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Hand-painted Olympus E-P5 comes with bonus… Vespa?

10 Aug

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Money may not buy happiness, but it can buy you some pretty weird things. Luxury London store Harrods has a long history of catering to the 1%, and its exclusive ‘Olympus Pen Art Edition’ kit includes two Olympus E-P5 camera bodies – one hand-painted – with an assortment of lenses and accessories, all bundled together with a customized Vespa scooter. We presume this must have made sense to someone. Just how much will it set you back? Click through for more details.

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Just posted: Olympus Body Cap Lens 15mm F8 review

11 Jul

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Just posted: Our review of the Olympus Body Cap Lens 15mm F8. In essence this is a tiny three element optic hidden inside a body cap, and probably the cheapest lens of any description made by any camera manufacturer. But is it any good? In the latest of our lens reviews in collaboration with DxOMark, we take a look both at how well it performs in studio testing, and in real-world use. Does it have any place in the Micro Four Thirds user’s camera bag? Click through to find out.

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Just posted: Olympus PEN E-P5 real-world samples

10 Jul

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We’ve been shooting with the Olympus PEN E-P5 for the past few weeks, in preparation for our review. Using a selection of lenses, we’ve put together a real-world samples gallery showing what the latest big PEN can do. In addition to shooting at the default settings, we’ve also tried adjusting the noise reduction and sharpening settings, and have included both out-of-camera JPEGs and Adobe Camera Raw conversions to give an idea for the choices you’re offered. Click through for a link to the gallery.

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Olympus executives sentenced, avoid jail time

06 Jul

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More than a year after their arrest in February 2012 for hiding massive corporate losses dating back to the 1990s, three former Olympus executives received suspended jail terms for crimes they admitted committing. In a story marked as one of the largest frauds in Japanese history, the executives conspired to cover up approximately $ 1.5 billion in investment losses. Olympus itself was fined ¥700 million (about $ 7 million) for the actions of Tsuyoshi Kikukawa, former chairman, Hideo Yamada, former auditor, and Hisashi Mori, former executive vice president.

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Just posted: Olympus Tough TG-2 iHS Review

29 Jun

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We’ve just posted the second in our series of rugged/underwater camera reviews. This time around, we’re taking a look at the Olympus Tough TG-2 iHS, whose main claim to fame is its 25-100mm lens, which has a maximum aperture of F2 at wide-angle. The TG-2 also boasts a fully-featured GPS, limited manual controls, wireless flash control, and a unique ‘tap control’ feature. For all the details – and our conclusions – follow the link.

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Olympus UK serves up free Pancakes with PEN Lite and Mini

18 Jun

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Olympus UK is offering a free M. Zuiko Digital 17mm 1:2.8 Pancake lens to anyone who buys a PEN E-PL5 or PEN E-PM2 from an authorised UK stockist. The lens can be claimed though the the company’s website, and the promotion runs until 15 September 2013.

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Olympus UK serves up free Pancakes with PEN Lite and Mini

18 Jun

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Olympus UK is offering a free M. Zuiko Digital 17mm 1:2.8 Pancake lens to anyone who buys a PEN E-PL5 or PEN E-PM2 from an authorised UK stockist. The lens can be claimed though the the company’s website, and the promotion runs until 15 September 2013.

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New firmware from Nikon, Olympus & Sigma for 1 Series, XZ-2 and DP models

14 Jun

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Nikon, Olympus and Sigma have released firmware updates for the 1 System cameras, the Stylus XZ-2 and DP Merrill-series APS-C compact cameras. Nikon’s 1 System cameras have been updated to add support for the new 32mm F1.2 kens and continuous AF with the Nikon mount adapter FT1 and AF-S lenses, among other refinements. The Olympus Stylus XZ-2 has been updated for support with the new VF-4 electronic finder, and Sigma’s DP Merrill-series benefit from several performance and stability improvements. Click through for details. 

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Olympus PEN E-P5 preview updated with more impressions and samples

30 May

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We’ve had a chance to take another look at an ‘initial production’ Olympus PEN E-P5, and have updated our preview with some more first impressions and image samples. Olympus has only allowed us to publish downsampled images, but we’ve still been able to get more of an idea of how well the camera works. We hope to get our hands on a production E-P5 that we can use to shoot full size images towards the middle of June, but until then click through for our preview to whet your appetite. 

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Just Posted: Olympus E-PM2 Review

22 May

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We’ve just posted a review of the The Olympus PEN Mini E-PM2. The E-PM2 is an entry-level Micro Four Thirds system camera, with a 16MP CMOS sensor and full 1080 HD video. It’s one of the smallest mirrorless cameras on the market and boasts 8 frames per second continuous shooting. This second generation ‘Mini’ is effectively the image quality ‘guts’ of the OM-D in a compact, lightweight, novice-friendly form. Click through to find out what we think of it.

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