Olympus announced the new E-PL1s (available in Japan) and the M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II 1:3.5-5.6 kit lens. The New E-PL1s features faster autofocusing. Expected to become available worldwide in Dec 4, 2010.The E-PL1s comes with new color and gains the ability to shoot at ISO 6400.
Press Release (Translated from japanese) Click here to view the japanese press release
Olympus Imaging Corporation (President: Masaharu Okubo), “Standard Micro” in accordance with “new-generation micro-SLR” entry model “OLYMPUS PEN Lite E-PL1” (released March 2010) The improved model , “OLYMPUS PEN Lite E-PL1s”, and then released on December 4, 2010.
See Olympus E-PL1s Sample Images
The main features of “E-PL1s”
- Standard zoom lens kit included with the new product “M. ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II” in conjunction with the world’s lightest 454g realize※
- Standard zoom lens kit included with the product “M. ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II”, telephoto zoom lens “M. ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 40-150mm F4.0-5.6” Together, “MSC (Movie & Still Compatible) mechanism “with. Speed AF, achieving noise when shooting video
- So not only blur the background, brightness and color and movement, you can set up a new user interface intuitive and easy photo colors as “Live Guide” adopted
- “Pop”, “Fantajikkufokasu”, “Rafumonokuromu”, “photo” Toy, “Diorama”, “Jentorusepia” six colorful expression of both photos and video that can filter “art” to with
Changes from “E-PL1”
- A zoom lens kit included with the product, the smaller and lighter, can also shoot video optimized “MSC (Movie & Still Compatible) mechanism,” equipped with “M. ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II”, “M. ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 40-150mm F4.0-5.6” to change
- ISO6400 high sensitivity for shooting
- Body color, white / red / black deployed in three colors. The same color as the body color body side frame
- Lithium-ion battery compatible with the new safety standards “BLS-5”, Li-Ion battery charger “BCS-5” Bundle
A True Rumor …As we have informed you that olympus E-PL1s will arrive on 16th november
As written in our 12th November blog-post E-PL1s Coming?
After the success of E-PL1 Olympus is ready to pop-up E-PL1s. E-PL1s will have no or minor change in its specification as compared to E-PL1…but E-PL1s may arrive with a new lens kit. read more…
