For almost a decade Olympus has been making official statements that they will not make a full-frame camera (see this post, this post, and this post). Back in 2018 Olympus was invited to join the L-mount Alliance and they refused. A recent Sigma presentation indicated that a new member may join the L-mount Alliance in […]
The official Olympus Japanese Twitter account @olympuspenstyle has a new teaser for something “meaningful” coming next week:
There have been rumors of a new high-end/flagship camera from OM Digital Solutions. Nokishita now reports that OM Digital has registered a new digital camera in China under the code name IM024. The new model has Wi-Fi (2.4GHz) and Bluetooth and could be announced in 30-90 days. Printique buy 1 get 1 sale with code PASSOVER2021 (get free […]
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:
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