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Olympus announces midrange E-30 dSLR

With a significant price gap between the Olympus E-520 and the E-3, Olympus has long had a pretty big hole in its dSLR lineup — a hole populated by extremely popular competitors like the Nikon D90, the Canon EOS 40D, and the Canon EOS 50D. But with the announcement of the E-30, it looks like Olympus is entering the ring swinging.

Olympus announces midrange E-30 dSLR

With a price gap of about $900 between the Olympus E-520 and the E-3, Olympus has long had a pretty big hole in its dSLR lineup--a hole populated by extremely popular competitors like the Nikon D90, the Canon EOS 40D, and the Canon EOS 50D. But with the announcement of the E-30, it looks like Olympus is entering the ring swinging.

Olympus announces new Olympus E-30 Digital SLR

CENTER VALLEY, Pa., November 5, 2008 – Through the centuries, legendary artists have expressed their individuality by relying on active imaginations and keen eyes to produce artistic masterpieces that alter reality to reveal a profound truth or feeling. The Olympus E-30 digital SLR (single lens reflex) camera is a powerful tool that takes the art of photography to new creative heights by offering the artistic freedom to capture what you see in your mind’s eye, not just what you see through the camera lens.

Olympus And PADI Capturing iniwater images is easier than ever for scuba divers and water enthusiasts of all levels as Olympus extends its partnership with PADI. 11.21.08 | Staff

Capturing in-water images is easier than ever for scuba divers and water enthusiasts of all levels as Olympus extends its partnership with PADI (the Professional Association of Diving Instructors) as the official digital underwater photography equipment sponsor of the PADI Diving Society through December 2009. Announced today at the DEMA Show 2008 in Las Vegas, the two companies have extended their relationship and will continue to work closely together to help recreational divers capture amazing images during their scuba and snorkeling adventures.

Olympus introduces new E-30 interchangeable lens type digital SLR

Olympus Imaging Corporation announced the launch of the E-30, the latest addition to the Olympus E-System series of interchangeable lens type digital SLR cameras. Positioned as a mid-level model, the E-30 is intended for anyone who wants to express their creativity through photography, whether they are an amateur just starting out or a profession with years of experience behind them. The E-30 complies with the Four Thirds System standard, and is scheduled to go on sale in the first quarter of the year 2009.

Olympus announces E-30 DSLR

Olympus has today announced its first mid-range single lens reflex digital camera, in the form of the new Olympus E-30.

Olympus adds mid-range SLR, the E-30

Olympus has announced the E-30, which fits into the E-System lineup above the E-520 as a mid-range advanced digital SLR, while the E-3 remains at the top as the flagship Olympus DSLR. Beyond the new Art Filters and Multiple Exposure function, the company says that the E-30 delivers the same high-precision performance and imaging quality demanded by professional photographers who use the E-3, as well as the consumer-friendly features found on the E-520, and several new offerings all its own.

Olympus Announces E-30 Digital SLR

Today, Olympus announced a new D-SLR that rounds out the company’s E-System lineup and offers new features that the company expects to be particularly appealing to users who are looking for artistic gratification. The new E-30 fits in Olympus’s E-System lineup above the E-520 as a mid-range D-SLR, while remaining below the flagship E-3 model.

Olympus Announces E-30 Digital SLR

The unnamed prosumer DSLR Olympus was showing as a prototype at Photokina was announced today as the E-30 DSLR. The E-30 fills a large void in the Olympus line between the $649 E520 kit and the $1699 Pro-oriented E-3.

Olympus E-30 DSLR: Fits between E-520/E-3

When looking for an Olympus DSLR, most people want the high-end E-3 but the $1,499 is enough to put most off. Consumers have got the choice to go for the E-520, but that has not got half the features of the E-3. Olympus has come up with something in between, the E-30 DSLR.

Photokina 2008 - A look at Olympus' new mid-range E-System Four Thirds DSLR

Olympus has shown a mock-up of its next Four Thirds E-system DSLR. This is a conventional - if the word can be used - DSLR, rather than a non-reflex, mirror-less, Micro Four Thirds camera, which Olympus has also revealed plans for producing (see separate story coming soon).

New Olympus E-30 digital SLR camera announced

The Olympus digital SLR lineup has been missing a midrange offering to suit folks who want a bit more camera than the $649.99 (with 14-42mm kit lens) E-520 and don’t need the pro-level features of the $1,699 (body-only) E-3. The newly announced Olympus E-300 drops right in between the two, with an estimated street price of $1,299 (body-only) when it ships in January 2009. This places the 12.3-megapixel shooter in direct competition with the recently released 15.1-megapixel Canon 50D ($1,399, body-only) and 12.3-megapixel Nikon D90 ($995.99, body-only).

Detailed Look at the New Olympus E-30 Interchangeable Lens Type Digital SLR

November 5, 2008 -- Olympus Imaging Corporation (President: Masaharu Okubo) today announced the launch of the E-30, the latest addition to the Olympus E-System series of interchangeable lens type digital SLR cameras. Positioned as a mid-level model, the E-30 is intended for anyone who wants to express their creativity through photography, whether they are an amateur just starting out or a profession with years of experience behind them. The E-30 complies with the Four Thirds System standard, and is scheduled to go on sale in the first quarter of the year 2009.

Olympus announces new E30 DSLR

Olympus has launched a new enthusiast DSLR. The E30 wil sit between the E3 and E-520 in the range and boasts a newly developed 12.3MP Live MOS sensor, a TruePic III+ image processor, multi-angle LCD screen with Live View, and 5 fps burst speed. Its available from January but no UK price has yet been announced.

Olympus reveals E-30 digital SLR camera (update)

Olympus has announced that a new, Four Thirds-based, 12.3-million-pixel digital SLR called the E-30 will go on sale in mid-January.

Olympus reveals 'mid-range' E-30 digital SLR camera

Olympus has announced that a new, Four Thirds-based, 12.3-million-pixel digital SLR called the E-30 will go on sale in mid-January.

Olympus joins mid-range with E-30 DSLR

Olympus today tackled the absence of a mid-range digital SLR in the E-system lineup with the E-30, a step between the entry-level E-520 and the more professional E-3. The 12.3-megapixel camera has the faster and more accurate 11-point autofocus performance of the higher-end E-3, an electronic level to ensure straight landscape shots and image stabilization built into the sensor rather than just the lens. Simultaneously, though, it also carries beginner-oriented features such as face detection and live visual effects dubbed Art Filters.

Olympus lends lenses Micro Four Thirds compatibility

Olympus has announced firmware updates for several of its lenses to allow their use with the Panasonic DMC-G1. The updated lenses are the 35mm F3.5 Macro, 25mm F2.8 pancake, 35-100mm F2 and 40-150mm F4.0-5.6. Once upgraded, the lenses will be 'compatible' with the G1. It's unclear whether the 35mm Macro and 35-100mm lenses will be able to autofocus (we're looking into it), but the 25mm pancake and 40-150mm certainly will.

Olympus Announces the E-30 DSLR

The Olympus E-30 is a 12.3 megapixel digital SLR camera with a live MOS image sensor and the four-thirds format lens mount. It is designed for people who are not content to simply capture and document a scene, but rather enjoy enhancing or customizing an image to make it their own. The E-30 features the TruePic III+ image processor, a digital leveler, two fast autofocus systems, face detection (up to eight faces), and multi-aspect ratio shooting.

Olympus Unveils E-30 DSLR Camera

The new Olympus E-30 digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera sports a variety of different features that seek to produce not only more sharp and stable images but also more artistic ones. The camera provides advanced dust reduction and in-body mechanical image stabilization. It also offers TruePic III+ Image Processor, for increased clarity, and Autofocus Live View. These features are coupled with a new 12.3-megapixel high-speed Live MOS image sensor.

Olympus plugs gap with new E-30 Four Thirds DSLR

Until now, the Olympus Four Thirds platform DSLR line up included the E-420 and E-520, competing for the budget-conscious photographer, and the E-3, a semi-professional model. Today's announcement of the E-30, which is scheduled to be available early in January 2009, plugs the gap between the E-520 and E-3.

Olympus E-30 Mid-Range DSLR Given First Quick Groping

Only yesterday we learned of Olympus's entry to the mid-range DSLR game with the E-30 and now the camera's had its first hands-on over at DPReview. And it seems ok: the team liked the fact that it had many of the features of the pro E-3—like the 2.7-inch 230,000-pixel viewscreen and 1/8000th seconds shutter speed—while being a little smaller and having those "art filters" for real-time image manipulation. The pitch/roll correction system got a thumbs up too, as did its nine aspect ratio options. We'll have to wait for a bigger hands-on to get the full skinny, but it looks promising for now. [DPReview]

Olympus Gets Creative With New DSLR Camera

The new DSLR camera from Olympus is designed for the experienced SLR enthusiasts as well as first time DSLR users with its Art Filters for creative photography.

Olympus announces E-30 digital SLR

This may not be news to everyone, but today Olympus announced their new E-30 digital SLR. This camera comes in-between the E-520 and the flagship E-3, though its feature set and price lean more toward the latter. Here are all the details:

Olympus Joins Mid-Range DSLR Club With The E-30

Though it had the pro-end E-3 and entry-level E-520, Olympus until now had not been offering a mid-level DSLR: but now there's the E-30. The 12.5-megapixel cam mixes up the 11-point autofocus if the E-3, and entry-level functions like face detection and live visual effects—"Art Filters"— to please all sorts of users, and throw in an electronic levelling system to banish wonky horizons, and sensor-shifting image stabilization.

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