Olympus E-P2: last words

By PR admin | Published: November 5, 2009

A lot of negative feedback on the Olympus E-P2 release for what I could see on the Internets. Here are the latest updates:

  • Zuiko Digital Interchangeable Lens Roadmap:

2010: 9-18mm f/4.0-5.6 and 14-150mm f/4.0-5.6
2011: super telephoto zoom, macro, fisheye and a Wide lenses are expected.

  • Two Olympus E-P2 videos:

  • Full Olympus E-P2 press release after the break:

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Olympus E-P2!

By PR admin | Published: November 4, 2009

Update: BJP got the specs out:

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  • 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 ED 9-18mm f/4.0-5.6 and Zuiko Digital ED 14-150mm f/4.0-5.6:

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Olympus E-P2 teaser

By PR admin | Published: November 4, 2009

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?

By PR admin | Published: November 4, 2009

Update:

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This tweet is from BJP:

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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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JVC to buy Pentax, Hoya denies it

By PR admin | Published: November 4, 2009

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The rumor is that JVC-Kenwood Holdings is in talks to buy Pentax (source – Google translation). Hoya (the parent company of Pentax) quickly denied that report (source). It is not a secret that Hoya has been trying to do something with Pentax, based on previous history of comments from C-level executives (see here and here). HOYA CEO said “It’s unnecessary to keep Pentax camera division in the HOYA Corporation” (source).

Via Xitek

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October 31st (Olympus)

By PR admin | Published: November 3, 2009

olympus-logoThe 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)

By PR admin | Published: November 3, 2009

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

By PR admin | Published: November 3, 2009

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 through the traditional design concepts, in order to replace the reflective panels, electronic equipment, and five prism, so compact and like DC, but it has DSLR image quality. Body response and focus even more the performance of faster and more accurately, and completely out of the old film camera’s frame, combined with 100% digital, digital camera development has brought a new revolution!

By then, more professional models model OLYMPUS PEN single lens DC, and are available for Friends from the media take photographs.

You are invited to send reporters / photographers come to attend. Details of the events are as follows:

Dated this 11 Yue 10 Ri (Xingqi Er)
Time: 2:30 pm to 5 pm Location: 380 Nathan Road, Kowloon, Eaton Hotel 2nd Floor, Pearl Hall

for press only

The announcement should happened any day now. The tip I received few months ago was for October 31st announcement, the latest info I have is for announcement this Friday, November 6th.

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Pentax K-m discontinued

By PR admin | Published: November 2, 2009

pentax-K-m-discontinuedPentax K-m is now discontinued according to Pentax Japan (Google translation) and so is the DA 50-200mm f/4-5.6 ED lens.

The new Pentax K-x is considered to be the replacement of the K-m model. Pentax USA website also doesn’t list the K-m as an available model.

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Ricoh’s mirrorless camera: with a “slide-in” interchangeable lens mount system

By PR admin | Published: November 2, 2009

RICOH R8 LOGO This rumor is coming form a Chinese forum: the expected Ricoh’s EVIL €œ(Electronic Viewfinder with Interchangeable Lens)€ camera may have a “slide-in” interchangeable lens mount system and not a k-mount like previous speculated. This idea is not new and has been discussed before on dpreview.

There is also a patent granted to Ricoh a while back “where lenses were split into two parts – basically the lens elements in one and the iris part in another. The iris part was then built on the camera body as a fixed part. The interchangeable bit was only the lens and presumably the focus mechanism only” (source).

Two weeks ago, during the Paris’s Photography Show, Ricoh representative said (source): “We are going to issue a small interchangeable lens system instead. It will have a APS-C sized type sensor…. It will be as small as the GX.”

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