configurations are already in stock. Check availability at:

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Sales of Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II camera to resume in November

Olympus Japan published an update on the Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II availability – sales will resume in November, 2015. The company pulled the camera out of the market few weeks ago because of a manufacturing issue. US owners of the Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II can use this form to send the camera for back for repair. The Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark […]

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Olympus has a new 3D stacked 16MP CMOS image sensor with global shutter

Back in June Olympus presented a new 3D stacked 16MP CMOS image sensor with global shutter that will most likely be used in the next MFT camera. Here is a comparison of the technical parameters between the new and previous sensor: Additional information:

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The latest rebates from Rokinon, Sony, Olympus, Pentax, Fuji, Leica, Nikon, Canon, Sigma and Tamron

The Rokinon XEEN cine lenses currently have an early adopters discount: $1500 instant rebate on the 24mm/50mm/85mm Canon, Micro 4/3, Nikon, PL, or Sony E mount lens set or a $300 instant rebate on any XEEN cine lens: see the details at B&H, Adorama and Amazon. Check out the latest Sony cameras and lens instant rebates. […]

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Firmware upgrade v4.0 for Olympus OM-D E-M1 will bring focus stacking and focus bracketing

Olympus announced firmware upgrade version 4.0 for Olympus OM-D E-M1 camera that will bring focus stacking and focus bracketing mode for advance macro shooting. Firmware version 2.0 for OM-D E-M5 Mark II and Olympus Capture Version 1.1 will also be released in late November, 2015:

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Sales of Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II camera halted

Sales of the Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II MFT mirrorless camera ($649-$799) are temporary halted because of a manufacturing issue. Sales are expected to resume at the end of September. The full text of the service notice is available here (Google translated):

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Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II camera with 14-42mm lens now in stock

This was quick: the new Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II camera with 14-42mm lens that was announced three days ago is now in stock in the US in black and silver.

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Olympus: “with future technology advances it might be possible to produce a model with a higher resolution”

Panasonic GX8 20.3 MP Digital Live MOS sensor

The new Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II camera that was announced earlier today still has a 16MP sensor. In an interview with Amateurphotographer, Olympus representative mentioned that we may see higher megapixel MFT cameras in the future: Although Olympus currently uses a 16MP sensor, with future technology advances it might be possible to produce a model with a higher […]

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