Comments on: (FT4) Olympus 9-18mm Lens to be announced in February-March and it will cost $600! http://www.43rumors.com/ft4-olympus-9-18mm-lens-to-be-announced-in-february-march-and-it-will-cost-600/ Panasonic and Olympus Digital Camera News Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:28:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Richard http://www.43rumors.com/ft4-olympus-9-18mm-lens-to-be-announced-in-february-march-and-it-will-cost-600/comment-page-1/#comment-7025 Richard Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:02:01 +0000 http://43rumors.com/?p=8968#comment-7025 Why zoom ? Prime 12mm will be far better. Why zoom ? Prime 12mm will be far better.

]]> By: Szerokokątny zoom Olympus 9-18mm do Mikor 4/3 już w marcu – Fotografia Cyfrowa – nowości sprzętowe, zapowiedzi, recenzje http://www.43rumors.com/ft4-olympus-9-18mm-lens-to-be-announced-in-february-march-and-it-will-cost-600/comment-page-1/#comment-6265 Szerokokątny zoom Olympus 9-18mm do Mikor 4/3 już w marcu – Fotografia Cyfrowa – nowości sprzętowe, zapowiedzi, recenzje Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:30:09 +0000 http://43rumors.com/?p=8968#comment-6265 [...] kolejne dobre wieści tym razem dla miłośników aparatów formatu Mikro Cztery Trzecie. Portal 4/3rumors podaje, że w lutym lub marcu 2010 roku zobaczymy w sklepach nowy szerokokątny zoom Olympus 9-18mm [...] [...] kolejne dobre wieści tym razem dla miłośników aparatów formatu Mikro Cztery Trzecie. Portal 4/3rumors podaje, że w lutym lub marcu 2010 roku zobaczymy w sklepach nowy szerokokątny zoom Olympus 9-18mm [...]

]]> By: Eric http://www.43rumors.com/ft4-olympus-9-18mm-lens-to-be-announced-in-february-march-and-it-will-cost-600/comment-page-1/#comment-6215 Eric Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:38:39 +0000 http://43rumors.com/?p=8968#comment-6215 I was hoping this lens would be cheaper than the 4/3 version. It really should be because it's smaller which means less glass and materials are required, but more importantly, the shorter focal plane distance makes wide angle lenses much simpler to design than for an SLR. In fact all of the M43 lenses seem to have inflated prices. When I compare the Pany 20 f1.7 to my Canon 85mm f1.8, it's hard to see how they could fetch the same price (I realize they are two very different lenses but there is a vast difference in the amount of glass and materials in the two lenses). That said, I love the system because I always have my camera with me, and I will probably buy the 18-36, but if the 24 f2.8 is coming out around the same time I will probably buy that instead. I was hoping this lens would be cheaper than the 4/3 version. It really should be because it’s smaller which means less glass and materials are required, but more importantly, the shorter focal plane distance makes wide angle lenses much simpler to design than for an SLR. In fact all of the M43 lenses seem to have inflated prices. When I compare the Pany 20 f1.7 to my Canon 85mm f1.8, it’s hard to see how they could fetch the same price (I realize they are two very different lenses but there is a vast difference in the amount of glass and materials in the two lenses).

That said, I love the system because I always have my camera with me, and I will probably buy the 18-36, but if the 24 f2.8 is coming out around the same time I will probably buy that instead.

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