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.
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.
The Olympus PEN line has a new camera, and it carries the OM System name. OM Digital Solutions announced the OM System PEN on 9 September 2026. The press release calls it the first PEN to bear the OM System brand and says deliveries are scheduled for late October 2026. OM System's Japanese product page gives the same window.
This is announced hardware, not a rumor, so this post is a field note and has no OR rating. The specs below come from OM System's own spec page and the press release. Prices are left out.
Fstoppers adds that the IPX1 rating assumes a compatible lens and does not cover use while charging or with HDMI connected.
The kit lens is the M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 III, a 28-84mm equivalent zoom with 8 elements in 7 groups. It is also IPX1 splash resistant and dustproof. It retracts with a click, with no lock switch to work. In Japan the PEN is listed body only, with this lens, and in a two-lens kit.
The PEN E-P7 came out in 2021 under the Olympus name. Both columns come from OM System's official spec pages. New PEN first, E-P7 second.
In short, the new PEN adds a viewfinder, phase-detection AF, weather sealing and faster silent shooting. It is larger and 56 g heavier, its mechanical burst is slower, and it uses a different battery: BLS-7, not the E-P7's BLS-50.
Why this site is called Olympus Rumors when the camera says OM System: see Olympus and OM System: who makes the cameras now.
Source: OM Digital Solutions press release (9 Sep 2026) and the official PEN and PEN E-P7 spec pages
Field note. Not a rumor, so it carries no rating.