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Is the PEN E-PL6/7 discontinued?

Started Jan 17, 2017 | Discussions thread
Guy Parsons
Guy Parsons Forum Pro • Posts: 40,000
Re: Is the PEN E-PL6/7 discontinued?
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GigaG wrote:

The Olympus PEN E-PL6 and E-PL7 have been sold out for a while on the Olympus website, leaving Olympus without a budget MFT offering. Will they be restocked or are these models soon to be discontinued?

The E-PL6 is a slightly updated E-PL5 and is old tech as far as IBIS is concerned. Avoid as there's better available.

The E-PL7 is a good update on the E-PL5/6 giving the better 3 axis IBIS and 0 sec anti-shock. Recommended.

The current E-PL8 is a very slight update on the E-PL7 and was seriously delayed in release by the earthquake on Kyushu. Recommended.

I would expect an E-PL9 to come along a bit earlier than expected as this Pen Lite line is still a good seller in Japan so they need to keep it fresh and updated.

My timeline may help sort out announcement dates and models http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~parsog/olyepl1/80-Oly-timeline.html

Regards..... Guy

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