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Olympus Super Zoom’s Compared 12-200mm and 12-100mm

Olympus just announced the Olympus 12-200mm f/3.5-6.3 and it’s quite compact compared to the older Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-100mm f/4 IS PRO superzoom. You can manipulate the lenses above here. Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-100mm f/4 IS PRO: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Olympus 12-200mm f/3.5-6.3: B&H Photo

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Olympus 12-200mm f/3.5-6.3 MFT Announced

The Olympus 12-200mm f/3.5-6.3 MFT was announced by Olympus last night and can be pre-ordered at B&H Photo. Explora and DPReview are the only posts about it at this time. Press Release:

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Camera Labs: Olympus OM-D EM1X Review

Gordan Lang does some crazy long reviews so below I have some excerpts from his Olympus OM-D EM1X review. Compared to the E-M1 Mark II Shares the 20MP sensor from the E-M1 Mark II Integrated battery grip Larger Toucher credentials Improved AF Better IBIS $2,999 Beefed up E-M1 Mark II, but not a replacement Only the […]

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Olympus FY2019/3 Q3 Financial Results: Down 19.0% Year on Year

Consolidated revenue in the Imaging Business amounted to ¥38,338 million (down 19.0% year on year), while operating loss amounted to ¥13,129 million (compared with an operating profit of ¥1,493 million in the same period of the previous fiscal year). The Imaging Business’s revenue declined due partly to the impact of constraints on supplies of certain […]

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DPReviewTV: Olympus E-M1X Video and Photo Review Plus Q&A

DPReview released the photography review below on launch day followed by a Q&A and most recently their video review. It sounds like the Olympus OM-D E-M1X is an all-around improvement over the Olympus OM-D EM1 Mark II, but it is disappointing that Olympus didn’t enable 4k 60p since the chip inside is capable. It also should […]

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Olympus Elija Shirota, Tetsuo Kikuchi, and Hisashi Yoneyama Interview With DigitalTrends

Digital Trends sat down with General Manager Elija Shirota, Team Leader and autofocus expert Tetsuo Kikuchi, and Senior Supervisor and deep learning expert Hisashi Yoneyama for an interview about the company and the Olympus OM-D E-M1X. Below are excerpts from the interview: Olympus wants the Olympus OM-D E-M1X to be the most reliable camera around The dual […]

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Olympus Once Considered Releasing a Medium Format Camera

CameraJabber is reporting that Setsuya Kataoka (Olympus Division Manager, Imagining Product Development) said that the company once considered developing a medium format camera like Fujifilm did with the Fujifilm GFX, but decided against pursuing the larger format. Olympus is very focused on making the smallest/lightest camera system they can and m43 is perfect for that goal. […]

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