One source that was briefed on the new OM 150-600mm 5.0-6.3 lens told me this:

150-600mm (not a pro lens) with stabilization co-work with camera body. I believe the telephoto lens is sigma designed and manufactured from their existing full frame 150-600mm. Weight is 2+ kg.

It would be disappointing if this would be EXACTLY the same lens. This lens was designed for FF and it would be unnecessarily bigger than it should. SO I hope that if it is based on the existing Sigma it might have been optically adapter to MFT.

Hope sources can soon confirm (or debunk) this rumor…

TRUSTED sources CONFIRMED that on January 30 at 6am London time OM Digital will announce those three new products:

1. OM-1II
2. 9-18mm II
3. 150-600mm f/5.0-6.3

Let’s get into the details of this starting from a disappointment: The OM-1II will use the same OM-1 sensor and processing engine. The real changes will be:

1. Rebranded as OM SYSTEMS (as you know the OM-1 still has the Olympus name on it).
2. Double the internal buffer memory
3. 14bit raw for High resolution mode
4. human AI recognition
5. better focusing system

The OM-1II should be priced at 2400 Euro (a bit more than $2,000 in the US).

I got no detail on the 9-18mm II so I guess it’s just a re-branded version of the current 9-18mm lens.

The most exciting news is the announcement of the 150-600mm 5f/.0-6.3:

• Not a PRO lens
• But I have been told it has very high image quality
• 2699 Euro is the price (around $2,500 in the USA)

I actually SAW the lens but I cannot share images yet. If you have images I can share please send me those using the anonymous contact box or by writing me at 43rumors@gmail.com.