Surprise: Panasonic announcement on October 17!

Panasonic has officially begun teasing a new product announcement for October 17. After so many recent L-mount launches, I really hope this time we’ll finally see something for the Micro Four Thirds system!

They previously said that compact camera development hasn’t been done so we might finally get a successor for this camera series?

UPDATE: Panasonic made the video private. Here is the screenshot:

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LEAKED: M.Zuiko Digital ED 50-200mm f/2.8 IS PRO is coming on September 10

First leaked image of the upcoming M.Zuiko Digital ED 50–200mm f/2.8 IS PRO, set to be announced on September 10! The great news: this is not a rebranded Sigma 70–200mm, as many feared. Instead, it’s a true OM System design — and it just might rival the legendary 150–400mm PRO in performance!

I have no info yet about the pricing and other specs. But it sounds exciting don’t you agree?

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There seems to be an OM Digital announcement coming soon…

I’ve heard the first rumors about a possible launch event for a new OM Digital product coming soon. Apparently, some “influencers” have received equipment to test. All we know for sure is that OM Digital will announce the new telephoto zoom lens, which has been talked about for some time, within 1-2 months. It might be a new 70-200mm f/2.8 IS PRO lens with the same super high quality like the epic 150-400mm PRO.

When it comes to cameras I got no info about a possible new PEN or OM camera coming. But I hope to be proven wrong…

Rumor: has the the OM-10 series been terminated?

I got this wold rumor from an Asian source:

OM Digital has clarified that development of the OM-10s series will not continue. Apparently, the OM-1, OM-5, and OM-3 series will be the only ones to remain in production.

That would be bad news, but not entirely surprising. For a small company like OM Digital, it makes little sense to offer four different OM model series. I would rather buy a new PEN than an OM10V. What do you think?

SUPER WILD: OM Digital had a discussion about going medium format

I heard from a source that two years ago OM Digital was investigating the possibility of developing a new type of camera with a different sensor size. One of those ideas centered on switching to medium format. Here is what the source told me:

There are engineering samples testing regarding a new line from OMDS.
The camera has a large stacked sensor in 4:3 ratio format. It looks like a medium format sensor.
It looks like OM picked up the unfinished medium format project in 2018 which was finally canceled by Olympus executives . The EM1X prototype body was originally designed for medium format.
My info came from two sources. OMDS and another tech person.
The new format is an on going project which I was told could be part of OM system product.

I don’t think this is going to be a final product. This is probably just part of a general investigation to see if there is a potential market for it.

OM Digital new telephoto zoom might be a 70-200mm f/2.8 IS PRO lens!

A source just told me that it looks like OM Digital next telephoto zoom (marked on their roadmap) might be a new 70-200mm f/2.8 IS PRO lens

The lens is white and of the same super high quality like the epic 150-400mm PRO:

OM Digital said the lens will be on the market by the end of 2025. Don’t have any info about the pricing yet. It will be less expensive than the 150-400mm PRO…but still expensive!

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