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Traditionally macro lenses from Olympus has been optimised for a focusing distance where the subject is rendered 1:10 on the sensor, whereas other lenses normally has been optimized for infinity. ...

The prices I was referring to was the prises in the "Oly" web store - which I thought would be indicative to the level (i.e. relative increase/decrease) that stores would have to pay for the stuff. ...

There are many of us who have participated in processes where larger corporations sell off problematic, loss creating business divisions/departments of the corporation, "ugly ducklings". Well, ...

No, not to the lenses themselves, but possibly to their price tags, see https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4546890 Exactly, and somebody needs to change their marketing practices to generate a ...

I've been looking around on the recently re-opened Norwegian web shop for Oly cameras and lenses, (which, by the way, currently are structurally fully identical with the previous pages belonging ...

No, the 75 is in the "Zuiko Premium" class, while the 14-42 is in the "Zuiko" class (-- together with, not only the 100-400 as mentioned in OP, but also with the 12-50 which I thought was ...

I've had a look at the pages of OMDS and under Lenses, I notice that the lenses are classified according to a three tier system, Zuiko Pro, Zuiko Premium and Zuiko, that I haven't registered in a ...

(This response was regrettably first by error posted as respons to another posting.) Why do lenses have a minimum focusing distance? Because for any images shot with the lens set to a (theoretical) ...

A response was originally placed here by an error, but has now been moved to the correct place. Sorry! Please delete.

Thank's for the clarification. I'd never thought of checking Wikipedia for such an expression. But, I really don't understand why you are connecting me with an expression for "blind loyalty". I ...

As compared to "problems", you mean ... ?

It's simple, yes, but simplistic? No, I don't think so. That Einstein in older age fell into the all too common human trap, also among the best of researchers, of becoming too found of (often hard ...

Yes, and so? Yes, they will continue to produce cameras in Vietnam. Yes, they will " support " -- which in my mind means service and technical advice -- existing cameras etc previously ...

I regret to inform you that I'm not intelligent/knowledgable enough to understand your comment which I tend to believe is ment to be a fairly highbrow, intellectual, sacastic probably, comment of ...

Well, machines that for years has been sold under a "Zuiko" brand for the production of disposable hygiene products should likely not create any issues for the use of zuiko as a brand for ...

Ahh, come on, please. I think you should appreciate that there are many tasks to take care of in a process like this, and that everything may not be up to scratch yet in their first days of ...

The statement says nothing about manufacturing cameras under the Olympus brand, but that doesn't necessarily mean that it won't happen.

From my experience: Flatly 'No!'. My wife bought a 12-100 under a CB campaign. Repeated requests to Oly for receiving the €100, has every time resulted in the claim from Olympus representatives ...

These two articles ought to answer your question: https://www.dpreview.com/opinion/6856813208/roger-cicala-the-difference-between-sample-variation-and-bad-copies-part-1 https://www.dpreview.com/opi ...

Thanks for the link, I was not aware of this. The Guides may highlight functions that are available but which some users may likely not be fully aware for their usability. However, from those ...