Olympus Silver E-M1, E-M1 Firmware & 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO Lens to be Announced on September 15

According to recent rumors, Olympus will have a major new product announcement on September 15. And the product announcement will include the silver OM-D E-M1 camera, new E-M1 firmware update version 2.0.0 and Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro lens. The Silver E-M1 will come packed with the big firmware upgrade.

Olympus 40-150mm F2.8 PRO Lens Details

Olympus 40-150mm F2.8 PRO Lens will be the second lens in the PRO series after 12-40 f/2.8 PRO. Priced around $1,500, the Olympus 40-150mm F2.8 PRO Lens is the new mid-range zoom lens.

The expected features of the new E-M1 firmware are as follows:

  • High Speed and Slow motion Mode (240p or 120p)
  • New Codec with different recording mode (24p,25p,30p,60p)
  • Motion Film
  • New “Keystoning” feature

And on the same day, Panasonic will announce the Panasonic GM5 and LX100 cameras.