Olympus has introduced the TG-6, a tough, compact digital camera that is perfect for shooting in inclement weather. The TG-6 offers five underwater shooting modes and three underwater White Balance modes. It features a fast, wide-angle f/2 lens, BSI (backside illuminated) high-speed CMOS sensor and powerful TruePic VIII image processor. Olympus states that the camera's … [Read more...]
The Ones that Did Not Make it… Part VI
The photography industry has been through a highly exciting but tumultuous century. During this period, many corporates have entered and exited the camera business. The industry has been severely competitive in the nineteen sixties, seventies and eighties and this inevitably took its toll. SP tracks those companies that did indeed play a part in the fortunes of the … [Read more...]
Olympus Develops New Flagship OM-D E-M1 MARK II
Olympus has announced the development of its newest flagship camera, the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, a compact system camera with performance capabilities that surpass pro-level D-SLRs. The E-M1 Mark II will be designed to deliver incredible speed, superior image resolution and a host of new shooting features to expand the boundaries of photographic expression, said … [Read more...]