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Olympus E-P5 Pen – OM-D Performance With Built-In Wi-Fi
By Photo-John May 09, 2013
Featured Mirrorless News Olympus
The new Olympus E-P5 flagship Pen mirrorless camera has a great retro look, OM-D performance, and brand new for Olympus – built-in Wi-Fi!
Read More »Olympus Stylus XZ-10 – High-End Pocket Camera With f/1.8 Lens & Manual Controls
By Photo-John February 19, 2013
Featured News Olympus Point and Shoot Videos
Olympus just announced a smaller, more affordable high-end XZ-Series compact digital camera. The new Olympus Stylus XZ-10 has a fast f/1.8-2.7 5x zoom lens (26-130mm equivalent), 12-megapixel 1/2.3-inch CMOS sensor, manual shooting modes, RAW shooting, a customizable control ring, touchscreen LCD display and full HD video. The main difference between the XZ-10 and the more
Read More »Olympus E-PL5 Pen Camera – Featured User Review
By Photo-John February 08, 2013
Camera Reviews Featured Mirrorless Olympus User Reviews
Thanks to Heather S for her Olympus E-PL5 Pen camera user review. Her review was selected as a Featured User Review because it’s well-written with plenty of detail and she represents the perfect Olympus E-PL5 buyer – a point-and-shoot photographer looking to move up to an unintimidating but high-performance interchangeable lens camera. And the E-PL5
Read More »Olympus 75-300mm f/4.8-6.7 II Micro Four Thirds Lens Updated
By Photo-John January 29, 2013
Featured Lenses Mirrorless News Olympus
One of my favorite things about Olympus’s interchangeable lens cameras is the extra reach the smaller Four Thirds sensor gives me – especially with long zoom lenses. I loved the crazy 600mm reach I got with their original 70-300mm Four Thirds DSLR zoom lens and I was really psyched when they came out with a
Read More »2012 Camera of the Year – Olympus OM-D E-M5
By Photo-John January 21, 2013
Buying Guides Featured Mirrorless Olympus
For the last few years choosing a Camera of the Year was pretty easy for me. But I was very conflicted about the 2012 Camera of the Year. I knew which cameras were in the running but I had a tough time picking out the one camera that was most deserving. The people have spoken
Read More »Olympus Adds $199 TG-630 iHS To Tough Camera Line
By Photo-John January 11, 2013
2013 CES News Olympus Point and Shoot Underwater
Olympus has announced a new rugged waterproof point-and-shoot camera that will sell for just $199. The Olympus Stylus Tough TG-630 iHS is waterproof to 16 feet, freezeproof (14F) and can handle drops of 5.5 feet. It has a 12-megapixel backlit CMOS sensor with Olympus’s iHS system for improved image quality, 1080p full HD video and
Read More »New Olympus Stylus Tough TG-830 iHS – Affordable Rugged Point-and-Shoot
By Photo-John January 11, 2013
2013 CES News Olympus Point and Shoot Underwater
Olympus announced three new waterproof, shockproof “Tough” point-and-shoot cameras at the annual CES tradeshow this week. If you’re a skier, snowboarder, snowmobiler, cyclist or boater in the market for a new high-performance pocket camera you should definitely check out the new Olympus Stylus Tough TG-830 iHS. The Olympus TG-830 iHS costs $100 less than Olympus’s
Read More »New Olympus Stylus Tough TG-2 iHS Adds Aperture Priority Control
By Photo-John January 10, 2013
2013 CES Featured News Olympus Point and Shoot Underwater
The Olympus Tough TG-1 iHS rugged, waterproof point-and-shoot, in my opinion, is the best waterproof camera ever. Olympus calls it “lifeproof,”and that’s why it’s been my constant companion this winter while I’m out playing in the snow. It’s easily accessible in a pouch on the shoulder strap of my pack and I don’t have to
Read More »The Olympus E-PL5 In Cuba – A Review
By megan January 04, 2013
Camera Reviews Featured Mirrorless Olympus Videos
The Olympus E-PL5 is part of the Olympus Pen line of compact, interchangeable lens “mirrorless” cameras. The Pen cameras give photographers nearly the same image quality and performance as a DSLR in a compact camera body. The E-PL5 is extra exciting because it shares the same 16-megapixel sensor as the critically acclaimed Olympus OM-D E-M5
Read More »Olympus E-PL5 Studio Sample Photos
By Photo-John November 20, 2012
Camera Reviews Featured Mirrorless Olympus Samples
The Olympus E-PL5 is the latest mid-range interchangeable lens Pen camera in Olympus’s Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera line. What makes the E-PL5 different from previous Olympus Pen cameras is it uses the same 16-megapixel sensor as the OM-D E-M5, arguably the best mirrorless camera available right now. That sensor really broke ground for the
Read More »Olympus E-PL5 Pen Unboxing & Video Intro
By Photo-John November 19, 2012
Camera Reviews Featured Mirrorless Olympus Videos
The E-PL5 is Olympus’s latest Pen-Series compact system camera. The size and exterior design are pretty comparable with its predecessor, the E-PL3. However, the performance has taken a big leap thanks to the camera’s 16-megapixel sensor – the same sensor that’s used in Olympus’s popular, class-leading OM-D E-M5 mirrorless camera. Thanks to the OM-D sensor
Read More »Olympus 17mm f/1.8 Micro Four Thirds Lens – Price & Availability Announced
By Photo-John November 15, 2012
Featured Lenses Mirrorless News Olympus
Olympus has added a new, fast prime lens to their Micro Four Thirds lens lineup. The M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f1.8 lens is equivalent to a 34mm lens on a full-frame (35mm) camera, a traditional focal length for photojournalists and street photographers. The new 17mm f/1.8’s Micro Four Thirds lens mount is compatible with Olympus Pen
Read More »New Olympus E-PM2 “Mini” Pen Camera Gets The OM-D Sensor
By Photo-John September 28, 2012
Featured Mirrorless News Olympus Videos
Last week at the Photokina tradeshow in Germany, Olympus announced two new compact, interchangeable lens Pen cameras. That alone is pretty cool. But what makes this announcement extra special is both cameras were graced with the same fantastic 16-megapixel sensor Olympus used for their OM-D E-M5 flagship Micro Four Thirds camera. Yesterday I wrote about
Read More »Olympus E-PL5 Pen – OM-D Performance & Self-Portrait Touch Screen LCD
By Photo-John September 27, 2012
Featured Mirrorless News Olympus Videos
The Olympus OM-D E-M5, announced early this year (Olympus OM-D E-M5 Intro), was one of the most exciting camera introductions of 2012. With a new 16-megapixel sensor it brought near-DSLR performance to mirrorless cameras and delivered considerably better image quality than many of us believed was possible from the from the Micro Four Thirds format.
Read More »New Olympus SP-820UZ iHS Superzoom – Point-&-Shoot Simplicity With 40x Zoom & High-Speed Video
By Photo-John August 27, 2012
News Olympus Point and Shoot
The new Olympus Stylus SP-820UZ iHS superzoom camera incorporates a 40x 22.4-896mm (equivalent) optical zoom lens, the longest optical zoom yet in an Olympus compact camera. And yeah – you read that right – it’s got a 22.4mm wide-angle. That’s crazy wide for a compact camera. The sensor is a 14-megapixel CMOS complimented by Olympus’s
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