Olympus had to delay the E-PL8 launch due the Sony sensor production stop in Kumamoto. Now it’s unclear when exactly Olympus can release the camera. But a trusted source confirmed this:

1. The camera will come in three colors: black, white, light brown.
2. The camera has the “usual” 16MP Sony MFT sensor

Along the camera Olympus will also announce the new 30mm f/3.5 macro lens. Not sure tough if they will also announce the new 25mm f/1.2 PRO lens at the same time.

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The full Olympus 30mm macro lens details just leaked via Amazon China:

• 1.25X image magnification
  
• 7 lens elements in 6 groups
• Closest focus distance is 0.095 meters
• 40 degree angle of view
• Aperture range f3.5 to f22

The official announcement is imminent. It’s unclear if Olypus will also announce the E-PL8 too.

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via Digicameinfo.

What you see here on top is an image sample shot on the Olympus 30mm f/3.5 macro lens that Olympus will announce soon. Click on the image to see a large size version.

Note: I removed all EXIF data from the original file to protect the source.