Images of the new 10-25mm f/1.7 displayed at the CP+ show
via twitter.com/Matsu_Shohei_19
Panasonic is displaying the new 10-25mm f/1.7 at the CP+ show. But thewy did not disclose any detail yet about pricing and shipment start.
via twitter.com/Matsu_Shohei_19
Panasonic is displaying the new 10-25mm f/1.7 at the CP+ show. But thewy did not disclose any detail yet about pricing and shipment start.
Matsu_Shohei_19 shared this image from the Olympus stage at the CP+ show and it went viral on the web. We were all wondering what it means but the most likely explanation is that Olympus intended to remark that the future 150-400mm MFT lens will be 800mm FF equivalent at the tele end.
OPC Optics has recently acquire the Meyer Optik assets. This is the press text they released today:
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Press text:
• Previous portfolio fully analyzed
• Plans for product refinements and new developments
• Collaborations with partners in Germany secured
• Launch of new website
• Sale of acquired lens stock
Bad Kreuznach – 27 February 2019 – Following the takeover by OPC Optics, Meyer Optik is taking its first steps back into the public eye by launching a completely new website. It has been a while since the press release in December 2018 announcing the takeover of the brand, but this time has been used intensively to analyze the existing products, identify improvements and carefully plan and implement the company’s next steps.
“Once all the information about the portfolio, the technical designs etc. had been handed over to us, we realized relatively quickly that we would need to invest considerable time and effort to establish a professional infrastructure. Meyer Optik is now benefiting from the combined experience I have gained during my many years working in the optics industry and the various positions I have held in large companies in this field,” explains Timo Heinze, Managing Director of OPC Optics. “It’s fair to say that the previous organization and processes shocked us on occasions. A range of new systems was absolutely necessary to establish a professional standard of production. Seamless documentation and control is essential, be it in development, for external and internal communication or for production planning, for example.”
New range of lenses has been streamlined
After analyzing the portfolio of products most recently sold and advertised by the previous supplier, a decision was made to discontinue the Somnium and Nocturnus ranges for the time being. In line with comments in the past on various online platforms, forums etc., the current Meyer Optik staff also soon became aware that internally the Somnium was actually a modified Russian lens and the Nocturnus was a modified Chinese lens.
“That is an absolute no go. As a German manufacturer using the ‘Made in Germany’ quality seal, this is a shameful indictment. These lenses may be perfectly good in their own right, but their production methods and marketing goes against all our principles,” states Heinze. “With us, nothing of this nature will occur. At the same time, we are not ruling out launching lenses with similar characteristics in the future. But if we did decide to do so, they would, of course, be our own designs and produced by us, in order to genuinely earn the ‘Made in Germany’ label.”
Today you save $$$ on Sandisk products sold on Amazon US (Click here).
And those are todays deals on BHphoto:
On the image on top you see the Leica 12-60mm on the left, the new Olympus 12-200mm f/3.5-6.3 lens in the center and the Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 on the right. The new lens is really compact and a perfect travel zoom companion!
Preorder: 12-200mm lens at GetOlympus and Bhphoto.
You can now get the E-M1X directly at Olympus Germany, Olympus UK, Olympus France, Olympus Netherland, Olympus Italy. List of all other Olympus EU country stores can be found here.
UPDATE: The dutch store FotoHansKeuzekamp also has it in Stock and sent me this pic:
In Finland it’s available at Verkkokauppa.
In love with the size and weight advantage of the new Oly over my Nikon kit (Reddit).
Lumix S1 AF Sample Testing Subject Recognition & AFC Tracking DFD AI AF (L-rumors).
New FIKAZ adapters (Optyczne).
Panasonic Upgrades the Lumix FZ1000 II and ZS80 (Explora).
Share your best pictures on our new Instagram MicroFourThirdsGallery.
Plenty of news on the facebook E-M1II group, Panasonic FF and the GH5 group.