Category Archives: Olympus lenses

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

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 13, 2019

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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Olympus Developing 150-400mm F4.5 Pro Lens With Built-in 1.25X Teleconverter

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 24, 2019

OLYMPUS ANNOUNCES DEVELOPMENT OF PRO SUPER TELEPHOTO ZOOM LENS & 2x TELECONVERTER The M.Zuiko® Digital ED 150-400mm F4.5 TC1.25x IS PRO And M.Zuiko Digital 2x Teleconverter MC-20 Will Make 2000mm (35mm Equivalent) Super Telephoto Handheld Shooting Possible CENTER VALLEY, PA., January 24, 2019 – Olympus announces the development of the M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-400mm F4.5 TC1.25x IS […]

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LensRentals Compares 6 Fast 40’s

By Louis Ferreira | Published: March 8, 2018

LensRentals compared their 40mm range of m43 lenses and came up with some surprising results. The Voigtlander 42.5mm f/0.95 was a great performer that sharpened up very quickly as it was stopped down, while the Panasonic Leica DG Macro Elmarit 45mm f/2.8 showed some worrisome sample variation, which led to disappointing results. I was surprised to see […]

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Olympus OMD E-M1 Mark II, E-M1, E-M5 Mark II, PEN-F, 12-100mm, 300mm Firmware Updates and Review

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 28, 2018

Olympus released a lot of firmware updates today, which you can Download Here. E-M1II firmware features: New art filter [Bleach Bypass] has been added. Possible to use focus stacking photography with “M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-100mm F4.0 IS PRO”. Small targets have been added to AF target mode. Possible to set a maximum of 35 pre-shutter frames […]

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Olympus M. Zuiko ED Digital 45mm f/1.2 Pro vs Panasonic Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm 1.2 and Roundup

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 18, 2018

The Olympus M. Zuiko ED Digital 45mm f/1.2 Pro is an amazing value by any standard and it compares quite well to the Panasonic Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm f/1.2 for a few hundred dollars less. In fact, the Olympus might even be better. The Olympus Pro series of lenses is very compelling to photographers that demand […]

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Olympus Officially Announces Olympus M. Zuiko ED Digital 17mm and 45mm f/1.2 Pro Lenses

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 25, 2017

Olympus officially announced the Olympus M. Zuiko ED Digital 17mm f/1.2 Pro lenses and Olympus M. Zuiko ED Digital 45mm f/1.2 Pro lenses today. I will update this page will future coverage as it becomes available. Official Materials Olympus 45mm f/1.2 Pro Page Olympus 17mm f/1.2 Pro Page Hands-on DPReview imaging-resource Samples DPReview 45mm pen3 45mm Preorders Olympus M. […]

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