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10/10: Olympus Malaysia’s New Premises

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It is Olympus Malaysia’s 10th anniversary and they have just moved to their own premises on the tenth floor of the new Menara 1MK at 1 Mont Kiara Complex. Spanning some 10,000 sq feet, the new office-showroom-service centre is not only spacious but impressively designed, too. Join me on this exclusive pictorial tour of the facility…

Lobby with reception, service counter and product display corner

Lobby with reception, service counter and product display corner

Showroom

Showroom

Colourful still life objects and properly lighted backdrop for testing cameras on display

Colourful still life objects and properly lighted backdrop for testing cameras on display

Mr Tan Tick Boon, the Managing Director of Olympus Malaysia, briefing the guests

Mr Tan Tick Boon, Managing Director of Olympus Malaysia, briefing the guests

Mr Yong Kee Nyap, Assistant General Manager - Imaging System Division, showing off the balcony

Mr Yong Kee Nyap, Assistant General Manager - Imaging System Division, showing off the balcony

Ms Magdelyn Choo (right) & Ms Jennette Tan of the Marketing Dept in front of the Mini Museum

Ms Magdelyn Choo (right) & Ms Jennette Tan of the Marketing Dept in front of the Mini Museum

A 'gallery corridor' leads into the deep and longish-shaped office

A 'gallery corridor' leads into the deep and longish-shaped office

The 'Alignment Room' in the well-equipped Service Centre

The 'Alignment Room' in the well-equipped Service Centre

Leak Test Pressure Chamber for Tough series. A bigger version can even submerge underwater housings

Leak Test Pressure Chamber for Tough series. A bigger version can even submerge underwater housings

Menara 1MK

Menara 1MK

All pictures photographed with the Olympus Pen E-PL2 by & © TV Smith

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New Olympus Micro Four Thirds PEN E-PL2 Camera

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Olympus launched their new flagship compact, the XZ-1 and new Micro 4/3 Pen E-PL2 this morning. Here are some sample still images with the new Pen E-PL2 camera. Specs and additional info can be found at the Olympus Malaysia website and special Facebook promotional page. Picture and video samples from the XZ-1 are featured on the previous page. More sample pics here, here, here and here.

Dashing Duo

Dashing Duo

The new Olympus Pen E-PL2 mirrorless camera and new Olympus XZ-1 super compact.

Olympus Pen E-PL2 with 14-150 lens

Olympus Pen E-PL2 with 14-150 lens

Still Samples:

Olympus Pen E-PL2, ISO 200, f 8, 1/400 sec - full size reduced to 800 x 450

Olympus Pen E-PL2, ISO 200, f 8, 1/400 sec - full size reduced to 800 x 450

Olympus Pen E-PL2, ISO 200, f 8, 1/400 sec - 100% crop from original

Olympus Pen E-PL2, ISO 200, f 8, 1/400 sec - 100% crop from original

Olympus Pen E-PL2, ISO 640, f 5.6, 1/400 sec - full size reduced to 800 x 450

Olympus Pen E-PL2, ISO 640, f 5.6, 1/400 sec - full size reduced to 800 x 450

Olympus Pen E-PL2, ISO 640, f 5.6, 1/400 sec - f1005 crop from original

Olympus Pen E-PL2, ISO 640, f 5.6, 1/400 sec - f1005 crop from original

Olympus Pen E-PL2, ISO 3200, f 4.5, 1/640 sec - full size reduced to 800 x 450

Olympus Pen E-PL2, ISO 3200, f 4.5, 1/640 sec - full size reduced to 800 x 450

Olympus Pen E-PL2, ISO 3200, f 4.5, 1/640 sec - 100% crop from original

Olympus Pen E-PL2, ISO 3200, f 4.5, 1/640 sec - 100% crop from original

Olympus Pen E-PL2, ISO 6400, f 8, 1/125 sec - full size reduced to 800 x 450

Olympus Pen E-PL2, ISO 6400, f 8, 1/125 sec - full size reduced to 800 x 450

Olympus Pen E-PL2, ISO 6400, f 8, 1/125 sec - 100% crop from original

Olympus Pen E-PL2, ISO 6400, f 8, 1/125 sec - 100% crop from original

Olympus PEN Price in Malaysia

Olympus PEN Price in Malaysia

Firmware version is 1.0 and all settings at factory default. No post-adjustments made except size reduction & cropping. Images saved at 50% jpeg compression for web.

See also: Real-world tests and sample pics of E-PL2 in:
Chinatown Temple | Dong Zen Lantern Fest | The Art Of Art Filters | The Bird Park

New Olympus XZ-1 Flagship Compact

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Olympus launched their new flagship compact, the XZ-1 and new Micro 4/3 Pen E-PL2 this morning. Here are some sample still images captured with the new XZ-1 camera. Specs and additional info can be found at the Olympus Malaysia website and special Facebook promotional page. Picture samples from the Pen E-PL2 are featured on the next page.

Launched

Launched!

Mr Tan Tick Boon, Managing Director Olympus Malaysia, with the new XZ-1 and Mr Yong Kee Nyap, Assistant General Manager, Imaging System Division with the new Pen E-PL2.

Underwater Housing & Light

Underwater Housing & Light for Pen

Still Samples:

Olympus XZ-1 1SO 500, f 2.5, 1/160 sec - full size reduced to 800 x 450

Olympus XZ-1, ISO 500, f 2.5, 1/160 sec - full size reduced to 800 x 450

Olympus E-PL2 black version shown with the optional Medusa LED Close-up Light.

Olympus XZ-1, ISO 500, f 2.5, 1/160 sec - 100% crop from original

Olympus XZ-1, ISO 500, f 2.5, 1/160 sec - 100% crop from original

Olympus XZ-1, ISO 500, f 3.2, 1/400 sec - full size reduced to 800 x 450

Olympus XZ-1, ISO 500, f 3.2, 1/400 sec - full size reduced to 800 x 450

Olympus XZ-1, ISO 500, f 3.2, 1/400 sec - 100% crop from original

Olympus XZ-1, ISO 500, f 3.2, 1/400 sec - 100% crop from original

Olympus XZ-1, ISO 100, f 2.0, 1/400 sec - full size reduced to 800 x 450

Olympus XZ-1, ISO 100, f 2.0, 1/400 sec - full size reduced to 800 x 450

Olympus XZ-1, ISO 100, f 2.0, 1/400 sec - 100% crop from original

Olympus XZ-1, ISO 100, f 2.0, 1/400 sec - 100% crop from original

Olympus XZ-1, ISO 3200, f 2.5, 1/2000 sec - full size reduced to 800 x 450

Olympus XZ-1, ISO 3200, f 2.5, 1/2000 sec - full size reduced to 800 x 450

Olympus XZ-1, ISO 3200, f 2.5, 1/2000 sec - 100% crop from original

Olympus XZ-1, ISO 3200, f 2.5, 1/2000 sec - 100% crop from original

Olympus XZ-1, ISO 6400, f 6.3, 1/200 sec - full size reduced to 800 x 450

Olympus XZ-1, ISO 6400, f 6.3, 1/200 sec - full size reduced to 800 x 450

Olympus XZ-1, ISO 6400, f 6.3, 1/200 sec - 100% crop from original

Olympus XZ-1, ISO 6400, f 6.3, 1/200 sec - 100% crop from original

The announced retail price of the XZ-1 in Malaysia is RM 1799 (app USD 585). The underwater housing for the XZ-1 (PT 050) is quoted as RM 1090 (app USD 354) and the underwater housing for the E-PL2 (PT-EP03) is RM 2090 (app USD 680).

Firmware version is 0.9 and all settings at factory default. No post-adjustments made except size reduction & cropping. Images saved at 50% jpeg compression for web.