Olympus released their full Q2 financial reports. And the news aren’t good:

Sales down close to 30% YoY due to market contraction and impacts of Kumamoto earthquake

This comes as no surprise as Olympus did forecast this in Q1 after the Kumamoto earthquake:

Sales in line with forecasts announced in 1Q despite difficult operating environment thanks to strong sales of existing mainstay mirrorless camera models

Still Olympus revised upwards the forecast for Q3: They expect to +3% in sales and +1% in income compared to the previous forecast

In many occasions and even on their own website Panasonic promised to release a firmware update by February 2016 on four MFT lenses to enable DUAL-IS. The owners of that lens are still patiently waiting for Panasonic to keep that promise…

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Thanks Personal View for pointing out that issue!

‎Karsten Gieselmann‎
Abu Dhabi Blue Hour – Grand Mosque
Olympus E-M5MarkII
OLYMPUS M.7-14mm F2.8
ƒ/8.0, 9 mm, 0.8 s, ISO 200
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In case you missed this: Olympus also announced the new Macro Flash STF-8! It’s available for preorder at BHphoto and Adorama.

You can now preorder the new E-M1II:
In USA at BHphoto, Amazon, GetOlympus and Adorama.
In Europe at ParkCameras. WexUK. Digitech.ch.

STF-8 Twin Flash at BHphoto, Adorama and GetOlympus.

Here is the press text:

Olympus released a new firmware update for the 12-50mm lens:

Stability of lens aperture when shooting videos has been improved.

Image above shows the new E-M1II with the 300mm PRO lens

A lot of people were upset when they read about the rumored price of the E-M1II. That price got confirmed and preorders are up and running:
In USA at BHphoto, Amazon, GetOlympus and Adorama.
In Europe at ParkCameras. WexUK. Digitech.ch.

In our first poll before the official price release only 13% out of 7.500 voters said they would buy the E-M1II. But now I wonder if the positive reviews from Robin Wong, Ming Thein and others made you change your mind:

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This was the old Poll result before the price unveiling and the first reviews got published:

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You can now download the full PDF manuals:
– E-M1 Mark II Manual(English)
– E-M1 Mark II Manual(Spanish)
– E-M1 Mark II Manual(French)

Olympus E-M1II preorders:
In USA at BHphoto, Amazon, GetOlympus and Adorama.
In Europe at ParkCameras. WexUK. Digitech.ch.

Olympus E-M1II accessoires:
HLD-9 Power Battery Holder at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama and GetOlympus.
BLH-1 Lithium-Ion Battery at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama and GetOlympus.
BCH-1 Battery Charger at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama and GetOlympus.
AC-5 AC Adapter at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama and GetOlympus.
CBG-12 System Backpack at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama and GetOlympus.
CB-USB11 USB Cable at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
CC-1 USB Cable Holder at BHphoto and Adorama.
RM-CB2 Release Cable at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
PT-EP14 Underwater Housing at BHphoto, Adorama and GetOlympus.
PPO-EP03 Underwater Macro Lens Port at BHphoto, Adorama and GetOlympus.
Underwater Diffuser Plate at BHphoto, Adorama and GetOlympus.
O-Ring at BHphoto and Adorama.
LCD Hood at BHphoto and Adorama.
STF-8 Twin Flash at BHphoto, Adorama and GetOlympus.