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Press release: M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 8mm f1.8 Fisheye PRO

February 5, 2015
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Olympus Imaging Corporation (President: Haruo Ogawa) is pleased to announce the development of the M.Zuiko Digital ED 8mm f1.8 Fisheye PRO (35mm equivalent focal length: 16mm), a high-performance fisheye lens conforming to the Micro Four Thirds System standard, scheduled to go on sale in summer 2015.

This is the world’s first^*1 dustproof and splashproof fisheye lens with a bright f1.8 aperture value. It is categorized in the M.Zuiko PRO series, a professional lens with high optical performance and reliable dustproof and splashproof construction, constantly providing high image quality under any conditions.

The dedicated underwater lens port is also under development. It will expand the shooting scenes of nature photography from underwater to the night sky.

Pricing and Launch Date

Category	Product Name	MSRP	Planned Launch Date
Interchangeable lens	M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 8mm f1.8 Fisheye PRO (black)	TBD	Summer, 2015

※1	As of February 5, 2015

Preorders (if you preorder through those links you will support 43rumors…thanks!):
E-M5II in Black or Silver at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus. In Europe at Jessops, WexUK, Namencolor.
14-150mm II lens at Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
FL-LM3 Flash at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Olympus ECG-2 External Metal Grip at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Olympus HLD-6P Battery Grip at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
HLD-8g at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
E-P16 eyecup at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
HLD-8G and HLD-6P kit at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Full leather case at Amazon, Adorama and GetOlympus.
Olympus PT-EP13 Underwater Housing at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Olympus Stylus Tough TG-860 at Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.

The spot on E-M5II vs E-M1 vs E-M5 size comparison!

February 5, 2015
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Preorders (if you preorder through those links you will support 43rumors…thanks!):
E-M5II in Black or Silver at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus. In Europe at WexUK, Namencolor.
14-150mm II lens at Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
FL-LM3 Flash at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Olympus ECG-2 External Metal Grip at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Olympus HLD-6P Battery Grip at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
HLD-8g at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
E-P16 eyecup at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
HLD-8G and HLD-6P kit at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Full leather case at Amazon, Adorama and GetOlympus.
Olympus PT-EP13 Underwater Housing at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Olympus Stylus Tough TG-860 at Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.

Reminder: You can follow the Olympus E-M5II launch event liveblogging here on 43rumors at. The official deadline is 6am London time which is:
– 10pm Los Angeles time (Still February 4 there).
– 1am New York time
– 7.00 Berlin time
– 15:00 Tokyo time

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Dicahub made that perfect size comparison between the soon to be announced E-M5II and the E-M1 and E-m5 cameras.

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Panasonic GH4 for $1,419.

February 4, 2015
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There is an ulterior $80 off on the Gh4 sold by trusted seller [shoplink 51119 ebay]QuickNdone on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. And new price drop on the 256GB(yeah 256 Gigabyte!) PNY SD card at Amazon (Click here).

More camera deals:
$150 off on the E-PL7 at [shoplink 50978 ebay]RobertsCamera on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Olympus E-M1 for $999 only on top rated ebay seller [shoplink 50849 ebay]TheGamesArena (Click here)[/shoplink]. The Silver version sells [shoplink 50848 ebay]for $20 more (Click here)[/shoplink].
E-Pl5 for $399 with kit lens and SD card at Amazon (Click here) and GetOlympus (without the card).
Panasonic G6 for $519 with kit lens at Amazon US (Click here)
Panasonic GF6 with kit lens sells for $349 only at Amazon US (Click here).
Black GX7 with kit lens for $589 at [shoplink 50892 ebay]ProDigital on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
GX7 with the 20mm pancake as kit lens it sells for just under $800 at Amazon (Click here) and [shoplink 50893 ebay]6ave on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
The Olympus E-M1 sells for $999 only on top rated ebay seller [shoplink 50849 ebay]TheGamesArena (Click here)[/shoplink]. The Silver version sells for $20 more again at [shoplink 50848 ebay]TheGamesArena (Click here)[/shoplink].

Panasonic rebates:
$800 off on the GH4 with YAGH at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the GH4 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the GM5 at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Panasonic GH3 at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$200 off on the Nocticron 42,5mm f/1.2 OIS Lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Panasonic Store.
$200 off on the 35-100mm f/2.8 Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto
$200 off on the 7-14mm f/4.0 Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto
$200 off on the 35-100mm f/2.8 ASPH Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$170 off on the Panasonic 14-140mm Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$160 off on the 8mm fisheye Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$130 off on the Leica 25mm f/1.4 Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Panasonic 100-3000mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Leica 15mm f/1.7 Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto
$100 off on the 12-35mm f/2.8 ASPH Lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto
$80 off on the Panasonic 20mmII pancake at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$80 off on the Panasonic 45-200mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

Hot! Full E-M5II leak with plenty of images!

February 4, 2015
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Preorders (if you preorder through those links you will support 43rumors…thanks!):
E-M5II in Black or Silver at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus. In Europe at WexUK, Namencolor.
14-150mm II lens at Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
FL-LM3 Flash at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Olympus ECG-2 External Metal Grip at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Olympus HLD-6P Battery Grip at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
HLD-8g at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
E-P16 eyecup at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
HLD-8G and HLD-6P kit at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Full leather case at Amazon, Adorama and GetOlympus.
Olympus PT-EP13 Underwater Housing at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Olympus Stylus Tough TG-860 at Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.

Ladies and gentleman here is the full official E-M5II info posted at Olympus Hong Kong. Below you can also find the 40 Megapixel resolution image compared with th normal 16 Megapixel shooting mode:

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Price in Hong Kong (with 14-150mmII lens):

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The LCD screen:

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Full specs here…click on it to enlarge!

Reminder: You can follow the Olympus E-M5II launch event liveblogging here on 43rumors at. The official deadline is 6am London time which is:
– 10pm Los Angeles time (Still February 4 there).
– 1am New York time
– 7.00 Berlin time
– 15:00 Tokyo time

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(FT5) New info about the new Olympus 8mm PRO, 7-14mm PRO, 300mm PRO and 14-150mm lenses!

February 4, 2015
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Image of the new splashproof 14-150mm lens.

Preorders (if you preorder through those links you will support 43rumors…thanks!):
E-M5II in Black or Silver at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus. In Europe at WexUK, Namencolor.
14-150mm II lens at Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
FL-LM3 Flash at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Olympus ECG-2 External Metal Grip at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Olympus HLD-6P Battery Grip at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
HLD-8g at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
E-P16 eyecup at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
HLD-8G and HLD-6P kit at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Full leather case at Amazon, Adorama and GetOlympus.
Olympus PT-EP13 Underwater Housing at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Olympus Stylus Tough TG-860 at Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.

Tomorrow at 6am London time Olympus will announce the new 8mm and 14-150mm II lenses. And they will certainly show the 7-14mm and 300mm PRO lenses too at CP+ (with pricing to be announced in Spring). Here are some more info about the lenses:

8mm f/1.8 fisheye PRO lens:
– It’s watherproof
– made with high quality material
– will ship in Summer. Pricing to be announced in Spring
– very fast and silent autofocus system
– comes in Black only like any other PRO lenses in the range

14-150mm f/4.0-5.6 II ED lens:
– splashproof
– optical performance is improved over it’s predecessor
– costs 649 Euro
– 285g weight

7-14mm f/2.8 PRO lens pricing will be announced in Spring. 300mm f/4.0 PRO lens pricing also to be announced later (mid 2015 likely).

Reminder: You can follow the Olympus E-M5II launch event liveblogging here on 43rumors at. The official deadline is 6am London time which is:
– 10pm Los Aangeles time (Still February 4 there).
– 1am New York time
– 7.00 Berlin time
– 15:00 Tokyo time

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Reminder: Olympus announcement in at 6 am London time of February 5.

February 4, 2015
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You can follow the Olympus E-M5II launch event liveblogging here on 43rumors at. The official deadline is 6am London time which is:
– 10pm Los Aangeles time (Still February 4 there).
– 1am New York time
– 7.00 Berlin time
– 15:00 Tokyo time

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New Stock of refurbished MFT stuff at Olympus Europe…

February 4, 2015
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[/shoplink] [shoplink 22691 ebay]Olympus Europe[/shoplink] has some new Stock of refurbished MFT cameras and lenses for sale (newest added auctions are on top):

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