The M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-400mm f/4.5 TC1.25x IS PRO debuted in early 2021 and has been nearly impossible to acquire ever since. Huge demand and lengthy back-orders have finally given way years later and we now have a chance to finally review this exciting telephoto.
Since the completed transfer of Olympus's imaging division to Japan Industrial Partners (JIP), the company has not announced or even hinted at any concrete examples of new products. But the company has continued to put significant press efforts behind promising that it will... eventually.
Earlier this month, Olympus announced its latest Pro lens: the 150-400mm f/4.5 TC1.25x IS Pro. With its high price and wavering public sentiment around Olympus' future, it was easy to question if the lens would be popular. However, Olympus looks to have oversold its initial production run.
Olympus has unveiled the M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-400mm F4.5 TC1.25x IS PRO lens, a new super-telephoto lens that thanks to a built-in teleconverter enables 300-1000mm equivalent shooting capabilities while being just 12.4 inches in length and only weighing 4.1 pounds.
In an interesting interview with DPReview published early this morning, Olympus VP of Global Strategy Setsuya Kataoka tried to shed more light on what the sale of the Imaging Division means for users of Olympus cameras and lenses moving forward.
A report published by 43 Rumors sheds a bit more light on what is going to happen to the Olympus brand moving forward, how the news was shared within the company itself, and what photographers who use Olympus gear can expect in the coming years.