Category Archives: Olympus

New Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 75-300mm f/4.8-6.7 II lens

In addition to the XZ-10 camera, during the CP+ show next week, Olympus will also announce a new M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 75-300mm f/4.8-6.7 II lens for Micro Four Thirds (pictured above). Olympus advertised the older, already discontinued, version as the “the world’s smallest and lightest 600mm super telephoto lens”. The new lens will be available only in black […]

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This is the Olympus XZ-10

Those are the first leaked images of the upcoming Olympus XZ-10 camera that will be announced at the CP+ show next week. The camera will come in three different colors and it will not have a flash hot shoe. No other details are available. Via digicame-info

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Olympus XZ-10, Ricoh GR Digital V, Sony NEX-3N, a38, a58 and other rumored cameras and lenses

Quick recap of the latest camera and lens rumors from around the Web: Olympus XZ-10 high-end compact camera should be announced soon, probably a replacement for the current Olympus XZ-2 model. Ricoh GR Digital V is rumored to have a new APS-C sensor. This should not be a surprise, since Ricoh recently filed patents for several new lenses […]

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Five new companies join the Micro Four Thirds System Standard Group

Today Olympus announced that four new companies have joined the Micro Four Thirds System Standard Group: Blackmagic Design – an Australian company established in 1984 that manufactures high quality electronic equipment for broadcast and video production, known for their Cinema camera with MFT mount. JK Imaging Ltd. – an American company established in 2012, that recently announced their […]

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The latest patents from Ricoh, Tamron and Olympus

Ricoh filed patent (2013-7853) for a new 23mm f/2.5 and 27mm f/1.9 lenses for mirrorless APS-C sensor. Not clear if those lenses will be used for the GXR system or for a new GR compact camera Tamron filed a patent (2012-242690) for a 50mm f/1.8 lens designed for an  APS-C mirrorless camera.

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Six new compact cameras from Olympus

Those are the new Olympus compact cameras: Olympus TG-2: 12MP, 4x/8x zoom, 3″ LCD, 1080p video Olympus TG-630: 12MP, 5x/10x, 3″ LCD, 1080p video Olympus TG-830: 16MP, 5x/10x zoom, 3″ LCD, 1080p video

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Full list of upcoming compact cameras from Olympus, Fujifilm and Sony

A quick update to my previous post on the new Olympus, Fujifilm and Sony compact cameras that will be announced next week at the 2013 CES show:

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What to expect from Fujifilm, Olympus, Sony, Panasonic and Nikon for the 2013 CES show

Here is quick update on what to expect from Fujifilm, Olympus, Sony, Panasonic and Nikon for the CES show (January 8-11 2013): Fujifilm will announce 5 new FinePix cameras: 3 super zooms, one rugged model and 0ne “regular” compact camera. The top of the line superzoom (pictured above) is rumored to have a very fast […]

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