Category Archives: Olympus

Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 75mm f/1.8 lens now available for pre-order

The freshly announced Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 75mm f/1.8 lens is now available for pre-order at: Amazon B&H

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Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 75mm f/1.8 lens announced

Olympus announced their Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 75mm f/1.8 portrait lens that looks exactly like the previously shown prototype. Expect the new lens to start shipping this summer for $900. See also the first sample images. Main Specifications: Mount type Micro Four Thirds System Focal length 75mm(35mm equivalence 150mm equivalent) Lens construction 9-group, 10 elements (ED element […]

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Olympus is teasing again

Techradar received another teaser from Olympus with the text: “A Portrait! What could be more simple and more complex, more obvious and more profound.” Olympus is probably preparing to release their high end 75mm f/1.8 portrait and 60mm f/2.8 macro lenses:

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The latest rebates from Olympus, Sony, Canon and Nikon

Those are the latest rebates on photo equipment: Olympus Sony Canon Nikon

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New Olympus 12-120mm f/4-5.6 lens patent

Olympus filed a patent in Japan for a 12-120mm f/4-5.6 lens with several different variations:

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Olympus TG-1 iHS Tough camera announced

Today Olympus announced the previously leaked TG-1 iHS Tough camera. This is probably the best rugged camera on the market today. Main Features: The TG-1 is equipped with a bright, high-speed f2.0 lens. Combined with iHS technology, this lens vastly improves shooting and image quality in low-light scenes. Equipped with the strongest capabilities ever included on a […]

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Another Olympus teaser for the TG-1 iHS camera

There is another “World’s First…” teaser from Olympus. After watching the video, I am now convinced that this new campaign is for their rugged Olympus TG-1 iHS camera that leaked on BestBuy’s website last week:

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New 35mm f/0.95 lens for Micro Fourth Thirds and Fuji X mounts

There are several samples on xitek.com taken with a new 35mm f/0.925 lens from the Chinese manufacturer Shenyang Zhongyi. The lens is expected to be released with Micro Fourth Thirds and Fuji X mounts.

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New nuts from Olympus coming soon

Olympus sent this “teaser” to Techradar. I think the two nuts represent the toughness of the already leaked new rugged Olympus TG-1 iHS camera that should be announced soon. I cannot think of any other associations between nuts and cameras, can you?

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New Olympus TG-1 iHS Tough camera leaks on BestBuy website

For a short period of time, BestBuy had a listing for a new rugged Olympus TG-1 iHS Tough camera on their website. The entry is now removed, but you can still see the cached version of the page. The camera has 12MP 1/2.3″ CMOS sensor, 3″ OLED display, 4x optical zoom with f/2 on the wide end. Full […]

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