Archive : Olympus
RSS feed
The Olympus Fraud Scandal – What Does It Mean To Photographers?
Posted by Photo-John on February 20, 2012 · 0 Comment
Unless you live in a cave, you must be aware of the huge financial scandal surrounding Olympus. And by huge, I mean HUGE – one-point-seven-billion-dollars-huge. I’ve been watching it all unfold but since I write about cameras not business I mostly kept my thoughts to myself. However, with Kodak’s recent reorganization and the generally poor global economic situation, the ongoing controversy [...]
Filed in: News & Reviews, Olympus
Olympus TG-820 iHS Tough Camera – Faster & Better Image Quality
Posted by Photo-John on February 9, 2012 · 0 Comment
Olympus just introduced a new waterproof, shockproof “Tough” camera, the TG-810 iHS. Those of you who read my articles and reviews are probably aware I’ve been critical of Olympus waterproof point-and-shoot camera image quality for the past couple of years (see my Olympus TG-610 Review). I’ve also seen a lot of user reviews complaining about the slow reaction time with the Olympus Tough [...]
Filed in: News & Reviews, Olympus
Olympus E-M5 Hands-On Video Intro
Posted by Photo-John on February 7, 2012 · 0 Comment
There’s a brand new Micro Four Thirds camera in town – the Olympus E-M5. It’s got a built-in electronic viewfinder (EVF) and it’s dust and weather-sealed. Instead of making the E-M5 part of their Pen camera line, Olympus decided to differentiate it and pay tribute to their camera-making heritage by creating a whole new line of cameras named after their venerable OM 35mm film SLRs. The [...]
Olympus E-PM1 Pen Camera – Featured User Review
Posted by Photo-John on January 23, 2012 · 0 Comment
The smallest interchangeable lens Olympus Micro Four Thirds camera yet, the Olympus E-PM1 definitely deserves more attention. So I was really happy to see this fine review show up a few days ago. It’s our first user review for the E-PM1 and the author, Anbesol, has supplied a lot of well-informed detail about the E-PM1’s performance – both positive and negative. This review is a textbook example [...]
Filed in: News & Reviews, Olympus
Olympus VR-340 Camera Includes A Fashion Stylist
Posted by Photo-John on January 17, 2012 · 0 Comment
With Olympus’s new pocket superzoom camera you can bypass the shower and the mirror in the morning. Well, maybe not the shower. But the new 16-megapixel Olympus VR-340’s new Beauty Mode includes a purse-load of in-camera makeup tricks: “Laid out like a cosmetic toolbox, it lets you apply everything from eyeliner and eye shadow to rouge for skin blemishes. You can even lift cheekbones and [...]
Filed in: News & Reviews, Olympus
New Olympus VG-610 – Pocket Point-and-Shoot For Under $100
Posted by Photo-John on January 17, 2012 · 0 Comment
Introduced last week at the annual CES tradeshow, the new 14-megapixel Olympus VG-160 digital camera offers a 5x zoom lens, 720p HD video, creative “Magic Art Filters,” Intelligent Auto (iAuto) mode, a 3-inch LCD display and more in an ultra-compact pocket-sized camera – for less than US $100! You sure get a lot more for your money with digital cameras these days. A few years ago, a camera [...]
Filed in: News & Reviews, Olympus
Olympus SP-620UZ Ultrazoom Camera – 21x Zoom Lens
Posted by Photo-John on January 17, 2012 · 0 Comment
The Olympus SP-620UZ, announced last week at the annual CES tradeshow in Las Vegas, is an affordable 21x superzoom camera with a 16-megapixel sensor, 720p HD video and a 3-inch LCD display. The 21x optical zoom lens has a range of 25-525mm (35mm equivalent) and the camera has dual image stabilization to help freeze action and smooth out camera shake for video, in low light and for long telephoto [...]
Filed in: News & Reviews, Olympus
Olympus SZ-12 – 600mm Zoom Pocket Camera
Posted by Photo-John on January 16, 2012 · 0 Comment
Olympus introduced an impressive little superzoom camera at CES this year. The 14-megapixel Olympus SZ-12 has an amazing 24x 25-600mm (equivalent) optical zoom lens crammed into a camera body about the size of an iPhone. To put the SZ-12 in perspective, the longest pocket camera lenses are 16 or 18x zooms. The SZ-12 is only marginally taller and thicker than competitors’ best pocket superzoom [...]
Filed in: News & Reviews, Olympus
Olympus Announces 12-50mm Micro Four Thirds Power Zoom Lens
Posted by Photo-John on December 13, 2011 · 0 Comment
Olympus has announced a new 4.2x zoom lens for their Micro Four Thirds Pen cameras. The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-50mm F3.5-6.3 EZ zoom lens is the first Olympus motorized zoom lens and the first weather-sealed Olympus Micro Four Thirds lens. With the 2x Micro Four Thirds conversion, the 12-50mm focal length is equivalent to a 24-100mm lens on a full-frame or 35mm film camera – a very [...]
Filed in: News & Reviews, Olympus
Olympus E-P3 Review
Posted by Photo-John on November 21, 2011 · 0 Comment
The Olympus E-P3 is the third-generation flagship camera in the Olympus Pen line of Micro Four Thirds format mirrorless, interchangeable lens cameras. It has a 12-megapixel Live MOS sensor, seriously improved auto focus, full HD video, a beautiful OLED (organic light emitting diode) touchscreen display, a solid metal body and pro-level exposure controls. The Olympus Pen system has matured considerably [...]
Olympus E-P3 Studio Sample Photos
Posted by Photo-John on October 17, 2011 · 0 Comment
High-resolution studio sample photos taken with the 12-megapixel Olympus E-P3 Pen Micro Four Thirds interchangeable lens camera. These tests were shot RAW in aperture priority on a tripod in the PhotographyREVIEW.com studio at ISO 200 through ISO 12,800. They were converted without adjustment to TIFF files with Lightroom 3. The logo, text and graybar were added in Photoshop before saving as maximum [...]
Filed in: News & Reviews, Olympus
Olympus E-P3 Pen Super Compact Travel Kit
Posted by Photo-John on September 19, 2011 · 0 Comment
Traveling with photography equipment is always tricky. Either you sacrifice comfort and convenience for quality or you sacrifice quality and versatility for convenience. International travel with multiple plane changes is even trickier. In the past I’ve traveled with a suitcase, a laptop shoulder bag and a 30-pound camera backpack. If you end up on a small plane where the camera pack doesn’t [...]
Olympus E-PM1 Pen Camera – First Look
On the eve of Olympus announcing the launch of a new camera in the PEN series, I was given the opportunity to try it out. I and a group of testers were taken behind the scenes at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, NY to put the camera through its paces shooting top-tier professional tennis. I pushed the range of the camera’s capabilities shooting on the roof of the [...]
Filed in: News & Reviews, Olympus
New Olympus SP810-UZ – 36x Compact Superzoom Camera
Posted by Photo-John on July 28, 2011 · 0 Comment
The Olympus SP-810UZ camera, announced yesterday, is the smallest digital camera with a 36x zoom lens. The 14-megapixel Olympus SP-810UZ has a 24-864mm (equivalent) zoom range, 720p HD video, 3D shooting, a 3-inch LCD display and in-camera “Magic Art Filters” for both still photos and videos.
Superzoom cameras like the SP-810UZ are a great choice for photographers who want one, compact, [...]
Filed in: News & Reviews, Olympus
Olympus E-PL3 Pen Camera Details And Pricing
Posted by Photo-John on July 26, 2011 · 0 Comment
A few weeks ago Olympus introduced three new Micro Four Thirds Pen cameras, including the E-PL3. Today, they’ve announced that the E-PL3 will be available in September, with a lens, for $699. Like the E-PL1 and E-PL2, the E-PL3 is a smaller more affordable alternative to the flagship E-P3 Pen camera (Olympus E-P3 Pen camera intro). There’s very little performance compromise, though. [...]
Filed in: News & Reviews, Olympus
Outdoor And Waterproof Digital Cameras
Posted by Photo-John on June 13, 2011 · 0 Comment
Rugged Digital Cameras For Backpacking, Cycling, Boating And The Worksite
Welcome to our 2011 waterproof and outdoor digital camera guide! It covers the current waterproof, rugged, outdoor digital cameras, the latest features and has recommendations for what I think are the best waterproof cameras for 2011. I’ve been a fan since I reviewed the first waterproof digital camera, the [...]
Olympus SZ-30MR Super-Zoom Digital Camera
Today, Olympus announced the new SZ-30MR super-zoom digital camera. The SZ-30MR includes a 25-600mm (35mm equivalent) 24x wide optical zoom + 4x digital zoom lens that can capture 16-megapixel still images and 1080p Full HD video at the same time with Olympus’ new Multi-Recording mode. The Multi-Recording mode also uses the dual TruePic III+ Image processor to let users record two different movies [...]
Filed in: News & Reviews, Olympus
Olympus Tough TG-810 Rugged Camera With GPS
Posted by Photo-John on March 1, 2011 · 0 Comment
There’s a new rugged outdoor camera in the Olympus TG “Tough” camera family. The new 14-megapixel Olympus Tough TG-810 camera is waterproof, shockproof, crushproof and freezeproof. It can capture 720p HD video, 3D still photos and it has nine Magic Filters that work for still photos and movies. But what really sets it apart from previous Olympus Tough cameras is the addition [...]
Filed in: News & Reviews, Olympus
Olympus PEN Your Short 48 Hour Film Contest at the 2011 Vail Film Festival
Today, Olympus and the Colorado Film Institute announced the Olympus PEN Your Short 48 Hour Film Contest, which runs from March 31 through April 3. The Olympus PEN Your Short 48 Hour Film Contest will challenge filmmakers to make a film in a 48-hour time period, during the Vail Film Festival.
Registration for the contest will begin on March 1, 2011 and continue through 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, March [...]
Filed in: News & Reviews, Olympus
Olympus XZ-1 Camera Studio Sample Photos
Posted by Photo-John on February 15, 2011 · 0 Comment
The new Olympus XZ-1 is one of the coolest new compact cameras to be introduced this year. It’s got a super-fast f/1.8 Zuiko zoom lens, RAW, manual exposure and the same accessory port as the Olympus Pen cameras. I got a pre-production XZ-1 from Olympus so I could have an article and video posted when it was announced (Olympus XZ-1 preview video). Now I have a production XZ-1 that I can [...]
Filed in: News & Reviews, Olympus
75 Years Of Olympus Zuiko Lenses – Plus – Mystery Lens!
Posted by Photo-John on February 8, 2011 · 0 Comment
At the CP+ tradeshow in Japan this week (Feb 9-12, 2011), Olympus will be celebrating 75 years of Zuiko lenses by showing off one of the original Zuiko lens cameras and a model of a new M.Zuiko Micro Four Thirds mystery lens scheduled for later this year. Stop and think about that for second – Olympus has been making cameras since before World War II!
Ok, you are free to continue reading [...]
Filed in: News & Reviews, Olympus
Olympus SZ-10 Ultra-Zoom Digital Camera
Today, Olympus announced the new SZ-10 ultra-zoom digital camera that is packed with features all in a slim, lightweight body. The SZ-10 features 14-megapixels, a 28-504mm wide-angle lens with 18x ultra-zoom, 3D Photo mode, a 3.0-inch LCD, 720p HD video recording, TruePic III+ Image Processor, Dual Image Stabilization, Magic Art Filters and Magic Filter Movie that includes Pop Art, Pin Hole, Fish-Eye, [...]
Filed in: News & Reviews, Olympus
Olympus VR-320 Digital Camera
Today, Olympus announced the new VR-320 compact digital camera. The VR-320 features 14-megapixels, a 24mm-300mm equivalent 12.5x extra-wide-angle optical zoom lens, a 3.0-inch LCD, 720p HD video recording, Dual Image Stabilization, AF Tracking, Shadow Adjustment Technology, Magic Art Filters including Pop Art, Pin Hole, Fish-Eye, Soft Focus, Drawing, Sparkle and Punk, Face Detection of up to 8 faces, [...]
Filed in: News & Reviews, Olympus
Olympus VG-110 Digital Camera
Today, Olympus announced the new VG-110 compact and affordable digital camera. The VG-110 features 12-megapixels, a 26mm 4x wide-angle zoom lens, a 2.7-inch LCD, AVI movie recording, Dual Image Stabilization, AF Tracking, Perfect Fix in-camera editing, Magic Art Filters including Pop Art, Pin Hole, Fish-Eye, Soft Focus, Drawing, Sparkle and Punk, Face Detection of up to 16 faces, Intelligent Auto Mode, [...]
Filed in: News & Reviews, Olympus
Olympus XZ-1 Premium Compact Camera Preview Video
Posted by Photo-John on January 5, 2011 · 0 Comment
Olympus steps up to the premium compact camera plate with their new XZ-1 camera. The Olympus XZ-1 digital camera is designed to compete with high-end compact cameras like the Canon PowerShot G12, Nikon Coolpix P7000 and the Panasonic Lumix LX5. To do that it has a large, 1/1.63-inch 10-megapixel sensor, a 4x f/1.8 iZuiko zoom lens (28-112mm equivalent), full manual exposure controls, 720p HD [...]
articles Backgrounds buying-guide Camcorders & Video camera Camera and Photography News Clipart - Vector commercial contests Contributed Videos design digital digital-camera Digital Camera Announcements dslr fashion Feature Articles featured Free PSD Files FS News gear how to icons Inspirational inspirations location New Photography Products Other photo Photography Photography: The Basics Photography Industry News Photography Tips & Tutorials Point-and-Shoot Cameras point and shoot portraits Press and News resources review Richard Schneider Tips tutorial tutorials video Video or Film
