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Olympus denies rumors it will scale back or exit DSLR business


Over the last couple of days, several Japanese media organizations including Sports Nippon, an affiliate of the famous Mainichi Shimbun newspaper, have published stories suggesting that Olympus might be preparing to further dial back its participation in the DSLR market, or perhaps even withdraw entirely. Today, the company has been quick to...

Egads! Olympus E-System evolves, new camera coming

Olympus' E-System logo.While Olympus has focused its development efforts wholeheartedly on its nascent PEN-series mirrorless camera lineup, its E-System DSLR cameras seemed rather to have fallen by the wayside. The last E-System SLR to be announced was the Olympus E-5, way back in late 2010. It's still available, as are 2009's E-30 and E-620, but the trio are all now looking decidedly long in the...