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Published 01/10/2016

Olympus debuts new OM-D flagship

Despite a 'challenging situation because of the earthquake that we are working hard to overcome,' Olympus’ Michael Honda, a company veteran of over 36 years, announced a new flagship model in the E-M1 Mark II.

Prefacing it with 'uniqueness is a key word for us' and talking of mobility, reliability and image quality, the new O-MD series camera is coming later this year, with the promise of it offering pros the fastest possible performance.

Olympus says that the camera has been ‘in the making’ for the past three years, and that everything about it has undergone a transformation. The Mark II now offers 18fps burst shooting at full resolution in Raw format and with continuous auto focus, or without continuous auto focus at up to 60fps. Unsurprisingly perhaps, it boasts a new AF system, with all cross type focus points (121 cross type, phase detection and contrast AF focus points in all). It can also pre-empt action by buffering 14 frames in Raw format before the shutter is pressed. The electronic viewfinder provided is also said to be 'so good, photographers thought it was an optical viewfinder.' Naturally the camera is dustproof, splash-proof and freezeproof freezeproof, and there are, states Olympus: 'big improvements on the inside' - a completely new battery compartment included, along with dual card slots, 20MP LMOS sensor, higher speed data readout, TruePic VIII imaging processor, 5-axis Sync IS technology for up to 6.5 EV steps, and 4K video shooting, which the manufacturer described as ‘Cinema 4K up to 30P.’

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