Monthly Archives: February 2017

Olympus Interview by Imaging-Resource at CP+ 2017

A very lengthy, but informative interview with Haruo Ogawa and Toshiyuki Terada from Olympus. The bullet points cover the key points, but the lengthy autofocus and sensor discussions are interesting. I imagine they will eventually design chip based instruction sets to speed up some operations, while reducing power consumption, but it will most likely come from […]

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Olympus Trade-In Event Makes Olympus OM-D EM1 Mark 2 Reasonably Priced

B&H Photo’s latest promotion makes the Olympus OM-D EM1 Mark2 reasonably priced finally! It also applies to other Olympus cameras, but the OM-D EM1 Mark2 bundle is by far the best deal in my opinion. Trade in any camera or lens to B&H Buy any of the specified cameras or lenses on the link below Use […]

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SLR Magic 8mm f/4 For MFT

SLR Magic announced a new 8mm f/4 lens for Micro Four Thirds today (check pricing and availability). Additional pictures, press release and technical specifications: SLR Magic 8mm f/4 lens: SLR Magic expands its micro four thirds lineup with new ultra wide angle lens Hong Kong, China (Feburary 25, 2017) – SLR Magic expands the micro four […]

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Kowa Prominar 90mm f/2.5 Macro Lens for MFT on Display at CP+

The new Kowa Prominar 90mm f/2.5 Macro lens made an appearance at CP+ this year.   You can also find it in the latest m43 catalog here. Via Photorumors Pictures Via Optyczne, DSLRmagazine

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Olympus Invests Heavily in Hamburg

Olympus invests heavily in Hamburg: medical technology manufacturer is building a new building in the City Süd and is expanding the development and production location in Jenfel 15.02.2017 • Hamburg – Olympus is on a growth course and is expanding its location in Hamburg massively. In the district of Hammerbrook the company is building a new […]

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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II Reviews and UHS-II Card Speed

Mirrorless Lessons completed their review of the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II and they are very impressed with the camera, but of course price came up. The biggest problem with the price of the Olympus at this time is that the Fujifilm X-T2 and Sony a6500 both out perform it for less money, while the Panasonic […]

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