Olympus has added another entry to its Pen Micro Four Thirds camera range, this time by resurrecting the name of one of its film-based rangefinders. The Olympus Pen-F is a retro-inspired camera that uses the styling of the original version, but combines it with modern components, including the company’s first 20-megapixel Live MOS image sensor without […]
Olympus has launched an update to the Stylus SH-1 it revealed last year, with relatively few changes. The Stylus SH-2 compact camera has the same classic retro stylings as its predecessor, as well as a similar 16-megapixel sensor combined with the TruePic VII image processor and a 24x optical zoom providing a 35mm equivalent of […]
Syfy has today revealed their Spring programming schedule, which includes premieres of the 13-part, epic mythological drama “Olympus” (April 2) and ghost-seeking unscripted series “Haunting: Australia” (March 24). The upcoming weeks also bring us new season returns of “Lost Girl” (April 17) and “Bitten” (April 17), and the original movie Lake Placid vs Anaconda (April […]
Syfy, Reunion Pictures and Great Point Media today announced the new mythological drama series, “Olympus,” which will take viewers into the action-packed world of humans, Gods and monsters. The 13-part series of one hour episodes will premiere on Syfy in 2015. The team behind “Olympus” includes writer Nick Willing (“Tinman,” “Alice,” “Neverland“) and legendary executive […]
Olympus has officially announced its Pen E-P5 Micro Four Thirds camera, one leaked earlier this month. Designed to look like the Pen F to mark its 50th anniversary, the Pen E-P5 boasts a string of thoroughly-modern components within its retro styling, including a 16-megapixel TruePic VI Live MOS sensor and a 1.04 million dot tilting […]
Olympus has confirmed that it will ship its new Micro Four Thirds OM-D camera beginning March 31 in Japan. The OM-D E-M5 will be available in US markets beginning April 10 and is available for preorder now. The E-M5 is the first in Olympus’ OM-D line. The E-M5 is a a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera […]
When its fiscal year ends in March, Japanese camera maker Olympus is expected to post a 32 billion yen net loss (about $412 million), BusinessWeek reported on Monday. This is worse than analysts expected and largely due to writing off equipment in the Thailand factory floods that affected camera and hard drive makers alike. Company […]
Olympus ended rumors Tuesday by trotting out its highest-end Micro Four Thirds camera to date. The OM-D is consciously styled after the classic OM-4 film camera but, in place of the mirrors and optical viewfinder, has a 1.44-megapixel electronic viewfinder instead. It’s billed as one of the few mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras to have its […]
Olympus brought out two specialized point-and-shoot cameras ahead of the CP+ show. Leading off is the SZ-31MR, one of the longest-ranged compact ultrazoom cameras with a 24X (25-600mm equivalent) lens. The camera makes up for the blur likely at the far end of its zoom both by using a 16-megapixel, backside-illuminated CMOS sensor and two […]
Both Panasonic and Samsung are reportedly engaged in talks that may lead to a financial partnership with Olympus. Details posted in the Mainichi newspaper corroborate earlier leaks surrounding a potential deal with Samsung, while also pointing to separate negotiations with Panasonic and another Japanese company. The reports shed light on closed-door negotiations as several major […]
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