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Olympus OM-D SLR (EM-5) photos leak out – and it looks fabulous

February 4th, 2012 9:55pm No comments

Olympus OM-D SLR photos leak out - and it looks fabulous

As long-time Olympus OM SLR fans, we’ve been very excited by rumours of a forthcoming high end Olympus OM-D Micro Four Thirds camera.

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Olympus teases and tempts with talk of a new, high-end Olympus OM-D camera

January 20th, 2012 4:00pm No comments

Olympus teases and tempts with talk of a new, high-end Olympus OM-D camera

If you were to ask us what our favourite camera ever was, we’d have the answer in a jiffy: the Olympus OM2n.

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Olympus E-PM1 PEN Mini – pricing announced for Micro Four Thirds compact

August 25th, 2011 4:07pm No comments

Olympus E-PM1 PEN Mini - pricing announced for Micro Four Thirds compact

Olympus has divvied up the pricing details of its tres compact Olympus E-PM1 Micro Four Thirds camera, which also regales under the name of the PEN Mini.

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Olympus E-PL3 (PEN Lite) compact camera – pricing and full specs announced

July 21st, 2011 12:43pm No comments

Olympus E-PL3 compact camera - pricing and full specs announced

We’re very much liking the sleek, shiny lines of Olympus’s new E-PL3  12-megapixel FourThirds format camera, and if your wallet has been making involuntary convulsions in its direction, we can now reveal the all-important price.

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Olympus PEN E-P3 Micro Four Thirds touchscreen camera looks a beaut

July 1st, 2011 12:40pm No comments

Olympus PEN E-P3 Micro Four Thirds touchscreen camera looks a beaut

Busting out of Chez Olympus  just in time for summer  is the company’s new top-of-the-range Olympus PEN E-P3 Micro Four Thirds system camera.

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Panasonic Lumix GF3 packs a ton of tech into its diminutive body

June 13th, 2011 11:47am No comments

Panasonic Lumix GF3 packs a ton of tech into its diminutive body

Served up in a range of smart colours and sporting a curvaceous design that may give some traditionalists the shudders, Panasonic has taken the wraps off their new shiny new Lumix GF3 Micro Four Thirds camera.

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Panasonic DMC-G3 Micro Four Thirds camera announced

May 12th, 2011 11:10am No comments

Panasonic DMC-G3 Micro Four Thirds camera announced

Panasonic has unveiled its new DMC-G3 Micro Four Thirds mirrorless interchangeable lens camera, packing a beefier sensor in a smaller body.

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Big boy lens maker Carl Zeiss signs up for Micro Four Thirds

February 7th, 2011 11:23am No comments

Big boy lens maker Carl Zeiss signs up for Micro Four Thirds

There should be some  joyful whoopin’ and a-hollerin’ coming from owners of Olympus and Panasonic Micro Four Third cameras with the news that lens making maestros Carl Zeiss have joined the gang.

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Olympus PEN E-PL2 Micro Four Thirds camera keeps the retro vibe alive

January 6th, 2011 1:00pm No comments

Olympus PEN E-PL2 Micro Four Thirds camera

Olympus has released its new Micro Four-Thirds camera, the PEN E-PL2, which adds a slew of improvements over the original PEN E-PL1 while retaining its pleasing old-school, retro looks.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 12.1MP compact announced

November 4th, 2010 1:06pm 1 comment

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 compact=

Panasonic has officially launched the Lumix GF2 Micro Four Thirds camera, a smaller and lighter follow up to its well-rated GF1 camera offering interchangeable lens.

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Panasonic Lumix GH2 16MP adds touchscreen, 1080p movies and 3D

September 21st, 2010 10:46am No comments

Panasonic Lumix GH2 adds touchscreen and 3D

Panasonic has unveiled the latest member of its Micro Four Thirds G-series gang, the the Panasonic GH2, which supersedes the GH1.

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Olympus rumours: black E-P2 compact kit, new lenses and E-5 dSLR coming up

August 30th, 2010 2:31pm No comments

Olympus rumours: black E-P2 compact=

Currently sizzling away on the 43rumors site are some hot rumours of a mini-flurry of new Olympus camera-related launches coming up.

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Olympus updates E-P1, E-P2 and E-PL1 Micro Four Thirds cameras

April 15th, 2010 10:47am No comments

Olympus updates  E-P1, E-P2 and E-PL1 Micro Four Thirds cameras

We’ve loved the look of Olympus’s stunning E-P1, E-P2 and E-PL1 Micro Four Thirds cameras for yonks, but one of the factors that nudged us towards getting the rival Panasonic Lumix GF-1 compact was focussing speed.

Although the Olympus snappers weren’t exactly slouches, the slightly faster speed of the Lumix could be the difference between a great shot and a nearly-great shot. And no one remembers the one you nearly got.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 Micro Four Thirds touchscreen camera

March 7th, 2010 2:55pm No comments

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 Micro Four Thirds touchscreen camera

Panasonic has flapped out the spec sheets of its new Lumix Micro Four Thirds cameras – the touchscreen DMC-G2 – and we’re rather liking the look of what we’re seeing.

The direct descendant of the trailblazing Lumix G1, the DMC-G2 comes with a 12.1MP Live MOS sensor and shoots 720p video in AVCHD lite, and can lay claim to being the first interchangeable lens system camera with a fold-out touchscreen.

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Olympus PEN E-PL1 Micro Four Thirds camera offers flash and tempting £350 price tag

February 2nd, 2010 5:39pm No comments

Olympus PEN E-PL1 Micro Four Thirds camera offers flash and cheaper price tagOlympus has released another Micro Four Thirds camera, the PEN E-PL1 and aggressively priced it at $200 cheaper than the earlier E-P1, while still packing in the high end features.

The new PEN camera will offer the same 12.3-megapixel sensor and 14-42mm f3.5/5.6 zoom lens as its predecessor and also come with a built in flash – something that’s been sorely missing from their earlier Micro Four Thirds cameras.

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