Follow the live blogging for the OM Digital announcement (starts at 6am London time)

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With a few hours OM Digital will announce three new products and a new lens roadmap. The announcement will happen at 6am London time and you can expect me to do the usual live blogging.

This is the gear we are getting:

New OM-1II

  • Re-branded as OM SYSTEMS (as you know the OM-1 still has the Olympus name on it).
  • Double the internal buffer memory
  • 8.5 stops IBIS
  • 14bit raw for High resolution mode
  • human AI recognition
  • New added computational nd filters
  • better focusing system
  • Improved ergonomics
  • Price: 2399 Euro

New OM 150-600mm 5.0-6.3:

  • MFT version of the original Sigma 150-600mm Full Frame lens.
  • Supports Sync-IS (Correction effects of wide 6.0 / tele 5.0steps on the lens alone, and wide 7.0 / tele 6.0 steps for Sync IS) ,
  • 9 aperture blades
  • Minimum focus: 56 cm
  • Filter size: 95 mm
  • 25 elements in 15 groups (4 Super ED lenses, 2 ED lenses, 6 HR lenses, 1 HD lens)
  • fluorine coating
  • 1200mm* on its own, or 2400mm* max. when used with a teleconverter
  • IPX1 weather sealing,
  • Length: 264.4 mm
  • Diameter: 109.9 mm
  • Weight: 2065 g
  • Comes with LH-103 lens hood, LC-95 lens cap, LR-2 back cap, lens strap, instruction manual, warranty card
  • Price: 2699 Euro

New OM 9-18mm lens (same construction and only small aesthetic changes).

 

 

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a bit of everything…

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Quick thoughts on the OM Digital release…a missed opportunity or a glimpse of hope?

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We now know that the OM-1II will be a slightly improved OM-1. And that the 150-600mm lens will be a MFT version of the original Sigma 150-600mm Full Frame lens. In this video I shared my thoughts. But in short:

Positive note:

  • At least after one year we are getting something new
  • We are getting three “new” products
  • We are getting a new lens roadmap

Negative note:

  • OM-1II improvements are very minor
  • 150-600mm lens has unnecessary weight and size because of the original Full Frame design
  • Putting an extra $700 price tag on a re-branded Sigma FF lens is disappointing

What do you think?

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