Finally some sign of life from OM Digital: New OM-1II, 9-18mm mark II and 150-600mm lens coming on January 30
After 111 months of silence OM Digital will at last announce three new MFT products on January 30 at 6am London time:
- OM-1II
- 9-18mm II
- 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:
- Rebranded as OM SYSTEMS (as you know the OM-1 still has the Olympus name on it).
- Double the internal buffer memory
- 14bit raw for High resolution mode
- human AI recognition
- 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.