OM SYSTEM PEN is official — $999.99 body, late October
First PEN-series ILC under the OM SYSTEM brand. Silver and Black bodies at $999.99, kits from $1,099.99, ships late October 2026. Material follow-up to the Sep 3 official tease.
September 9, 2026 · Score 90 · Real · Material follow-up
Official OM shop front cutout — Black body (V210080BU000). Image: OM SYSTEM.
HIGHLIGHTS
OM positions the PEN for everyday, travel, and spontaneous photography — creative color and mono looks, plus 4K / vertical / vlogging — as a compact weather-sealed Micro Four Thirds body with a built-in EVF and in-camera looks. It is the first PEN ILC under the OM SYSTEM brand (not Olympus-badged), framed as an entry-level / everyday option versus the OM-3 / OM-5 class, completing the return of a rangefinder-style PEN with modern IBIS and sealing.
Sources do not say it replaces a named current SKU (it is not announced as a PEN-F II successor); it revives the PEN series under OM SYSTEM. The defining tradeoff is a portable sealed rangefinder-style everyday body with EVF, IBIS, profiles, and computational modes at $999.99 versus a more limited 8-bit video ceiling (4K30-class in coverage) and MFT sensor size versus full-frame / APS-C rivals.
Announcement, price, and availability
OM SYSTEM / PR introduced the OM SYSTEM PEN on 9 September 2026. US body MSRP is $999.99 (Silver or Black); CAD body is $1,399.99. Kit with the new 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 III is $1,099.99; double kit adding the 40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R is $1,299.99. Availability is late October 2026 (OM shop: Preorder, Ships Late October) — prefer that over earlier secondary windows.
Official OM shop front cutout — Silver body. Image: OM SYSTEM.OM SYSTEM PEN in black, three-quarter view with lens. Photo: 昼落ち via Wikimedia Commons, CC0 (resized)
Sample photos
Official sample output by Mina Daimon — photos the PEN produced, not body cutouts. JP gallery 403 from this origin; these four frames are re-hosted from verified locals. Frames 03 and 12 had no local file and are omitted.
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Specifications
Camera
OM SYSTEM PEN
Mount
Micro Four Thirds
Sensor / processor
20.37 MP Live MOS · TruePic IX
IBIS
5-axis; up to 5.5 stops center / 4.5 edges (CIPA2024; 14-42 III at 42 mm)
EVF
Built-in; rangefinder-style (shop)
Weather
IPX1 splash + dustproof design (first PEN with IPX1)
AF
121-point all cross-type on-chip PDAF; AI Human + Pet (cats/dogs); Starry Sky AF
Profiles
Color & Monochrome Profile Control; front COLOR/MONO switch
Computational (CP)
High Res (tripod/handheld), Live ND (ND2–16), Focus Stacking, HDR, Multiple Exposure
Late October 2026 (shop: Preorder, Ships Late October)
Seal note: Splashproof / IPX1 only when paired with a dust- and splashproof lens; not during charging or HDMI use (PR footnote). Specs from OM PR and OM shop; dims via RedShark cite of official figures.
US. Body $999.99 (Silver or Black) · kit $1,099.99 · double kit $1,299.99 · late October 2026.
Canada. Body $1,399.99 CAD (PR / shop).
Verdict
Pros
Priced, shipping PEN under OM SYSTEM with EVF, IBIS, IPX1, and in-camera profiles
Clear late-October window and kit ladder from $1,099.99
Cons
Not framed as a PEN-F II — buyers hoping for that succession story do not get it
IPX1 only with a sealed lens; not during charging/HDMI; MFT / 4K30-class video ceiling vs larger-format rivals
Our September 3 official tease covered a dated announce window with no specs and no SKU — teaser stills only, not a product cutout. That page is left unchanged as the historical record.
This follow-up locks what was open then: status is now Official / Real; name, Silver/Black, $999.99 body MSRP, kits, late October ship, EVF, IPX1, 20.37 MP Live MOS, TruePic IX, IBIS, AF, profiles, CP modes, and accessories are newly public. The tease is now a priced shipping product.
