Olympus
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An Olympus man on a mission
Amateur Photographer &bull Dec 15, 2011
In light of intense speculation about the future of Olympus as accounting cover-up revelations fuel rumours that parts of the business may be hived off, it may seem timely to revisit AP's interview with former CEO Michael Woodford. Full Story »
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Olympus mulls merger option (update)
Amateur Photographer &bull Dec 15, 2011
Olympus president Shuichi Takayama has said the troubled firm may have to enter a tie-up with another company after corrected business results revealed a huge hole in its balance sheet. Picture: Former CEO Michael Woodford has said that he is… Full Story »
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Olympus mulls merger option (update 10.40am)
Amateur Photographer &bull Dec 15, 2011
Olympus president Shuichi Takayama has said the troubled firm may have to enter a tie-up with another company after corrected business results revealed a huge hole in its balance sheet. Picture: Former CEO Michael Woodford has said that he is… Full Story »
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Olympus mulls merger option
Amateur Photographer &bull Dec 15, 2011
Olympus president Shuichi Takayama has said the troubled firm may have to enter a tie-up with another company after its corrected results revealed a huge hole in the balance sheet. Full Story »
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Olympus announces its first power zoom lens
The Imaging Resource News Page &bull Dec 14, 2011
The Olympus M. Zuiko Digital ED 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3 EZ lens offers 35mm-equivalent focal lengths from 24 to 100mm, controlled using an electromagnetic zoom mechanism with variable speed control, which is said to be near-silent. It also includes an L-Fn button to lock focus while held down, useful if something comes between camera and subject briefly. The M.Zuiko 12-50mm… Full Story »
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Olympus announces 12-50mm F3.5-6.3 Micro Four Thirds lens
Rob Galbraith DPI &bull Dec 14, 2011The new lens has motorized zoom, as well as manual zoom, and is an MSC (movie and still compatible) lens, meaning its focus motor is especially quiet for video shooting. The lens will be available in the U.S. in mid… Full Story »
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Olympus debuts new lens amid delisting threat
Amateur Photographer &bull Dec 14, 2011
On the day Olympus averted automatic expulsion from the Tokyo stock market, as it battles a 1.1 billion scandal, the troubled firm unveiled a new 12-50mm lens for its Pen series cameras. Full Story »
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Olympus M.ZUIKO Digital 45mm f/1.8 Review
PhotographyBLOG &bull Dec 14, 2011
Support PhotographyBLOG! Equivalent to 90mm in 35mm terms, the Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 45mm f/1.8 is a fast short telephoto lens for the Micro Four Thirds system. Featuring the manufacturer's MSC (Movie & Stills Compatible) AF technology for fast and near-silent focusing, the Olympus 45mm f/1.8 offers an optical formula that comprises nine lens elements in eight groups, including two E-HR (Extra-High Refractive index) elements. Announced earlier this year the small and lightweight lens is now available for around 280 /… Full Story »
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Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-50mm 1:3.5-6.3 EZ
PhotographyBLOG &bull Dec 14, 2011
The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-50mm 1:3.5-6.3 EZ is a new dust- and splash-proof, 24-100mm equivalent power zoom for the Micro Four Thirds system. Aimed at both videographers and photographers, the lightweight (211g) M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-50mm f/3.5-5.6 comes with a new ultra-smooth, variable-speed, near-silent electromagnetic zoom mechanism and offers "blazing quick" AF speeds. The optical formula comprises 10 elements arranged in 9 groups, including 1 ED (extra-low dispersion), 1 HR… Full Story »
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Olympus Announces 12-50mm Lens
Photo Review News &bull Dec 14, 2011
December 14, 2011: Olympus has released details of a new video-optimised standard wide-angle zoom lens for PEN & Micro Four Thirds compact system cameras that will go on sale in mid-January 2012. Full Story »
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Olympus launches M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-50mm F3.5-6.3 EZ power zoom
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) &bull Dec 14, 2011
Olympus has announced a weather-sealed 12-50mm F3.5-6.3 motor zoom lens with macro capabilities. The M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-50mm F3.5-6.3 EZ covers the 24-100mm equivalent range and is optimized for video capture. It offers multi-speed powered zooming with a manual zoom option. It… Full Story »
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Olympus intros new 12 - 50 mm power zoom Micro Four Thirds lens
DCResource.com &bull Dec 14, 2011
Olympus has announced a new 12 - 50 mm Micro Four Thirds lens with some interesting features. This F3.5-6.3 lens has a 35mm-equivalent focal range of 24 - 100 mm and is a power zoom, meaning that you can zoom in and out… Full Story »
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Olympus 'meets' stock exchange deadline (update 14 December)
Amateur Photographer &bull Dec 13, 2011
Olympus is racing to submit its revised business results by tomorrow to avoid being kicked out of the Japanese stock market, as investigations continue into the 1.1 billion cover-up. Full Story »
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Olympus races to escape stock exchange calamity (update 14 December)
Amateur Photographer &bull Dec 13, 2011
Olympus is racing to submit its revised business results by tomorrow to avoid being kicked out of the Japanese stock market, as investigations continue into the 1.1 billion cover-up. Full Story »
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Olympus races to escape stock exchange calamity
Amateur Photographer &bull Dec 13, 2011
Olympus Tokyo is racing to submit its revised business results by tomorrow to avoid being kicked out of the Japanese stock market, as investigations continue into the 1.5 billion cover-up. Full Story »
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Lens Review: Olympus 45mm f/1.8 ED M.Zuiko
The Imaging Resource What's New &bull Dec 12, 2011
Our lens review for today is the Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko . Small, lightweight, and offering a telephoto perspective you can carry around in your pocket. We've put the 45mm lens through its paces in our test lab: click here… Full Story »
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Action Photography with the Olympus 45mm f-1.8 Lens
The Digital Story &bull Dec 11, 2011
I packed the new Olympus 45mm f/1.8 prime lens for a high school basketball game to see if could keep up with the action. At first, you might think this is an odd rig for action photography. I can tell… Full Story »
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Police set to raid' Olympus HQ
Amateur Photographer &bull Dec 10, 2011
Police are set to raid the Tokyo offices of scandal-hit camera giant Olympus as early as next week, Jiji Press news agency has reported. Investigators are also expected to search the homes of people involved in the massive fraud. Last… Full Story »
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Olympus prepares to clean house as scandal spreads to auditors
The Imaging Resource News Page &bull Dec 9, 2011
Seeking to make right on decades-old hidden losses, executives at Japan's Olympus Corp. created a complex web of financial transactions in Japan, Singapore, and Europe, moving bad assets off the company's books to shell companies, then returning funds to these… Full Story »
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Olympus board may cling on beyond February
Amateur Photographer &bull Dec 7, 2011
The Olympus board of directors could cling on to power beyond February, a spokesperson for the scandal-hit camera maker has confirmed to Amateur Photographer . Full Story »
