New Laowa 4mm lens is now in Stock at BHphoto

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Venus Optics announced that the new 4mm MFT lens is now shipping out.  It’s in Stock for $199 at BHphoto and directly at Venuslens.net .

And DC.watch posted the images of a factory  tour at Venus Optics. Here you can see a Stock of 4mm lenses:

DC.watch also wrote:

By the way, the current best seller is “7.5mm F2 MFT” for Micro Four Thirds, and the second is “9mm F2.8 Zero-D” for Micro Four Thirds. In both cases, the lens body is very small and light, and features a super wide-angle lens with a filter attached to the front.

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Unexpected aid: Stefan Daniel from Leica says

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Mizuwari interviewed Stefan Daniel from Leica. And he made quite a strong  statement about the MFT world. When asked:

So, for you, the fear that some have about abandoning the Micro 4/3 after the launch of the Lumix S 24 x 36 mm by Panasonic is completely unfounded?

ANSWER: Yes quite. I can not speak for Panasonic, of course. I do not know their plans either. But I can tell you that at the level of use, formats smaller than the 24 x 36 mm still have good days in front of them, with very strong assets in terms of size. This is why we also offer CL and TL in APS-C …

Moreover he feels good about the digital camera market as a whole:

“If we look at the market in the long term, the number of devices sold today is higher than the best times for film.

we are seeing growth, and even, very strong growth in 24 x 36 mm hybrid, and a decline in SLR cameras.

Even if the 24 x 36 mm is the fastest growing segment, I’m not sure it will sign the death of smaller formats such as APS-C and Micro 4/3. Because a 24 x 36 mm autofocus camera, be it SLR or hybrid, will necessarily be larger in terms of optics than a device using a smaller sensor.”

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