Category Archives: Olympus

There is no coming back: Olympus agrees on the transfer of Imaging Business to JIP

Today Olympus officially agreed on the transfer of their Imaging Business to Japan Industrial Partners (JIP). The name of the new company will be “OM Digital Solutions Corporation” – this is pretty much the only new information provided. Similar to previous interviews and press releases, many questions remain unanswered and it’s still not even clear if […]

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Olympus to add ProRes RAW support this winter for only two OM-D cameras

Today Olympus announced the development of a new firmware update that will enable RAW video data output (with ProRes RAW support) for the Olympus OM-D E-M1X and Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III mirrorless cameras to the Atomos Ninja V HDR monitor recorder. The new firmware is expected in the winter of 2020:

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Japan Industrial Partners acquisition of Olympus’s imaging business

Toyo Keizai Online published an Interesting interview with Shinichi Inagaki, the managing director at Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) in charge of the acquisition of Olympus’s imaging business: https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/374348 https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/374348?page=2 https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/374348?page=3 Here below a quick and dirty translation (thanks Mistral75):

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Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm f/5.0-6.3 IS lens delayed because of many pre-orders (wink wink)

Adding the Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm f/5.0-6.3 IS lens to my collection of photo gear that has “greatly exceeded expectations” and got so many pre-orders that was of course delayed. If one is to believe all those press releases, the photo industry must be doing great and I wonder why Olympus is selling their […]

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Olympus Q1 financial report: Imaging Division revenue is down 40% (Nikon Q1 results coming tomorrow)

After Sony reported more than 50% drop in camera sales, today Olympus released their Q1 financial report: Revenue is down 40% YoY Operating loss: ¥2.7 billion The full report can be found here. The latest Canon Q2 financial results for the Imaging Division were also down – sales: -30.8%, profit: -93.8%. Nikon’s Q1 financial results will […]

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Additional coverage of the new Olympus E-M10 Mark IV camera and M.Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm f/5.0-6.3 IS lens

Additional coverage of the new The previously rumored Olympus E-M10 Mark IV camera and Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm f/5.0-6.3 IS lens (pre-orders are now open at Adorama and B&H):

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Announced: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV camera and M.Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm f/5.0-6.3 IS lens

The previously rumored Olympus E-M10 Mark IV camera and Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm f/5.0-6.3 IS lens are now officially announced. I have already posted all specifications and details in previous blog posts. Pre-orders are now open at Adorama and B&H. A hands-on report on the new E-M10 Mark IV can be found here. The full […]

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Here is a video of the not yer announced Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm f/5.0-6.3 IS lens

Here is a video review of the not yer announced Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm f/5.0-6.3 IS lens (in French) – the EU price of the lens will be €1,200 including 20% VAT (additional information on the upcoming lens can be found here and here):

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