Olympus

Olympus has just announced the Stylus XZ-10, a smaller, more affordable take on the very popular XZ-2. As with the XZ-2, the XZ-10 packs a bright lens, an f/1.8-2.7 26-130mm equivalent that's sure to please low-light photographers. Unlike its predecessor, the XZ-10 has a notably smaller 1/2.3-inch 12-megapixel backlit CMOS sensor, and loses the articulation on the camera's 920,000-dot touchscreen.

Initially introduced at Photokina, Olympus has just made its M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 17mm f/1.8 lens properly official, giving it a full announcement, including a price and street date. It will be available in December for $499, and with its 34mm full-frame equivalent field of view, it will likely make some street photographers very happy.

We got the chance to lay our hands on Olympus' newly announced XZ-2 iHS advanced compact on the Photokina tradeshow floor this afternoon. Our initial reactions to the brief time spent with the XZ-2 were quite positive--the ergnomics and button layout scream of a professionally-oriented compact. However one thing specifically caught our attention: the new Hybrid Control Ring.

When the Olympus XZ-1 was announced we liked it for its fast lens and solid image quality. Now, the ZX-2 is here and it looks like Olympus didn't want to mess with success.