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- Lowest price ever on the Olympus M.Zuiko Digital MC-20, 2X Teleconverter: Now $299 only!
43Rumors (Friday, 23 August, 2024) - It has never been so cheap: $299 only at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon. Reminder: Lowest price ever on those OM Digital primes: $500 off on the 45mm f/1.2 PRO at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama. $500 off on the 25mm f/1.2 PRO at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama. $150 off on the 17mm f/1.8... - The New York Times just recommended the Olympus OMD-EM 10 Mark IV, as their best mirrorless camera for most people 43Rumors (Tuesday, 6 August, 2024) - The New York Times gear review website, “The Wirecutter”, just recommended the Olympus OMD-EM 10 Mark IV, as their best mirrorless camera for most people: With this camera’s small size, vast lens selection, built-in stabilization, excellent autofocus, and reliable exposure, you can easily capture great images anywhere. – Thanks to...
- OM Digital announces E-P7 orders will resume on August 5th 43Rumors (Saturday, 3 August, 2024) - As you know a sudden increase of demand for the Olympus E-P7 forced OM Digital to stop accepting preorders. Yesterday OM Dgitial issued that press note in Japan (google translated): Thank you for your continued patronage of OM Digital Solutions products. Regarding the mirrorless single-lens camera “PEN E-P7,” for which...
- Ending in 48h: MFT Switchlens preorders on Kickstarter (collected over $670k) 43Rumors (Tuesday, 23 July, 2024) - You have 48h left to back the SwitchLens project on Kickstarter (Click here). It allows MFT lenses to be used on a device directly connected to the smartphone. It reminds me a bit of the old Olympus Air A01 “camera” (listed here at BHphoto). It wasn’t very successful, so I...
- Fabian Fopp Review – OM-Systems OM-1 II and 150-400mm for bird photography 43Rumors (Sunday, 21 July, 2024) - Fabian writes: The OM-1 II comes with some impressive specifications and features, such as 50 frames per second in RAW and with AF, Precapture, an improved animal autofocus, a stacked sensor and much more. But how well does it perform in practice? Is the upgrade from the Olympus OM-1 worth...
- Nikon 2
Nikonrumors (Saturday, 6 July, 2024) - Nikon 2 (by RC Jenkins) Occasionally, I bring up a hypothetical system I’d like to see from Nikon. It won’t happen; but this is more of a thought experiment for a discussion to get the creative juices flowing for people who think creatively and to get the defensive juices flowing... - New hot Olympus Europe deals 43Rumors (Friday, 5 July, 2024) - Up to 500 Euro cashback at FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexuK, Olympus DE, Olympus UK, Olympus FR, Olympus IT, Olympus ES, Olympus NL. Lumix cashback at FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexuK,...
- PetaPixel and CameraLabs Grading Every Camera Maker: 2024 Mid-Year Review 43Rumors (Thursday, 4 July, 2024) - From minute 53:30 they talk about OM Digital and from minute 1:01:30 they talk about Panasonic. A couple of interesting notes: They think the passage between Olympus and OM Digital did cost 1 year of R&D pause. And this could be the reason why we haven’t seen really any truly...
- Just announced: New E-M1 Mark III ASTRO camera 43Rumors (Tuesday, 2 July, 2024) - Olympus Japan just announced a special “Astro” version of the E-M1III. Doesn’t look like this camera will be available outside of Japan…at least for now. The camera will be released on July 25, 2024 for ¥ 327,800. This is the google translated press text: The OM SYSTEM E-M1 MarkIII ASTRO...
- DejaVu: SwitchLens MFT mount system for smartphones on Kickstarter…sort of Olympus AIR clone idea? 43Rumors (Friday, 14 June, 2024) - A Chinese company has launched the SwitchLens project on Kickstarter (Click here). It allows MFT lenses to be used on a device directly connected to the smartphone. It reminds me a bit of the old Olympus Air A01 “camera” (listed here at BHphoto). It wasn’t very successful, so I don’t...
- V35 Project Re-Tuning for SIGMA Cine Lenses Announced – Inspired by Kowa FF Glass
CineD (Sunday, 9 June, 2024) - At Cine Gear 2024, we sat down with Domenic Barbero from V35 Project to learn more about their new modified lens sets. Particularly, we focused on their new detuning option for SIGMA FF High-Speed Primes, which aims at giving these modern lenses a vintage-inspired feel. Let’s take a look! A... - SIRUI Optical Joins the Micro Four Thirds System Standard Group CineD (Tuesday, 28 May, 2024) - OM Digital Solutions just announced that SIRUI is joining the Micro Four Thirds (MFT) system standard group, and they will support this standard with the upcoming release of their new lenses. In total, 61 companies, including those focused on B2B operations, currently support the MFT system. Much has been talked about the future of the...
- The Olympus OM-1 – The ultimate Exit Camera – Bye bye full frame? 43Rumors (Monday, 20 May, 2024) - Mattias Burling writes: The Olympus/OM System OM-1 might be the last camera you will ever need. With crop sensors and lenses this good there could hardly be any reason to upgrade. And full frame mirrorless becomes kinda pointless. A DSLR as a complement is of course another story....
- OM Digital Japan discontinued the Olympus Fisheye Body Cap Lens… 43Rumors (Saturday, 18 May, 2024) - Asobinet reports that the Olympus Fisheye Body Cap Lens has been discontinued. I don’t know if there will be a new OM Digital branded version or not. If this was on your shopping list get one at Amazon, Bhphoto, Adorama before it’s gone....
- Something different: Olympus Camedia C-5060 review 43Rumors (Saturday, 11 May, 2024) - You might have heard hat there is a comeback in interest for very old compact digital cameras. And actually it’s a lot of fun to rediscover all the funny aspects and quirks of those kind of cameras. Here is a review of the Olympus Camedia C-5060 (you can find it...
