Olympus 8mm, 40-150mm and 300mm PRO Lens Firmware Updates Released

Olympus has released new firmware updates on three of their PRO lenses.

Olympus 8mm fisheye PRO and 300mm PRO lenses updated to version 1.1, while the 40-150mm telephoto zoom lens gets version 1.2 update.

We can also see that the company adds support for the newly announced E-M1 Mark II for the 40-150 and 300mm. See the whole details and download links below.

Olympus Updated 8mm, 40-150mm and 300mm PRO Lens Firmwares

The firmware update 1.2 for M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 40-150mm F2.8 PRO lens details.

Ver.1.2	Stability of lens aperture when shooting videos has been improved. MF shooting operations have been improved. Enhanced stability of AF operation when shooting video Improved AF operation when using the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 1.4x Teleconverter MC-14. Enhanced stability of sequential shooting when using the E-M1 Mark II.

The firmware update 1.1 for M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 8mm F1.8 Fisheye PRO lens details.

Ver.1.1	Improved stability of C-AF operation for sequential shooting with H.

The firmware update 1.1 for M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 300mm F4.0 IS PRO lens details.

Ver.1.1	Improved AF operation. MF shooting operations have been improved. Enhanced stability of operation when shooting video. Enhanced stability of sequential shooting when using the E-M1 Mark II. Improved image stabilization accuracy when using the E-M1 Mark II.

You can download the firmware updates from Olympus Global website.