Just over two years after the launch of its Pen E-PL7 mirrorless camera, Olympus has finally updated the popular retro-themed series with a successor, you guessed it, the Pen E-PL8.
The Pen E-PL8 maintains much the same core functionality as the model it updates. It arrives with the same partnership of a 16MP Micro Four Thirds sensor and TruePic VII processing engine as the previous model, while three-axis image stabilisation once again promises a maximum compensatory effect of 3.5EV stops.
Refined design
The E-PL8 now also has a small, raised strip on the front plate in place of the previous defined grip that occupied much more of the front plate. Looking closely at the spec sheet also reveals it to be a fraction larger and heavier, although not by any perceptible margin.
The E-PL8 is set to be available in October as a body only option and as a kit with the 14-42mm kit lens, in black, white and brown finishes. Olympus US has set a price of $549 for the body only and $649 for the aforementioned kit while UK prices are still to be announced.
Photokina 2016 is off to a swimming start