On October 17 Olympus will officially announce the new E-M5III. Probably the biggest appealing feature of this camera is that it can do handheld high resolution images like the way more expensive E-M1X.

Stay tuned for more info about this soon!

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This is the first leaked image of the new E-M5III that will be announced on October 17. The camera will have most of the E-M1X features for a fraction of the price :)

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E-M5III rumor summary:
Announcement on October 17 (99% certain)
Same 20MP E-M1II sensor with 121 cross-type phase detection pixels
New processing engine
Lighter, more plasticky but still weather sealed body
Same BLS-50 battery of the PEN and E-M10 camera series (60% certain)

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I just got those images of a soon to be announced new Yongnuo 42,5mm f/1.7 MFT lens. Got no info about possible price and release date yet…

Thanks to the anonymous source!

Image on top shows the current E-M5II model

I now have learned that the E-M5III will be announced on October 17 and feature the “same” 20 MP sensor of the predecessor. Of course there will be a new processor that will improve the IQ. But it definitely sounds like this camera is going to be an incremental evolution of the current E-M5II model.

And unlike what reported by some the E-M5III has not a “surprise” new feature. Don’t trust those sites :)

E-M5III rumor summary:
Announcement on October 17 (99% certain)
Same E-M1II sensor with 121 cross-type phase detection pixels. (80% certain)
New processing engine (90% certain)
Lighter, more plasticky but still weather sealed body (60% certain)
Same BLS-50 battery of the PEN and E-M10 camera series (60% certain)

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The Japanese website Newsswitch interviewed Shigemi Sugimoto from Olympus:

• In 2018 we couldn’t launch new products  because of the factory relocation
  
• The policy is now to announce multiple lenses every year from this year.
• We will continue to launch cameras in three areas: entry, middle and high end level.
• A super telephoto lens that reaches 1000mm in FF terms is under development, and it will reach 2000mm with a 2x teleconverter
  
•  True value of MTF lies in scenes where mobility, image stabilization, and tripods cannot be used. It is possible to provide photos with a high degree of freedom that cannot be achieved by other companies.
• E-M1X has introduced many of the world’s first technologies.
• The PEN series has been highly acclaimed by women. The point is how to fight in the mature mirrorless market.
• We are considering automating lens production. There are many areas that require high-precision work and are difficult to replace with robots. Combination with hand action is also difficult.

The E-M5III has been registered in Russia in three different configurations:

– body only
– with kit lens 1
– with kit lens 2

E-M5III rumor summary:
Announcement in October (99% certain)
Same E-M1II sensor with 121 cross-type phase detection pixels. (60% certain)
New processing engine (90% certain)
Lighter, more plasticky but still weather sealed body (60% certain)
Same BLS-50 battery of the PEN and E-M10 camera series (60% certain)

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Venus Optics will soon announce a new updated version of their 2018 Laowa 17mm f/1.8 MFT lens. It will have 7 blades aperture isntead of the previous 5 blades. Here are the leaked images: