UPDATE: You can now preorder the new Olympus 300mm f/4.0 PRO lens on Amazon US (Click here).

Digicameinfo leaked two more images of the final production version Zuiko 300mm f/4.0 PRO IS lens. The “beast” will be announced on January 6th at around 6am London time. The Japanese leaked specs list confirmes the “german” spec list we leaked on Friday:

– 6 stop correction (world’s best stabilization!)
– 17 lenses organized in 10 groups (three Super ED lens, one E-HR lens, three HR lens)
– New Z Coating Nano” coating to reduce flare
– weather sealed (17 sealing points).
– Lens fully functional down to -10 ℃.
– Tele Macro function of the shortest photographing distance 1.4m.
– Maximum magnification is 0.24 times (MC-14 0.34-fold during use).
– It is equipped with a “manual focus clutch mechanism”. Focus limit switch, with a L-Fn button.
– nine blade circular aperture
– 77mm filter size
– Total length 227mm (hood when using 280mm). The maximum diameter of 92.5mm. It weighs 1270 grams (1475 grams in the tripod sit).
– built-in lens hood can be fixed sliding that is stretched.
– detachable tripod mount
– price of ¥ 370,000 (including tax ¥ 399,600). In Europe 2.600 Euro
– ships late February

The Chinese public agency Srrc.org.cn registered the new Panasonic GF8. I reported about that camera months ago saying it would ship early Spring and basically be a sort of 4K GF7 camera. So to sum up those are the next MFT cameras and lenses to be announced:

January 5 (5-6am London time): Panasonic 100-400mm lens
January 6 (6am London time): Olympus 300mm f/.40
End of January: PEN-F with 20MP sensor
End of February: GF8 4K camera
End of February: new Olympus f/1.2 primes

SRRC link via Digicameinfo