Reason can be that Olympus wants to sell 50-100 lenses made and close the shop.
Update: M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-400mm F4.5 TC 1.25x IS PRO
The development of the high-resolution M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-400mm F4.5 TC 1.25x IS PRO super telephoto zoom lens with built-in 1.25x teleconverter was announced in January 2019. It is currently moving toward the scheduled release of this winter. The final design of the product is now available.
It is coming, coming, coming... And it passed away.
Olympus 150-400mm PRO lens weights 2 kg with tripod collar. Without it weight will be 1.85kg.
Olympus 150-400mm Pro will arrive just before Tokyo Olympics next July
OR never, if Olympus will go down before this day.
Olympus 150-400mm pricing could be unveiled with the E-M5III launch on October 17. The lens will start to ship out in early 2020.
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And they still kept price private. Must be large.
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