News and rumors about OM System cameras and M.Zuiko lenses. OM Digital Solutions took over the Olympus camera business in 2021. Every post links its source. Rumors carry an OR1–OR5 rating; field notes do not.
OM System announced the PEN on 9 September 2026, with a built-in EVF and the PEN line's first IPX1 splash resistance. Deliveries are due in late October 2026.
Olympus handed its camera business to OM Digital Solutions on 1 January 2021. OMDS sells the cameras as OM System, and since April 2026 its CEO has been the principal shareholder.
Olympus handed its camera business to OM Digital Solutions on 1 January 2021. OMDS sells the cameras as OM System, and since April 2026 its CEO has been the principal shareholder.
Short answer: Olympus Corporation no longer makes cameras. Its camera business became a separate company, OM Digital Solutions, on 1 January 2021. That company makes today's OM System cameras and M.Zuiko lenses, including the new PEN.
This is a field note, not a rumor, so it has no OR rating. Each point below links to its source, official pages first.
On 1 April 2026 OMDS said its President and CEO, Shigemi Sugimoto, "has become the principal shareholder of the Company and has assumed management control." It said its legal entity, name, location, business and terms with customers stay the same, and gave faster decisions and longer-term investment in technology as the reasons. (OMDS news release, 1 Apr 2026)
Before that, JIP had owned the company since 2021. DPReview covered the change on 3 April 2026.
The Olympus PEN E-P7 and the new OM System PEN both list the Micro Four Thirds mount on their official spec pages, so it is the same lens system. Olympus's products page sends camera owners to OM Digital Solutions.
Plenty of people still call these cameras Olympus. This site covers OM System cameras and M.Zuiko lenses, and older Olympus gear when it matters. It is not affiliated with OM Digital Solutions or Olympus.
The newest example of the switch: OM System PEN (2026) announced: EVF and IPX1 weather sealing.
Source: Olympus and OM Digital Solutions news releases (4 Jan 2021, 1 Apr 2026) and their company pages
Field note. Not a rumor, so it carries no rating.