Olympus issued a firmware update for the 12-50mm EZ lens (info here and on the screenshot on top) and for the Sylus 1 (info here).
Thanks Ross for sharing the news!
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Thanks for showing it. The Stylus 1 is the camera I take when I don’t take the OM-D’s outfit & to include these extra features just makes it even better. Just because I can, here is a snapshot of the Stylus 1 screen selecting the small AF point.
http://fourthirds-user.com/galleries/data/500/M1158124-s.jpg
I would say that Stylus 1 beats many APS-C and FF cameras because what it offers and how it is with you. Same thing is that it beats even many OM-D because that.
Insanity…I carry my tough 3 with me instead of my Om_d E-M1…but there is no way our camera beat aps-c and full frame cameras…outside of the fact that they are small and easy to carry…but even my E-M1 with the 17 1.8 is easily pocketable in my winter jacket pocket
Stylus 1 is a bit like using an E-M5 or more like an E-M10 in some respects (but not all) with many functions & features being similar plus more (than E-M5 with WiFi, Focus Peaking, Intervalometer, pop-up flash among other things). It’s the bright(ish) 10.7 X lens that really makes this camera so useful apart from the same EVF as the E-M5 & 10 & a similar touch screen. Being able to save RAW & JPEG the same is necessary too. I hope they follow through with a Version 2 Manual too (not that I am in need of it, but it is best for reference though).
I wouldn’t say it beats any of those cameras, but it is very useful compared to taking my E-M5 (or E-M1) on occasions because it has the equivalent 4/3’s lens range of 14-150mm packed into a compact housing & it is a constant f2.8, so it performs very nicely indoors without flash, but then its little pop-up flash becomes useful too (also using a white card to bounce the flash being effective too). And now it does a little more thanks to the Version 2.0 firmware.
Would you be so kind to supply me with a link to the firmware for the 12-50? I’ve tried google and numerous olympus sites, and it doesn’t seem to come up.
Cheers, and thanks for your work.
You use the Olympus Digital Camera Updater.
Sorry, I got it now…
Sorry for the off-topic, but where’s the firmware update for the E-P5 that was hinted at a couple of months ago?
I’m both pleased and amazed that Olympus managed to provide the Stylus 1 with Focus Peaking just with a firmware update. If it’s that easy, then why doesn’t the E-M5 have it yet? Can’t it be done, or are they blocking a serious software update for the E-M5 to increase sales of the newer bodies?