We saw it coming, but it’s finally here. Olympus revealed
last year, during Photokina 2014, that it was working on a lens camera of its
own.
Meet Olympus air, the company’s first attempt at this type
of remote device. Aside from being able to connect with your iOS or Android
smartphone wirelessly, the Olympus air has a 16-megapixel live MOS sensor and
can take up to 320 shots on a charge. Interestingly enough, Olympus is pegging
the Air as an open platform camera, since the company does plan to allow third
party developers to create applications for it.
In addition to that, Olympus says air is capable for
producing SLR-quality images and can hook up with any Micro four third lens.
The Olympus air is a 16 megapixel Micro Four third sensor
and mount that can take any of the numerous lenses released for the format so
far, similar to Sony’s QX1 attachment for E-mount Alpha lenses. Olympus’
version works with a series of apps, including one that replicates a physical
camera mode dial and another that employs the Art filters built into Olympus’
line of full Micro Four Thirds cameras
It has only been announced for release in Japan, where it
will go on sale March 6th at a price of $289. A bundle with Olympus’
regular 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 KIT LENS runs for about $425
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