Olympus PEN Camera Firmware Update

Most of our regular readers know that we are big fans of the Olympus PEN series of Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Cameras (MILCs). We have tested several of them over the years and have always been very impressed with their performance. We have also had the opportunity to test several lenses, lens adapters and viewfinders during our evaluations.

Recently we ran into a number of situations that clearly indicated we needed to do something that we should have done routinely. We should have been doing firmware updates but we hadn’t. Here’s what led us to our revelation.

During the past year we have spent a lot of time on the road on once in a lifetime trips. Yes, we have multiple camera systems available but for several reasons the Olympus PEN series cameras are always our favorites. On our last two trips, one to Quantico, VA for our son’s Masters Degree graduation and the second a two week cruise in the Mediterranean, we did SERIOUS evaluation of all of the options and chose PENs with various lenses.

While we were very, very satisfied with the picture quality of most of the images we captured, we ran into some problems. Most of the problems could have been resolved with more planning (I know, more thought from me!!!) and I think all is well now. Take note that all of the problems involve longer than normal focal lengths. The wide angle and normal focal length zooms we had available all worked perfectly and had zero problems.

Over the next couple of days we’ll be discussing the problems we ran into and how we dealt with them.