Category Archives: Olympus

Expected availability of recently released cameras

Ricoh GXR to launch on December 18th in Japan Canon 1D Mark IV expected in stores on December 15th Fuji FinePix W1 3D camera mow available on Amazon Olympus E-P2 should be released on December 4th in Japan

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Olympus E-P2: last words

A lot of negative feedback on the Olympus E-P2 release for what I could see on the Internets. Here are the latest updates: Olympus E-P2 (14-42mm lens) is now available for pre-order for $1,099.99. There is also a E-P2 set with the 17mm f/2.8 lens for the same price. Zuiko Digital Interchangeable Lens Roadmap: 2010: 9-18mm f/4.0-5.6 […]

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Olympus E-P2!

Update: BJP got the specs out: 12 Megapixels 3fps stereo sound AF tracking 1.44 million dot electronic viewfinder with 100% field of view 8 Art Filters (two more than the E-P1 ….. Diorama Filter and Cross Process) i-Enhance function (color boost) Price around 950 Euro Availability in January And the lenses (as mentioned earlier): Zuiko Digital […]

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Olympus E-P2 teaser

Translation: “only one more day” – this ad is currently running on a Swiss photo-related site.

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Olympus E-P2 to be announced tonight, after midnight?

Update: This tweet is from BJP: Let me translate it for you: I think they wanted to say that the article about the new Olympus E-P2 will be published online at 1 am EST/6 am GMT tomorrow, November 5th, 2009.

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October 31st (Olympus)

The big Olympus news on October 31st was about a new ambassadors for Olympus in Holland – I just learned that today. The announcement of the E-P2 is still expected in the next few days – latest by next week. There is also a possibility for a new tele zoom (40-150) and a macro lens.

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Olympus E-P2 scpecs (in Japanese)

Update: a reader did a quick translation – differences between the EP-1 and EP-2: Optional Electrical Viewfinder w/ 1,440,000 dots. HyperCrystal LCD 460,000 dots Continuous Drive 3.5 to 4 fps Flash Sync 1/180 sec or below 1/250 sec. Upgraded iAUTO and Additional Art Filters. Translation please? Anyone?

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Olympus E-p2 event in Hong Kong

This is the translated version of a press invitation in Hong Kong: 10/11 Olympus release new pen “” Olympus Hong Kong China Limited will be held 11 Yue 10 Ri (Xingqi Er) at the Hong Kong Eaton Hotel Pearl Hall MICRO 4 / 3 OLYMPUS PEN single lens DC conference. OLYMPUS PEN Single-lens DC broken […]

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Olympus E-P2 to be announced on November 6th

I just received another announcement date: November 6th, which is Friday (a week from now). Friday is a weird day to release a new product because the weekend kills the momentum of the announcement and people tend to get distracted. I would say expect the announcement in the next 7 days, the actual date may vary based […]

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Olympus EP-2 is near

Olympus EP-2 leaks continue to show up online which is a good indication that announcement is imminent and very close: The next picture is the electronic viewfinder VF-2 (Google translation): An external installation, E-P2-specific high-resolution electronic viewfinder, which has 1.44 million pixels, 100% field of vision and 1.15x magnification, while the ultra-high contrast and brightness characteristics of […]

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