Comments on: (FT4) Olympus announcement late June? (two lenses for certain!)

By: Iain

Iain — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:51:20 +0000

Hope the macro isn’t just an equivalent of the Panasonic-Leica 45mm f/2.8, because if it is, what hope do we have that it will that much better AND cheaper?

And I just got the Panasonic 14mm f/2.5. It will take something pretty awesome from Olympus to make me want to upgrade lenses at this point…

By: Nick clark

Nick clark — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:09:50 +0000

By: Mr. Reeee

Mr. Reeee — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:52:19 +0000

Exactly.
That’s why many M4/3 users are waiting for Panasonic to release their rumored 12-50mm (f2.8~3.5?) lens.

By: Mk7

Mk7 — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:46:53 +0000

Correction, the “macro” is midway between 40 and 60.

By: Mk7

Mk7 — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:40:09 +0000

Doubt it will happen? Don’t you see the big headline, “Two lenses for certain!” and then look at the roadmap…
Yes, the blue dot for “wide” on the roadmap is slightly closer to 15 than 10, but it’s fuzzy, so could still be 12.
The blue dot for “macro” is also fuzzy, but midway between 40mm and 50mm on the roadmap.
Just shows how difficult their task is, satisfying such different customer needs. I want the 50mm, don’t really care for the 12. But I sure would buy a 12-35 /2.8!
The sources say “late June”. Maybe an E-P3 also?
Glad to see they have cancelled the fisheye for now and redirected resources elsewhere.
As for 4/3, Olympus might do better to forget about 4/3 and put all eggs in m4/3 basket. Pro Pen would be more sucessful than E7.