Update: a reader sent me another picture of the Olympous E-7 Four Thirds camera: Olympus did develop an E-7 DSLR based Four Thirds camera, but instead of releasing, they decided to merge the Micro Four Thirds and Four Thirds lines and concentrate only on MFT products in the future. A picture of the Olympus E-7 camera was […]
A reader who had the chance to try the just announced Olympus OM-D E-M1 shared his first impressions from the camera:
Few new lens patents for 4/3 cameras: Olympus filed patents for 15mm f/2, 17mm f/1.8 and 17mm f/2.8 pancake lenses for 4/3 sensors. Sigma filed a patent for 75mm f/1.8 lens (150mm equivalent) for 4/3 sensors.
Last week I reported that Olympus will announce also a new M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO lens. The new lens was briefly mentioned in the E-M1 press release: “The M.ZUIKO Digital ED 40-150mm F2.8 PRO (80–300mm, 35mm equivalent) also joins the new M.ZUIKO PRO lens category. This lens is currently under development, with a […]
The Olympus OM-D E-M1 camera and M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO lens are now officially announced and they are expensive! E-M1 body only costs $1,399, the lens is $999 and the camera+lens combo is listed for $2,199. Here are the other accessories that were introduced: Olympus EP-13 eyecup for E-M1 camera Olympus HLD-7 battery grip for E-M1 […]
The official announcement of the Olympus OM-D E-M1 camera and 12-40mm f/2.8 lens is tomorrow. Several new camera and lens accessories are already listed on Amazon Germany. Here is another specs of last minute specifications update on the new camera and lens:
The upcoming Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 lens will be priced slightly higher than the existing Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 lens that currently sells for over $1,100. The announcement is on September 10th. Olympus is also rumored to release another MFT zoom lens: 40-150mm f/2.8. The official announcement could come as soon as September, but most likely will be […]
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