Olympus makes its lenses Micro-Four-Thirds compatible, usable by Panasonic DMC-G1

The Micro Four Thirds technology allows digital cameras to be kept at compact size without losing the ability of changing lenses, similar to the DSLRs. This Micro Four Thirds technology is shared by Olympus and Panasonic.

Olympus has announced that they have firmware updates for their lenses, making them “Micro Four Thirds” compatible, which allows them to be used by the Panasonic DMC-G1. The updated lenses from Olympus are the 35mm F3.5 Macro, 25mm F2.8 pancake, 35-100mm F4.0-5.6 and 40-150mm F4.0-5.6.

After the you’ve downloaded and updated the firmware of the mentioned Olympus lenses, they will become compatible with the Panasonic DMC-G1. According to Dpreview, the 25mm pancake and 40-150mm lenses are able to autofocus, whereas they’re still unclear if the 35mm Macro and 35-100mm lenses are able to autofocus. Panasonic owners can click here to download the new firmwares to update their Olympus lenses that are in the list.