A little old and affordable friend has returned; the m.Zuiko ED 9-18mm f/4-5.6 ultra wide angle zoom, now in Mark II guise. One of Olympus’ earlier Micro Four Thirds lenses, launched back in 2010, the m.Zuiko 9-18mm (18-36mm in full frame field of view) is a marvel in compactness and light weight. Its design is…
If a 400mm super telephoto (800mm in full frame terms) isn’t enough, OM System now has a solution; the new ultra tele m.Zuiko ED 150-600mm f/5-6.3 IS. That’s a 300-1200mm field of view if you are shooting full frame. And you can use MC-14 1.4x and MC-20 2x teleconverters, if you wish. With the MC-20, that…
Gone is the familiar Olympus branding, but this is still the OM-1, the OM System OM-1, Mark II. Headline points: Minimal external design changes apart from grippier rubberised adjustment wheels Unchanged sensor and Imaging Engine (TruePic X), but buffer RAM has been doubled Significant Continuous AF reliability improvements through revised algorithms AI-powered human person detection…
It’s been a ghost on Olympus, and, subsequently, OM System lens roadmap charts for several years, but now it’s a reality, the OM System m.Zuiko ED Digital 90mm f/3.5 IS Pro 2:1 macro lens. OM System m.Zuiko ED Digital 90mm f/3.5 IS Pro macro lens with STF-8 twin-flash Aimed at macro photography in the field…
OMDS launches its first OM System branded camera, the OM-5 OM-5 Q&A with E-Group member, Paul Kaye, on Page 2 While the OM-1 was the first camera launched by OM System since the acquisition of Olympus’ camera division, last year, by OM Digital Solutions (OMDS), the OM-5 is the first camera to bear the OM…
Chinese lens maker, Venus Optics, has unveiled a $399 superfast f/0.95 prime 25mm ‘standard lens’ for Micro Four Thirds cameras, the Laowa Argus 25mm f/0.95 MFT APO. Venus Optics Argus 25mm f/0.95 MFT APO Classic standard lens A 25mm focal length on Micro Four Thirds offers the same classic field of view as a traditional,…
Along with the Olympus OM-1 reveal today, OM Digital solutions unveiled a mildly revised m.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro and a brand new ultra-compact 40-150mm f/4 Pro. m.Zuiko 12-40 f/2.8 Pro II OM System 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro II The 12-40 is exactly the same optical and mechanical design but is now certified a step up to…
OM Digital Solutions have been generating a lot of pre-launch excitement about its first new ‘E-M1’ line of cameras since it acquired the Olympus camera division last year. There are also two new, OM System-branded, lenses. So is it worthy of the pre-launch marketing hype? (And don’t miss the full product image gallery at the…