Olympus announces OM-D E-M10 Mark IV
Olympus has announced the OM-D E-M10 Mark IV Micro 4/3s camera. It has a 20MP sensor and TruePic VIII image-processing engine along with in-body 5-axis image stabilization.
Olympus has announced the OM-D E-M10 Mark IV Micro 4/3s camera. It has a 20MP sensor and TruePic VIII image-processing engine along with in-body 5-axis image stabilization.
Olympus has announced (PDF) that it is divesting itself of its entire imaging business to a new company. Japan Industrial Partners will carry on making and selling camera equipment globally and perhaps crucially, will provide support for existing Olympus camera owners.
Olympus has unveiled the M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-45mm F4.0 PRO lens. It is a 24-90mm equivalent and has a macro magnification of 0.5x across the zoom range. The minimum focusing distance is 12 cm at the wide-angle end, and 23 cm at the telephoto end.
Olympus has announced the OM-D E-M1 Mark III mirrorless camera. It has a micro four thirds 20.4 MP sensor and a new TruePic IX processing engine. Autofocus is done with a 121-point all cross-type on-chip phase-detection AF sensor. It has in-body image stabilization and can record video at cinema 4K.
Olympus has announced the OM-D E-M5 Mark III mirrorless camera. It has a 20MP sensor, 5-Axis in-body Image Stabilization, 121-point cross-type on-chip phase-detection AF, and Cinema 4K Video.
Olympus has announced the TG-6 Tough series compact camera. Like its predecessor, it is waterproof to 15m, although the PT-059 housing is also available. It has 5 underwater modes and 3 white balance settings. Backscatter had access to a pre-production unit and have already posted a video about its underwater performance.
UW Technics are shipping a TTL and optical converter board for Olympus cameras. It is compatible with all newer Olympus mirrorless cameras in Nautica housings and Inon, Sea&Sea, Subtronic, and Ikelite strobes. It is available for self-installation and provides two optical and one electrical TTL output.
Olympus has announced the details of the OM-D E-MX1 mirrorless camera. Designed for professional use, it features a redesigned AF system, 5 axis image stabilization and a native ISO range of Low to 25,600 with a base on 200. It has a 20.4-megapixel Live MOS Micro Four Thirds sensor backed by Dual TruePic VIII image processors.
Olympus has released firmware updates for OM-D E-M1 Mark II, OM-D E-M5 Mark II and Pen-F mirrorless cameras. The updates add lens compatibility, a focus stacking feature and other performance enhancements and features.
TRT-Electronics has announced their o-TURTLE TTL optical flash trigger for the Olympus mirrorless cameras. It is hot shoe mounted with a separate LED board for fiber optic triggering. It also allows for front or rear curtain flash sync.