Olympus Announces Price Increase for M43 Lenses

Thank you for the clue delivery from TapTechNews independent photographer fans! TapTechNews reported on May 12th that Olympus announced that its two M43 lenses, the 'M.ZUIKODIGITALED7-14mmF2.8PRO' and 'PROM.ZUIKODIGITALED40-150mmF2.8PRO', will be raised in price from May 16th, with an increase of 38500 Japanese Yen (approximately $1786 USD). TapTechNews has organized the adjusted lens prices and parameter information as follows: M.ZUIKODIGITALED7-14mmF2.8PRO Adjusted price: 128,300 Japanese Yen (approximately $5953 USD) Lens structure: 11 groups, 14 lenses Minimum focusing distance: 20 cm Aperture: 7 blades PRO M.ZUIKODIGITALED40-150mmF2.8PRO Adjusted price: 183,500 Japanese Yen (TapTechNews note: approximately $8514 USD) Lens structure: 10 groups, 16 lenses Minimum focusing distance: 70 cm Aperture: 9 blades Olympus stated that the price increase of the lenses is due to the continuous escalation of raw material costs, manufacturing, and logistics costs, so they had no choice but to raise prices. This price increase notice is only for the Japanese market, and it is currently unknown whether it will affect other regional markets.

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