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The low resolution of the PEN-F leaked image shows a lens that could be the current 75mm f/1.8 Zuiko. But some of our readers do believe this is not the same 75mm lens.
So just for fun place your bet:
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If someone from 43rumors wins Powerball, please gift this new PEN F and 1.2 lens to everyone.
LOL!
I’m thinking a few lenses will be updated to take advantage of in-camera stacking. At present, only a few lenses qualify. So, 75mm 1.8 II.
What has stacking to do with the lens? I don’t understand it.
It depends on the focus mechanism in the lens. Right now, only the 60mm macro and a couple of pro lenses qualify.
Aperture Ring? It ist the normal Ring every Oly Prime Lense have.. *rolleyes*
But it is not the 75mm f1.8, because the Lens is to small.. So it is also not possible that this Lens is a 75mm f1.2
Could be a new 25mm f/1.2, no?
Certainly the current 75.
It’s the same… Oh boy, it’s so funny seeing everyone getting so existed… LOL.. and yes, the focusing ring looks a bit different, but did you ever consider that this is just a really bad image…
I totally agree it is the same lens. Everyone (the suckers) goes off on a tangent just because the lo res image appears different. 😉
I’m a sucker:)
The lens in the photo doesn’t look exactly like the existing 75/1.8, but some of that (e.g. strange “diagonal” knurling on focus ring) could just be aliasing caused by the low resolution of the photo. It can’t be a 75/1.2, because that would have to be about 50% larger in diameter! And a 45mm f/1.2 (please oh please Olympus make this lens!) wouldn’t be this big. So I think it’s just our favorite current-model 75/1.8, but distorted-looking because of low resolution.
I’m more interested in the purpose of the dial on the front. Any guesses?
Just came to the same conclusion…
If you look closely, you will see that the grooves are not consistent in the three highlighted areas. Therefore, I assume it is unlikely to be a new design, but rather some photographic flaw such as moiré. I am pretty sure it’s the old 75mm. Greetings from Germany!!
Thats a Resolution Problem. You can be sure that the ring have normal grip..
that’s my point…
I do not think so…the lines are too perfect diagonal…and much larger/fatter than the ribs on the current lens.
The current lens tapers in where it meets the camera …this lens clearly does not. …and that is white lettering on the back part of the lens…The current lens has black lettering on a white background…nothing like is in the photo above.
Again wrong!!!! Wow you are persitent… I don’t know what sort of 75mm you own, but mine has white and balck letterings!! Just as this one!!! And it only looks straight due to the angle, it does taper in… you know what believe whatever you want… yes its a new 12mm 1.0 whatever…
Do you have control issues?
yes towards people, who are resistent to advice and logical thinking….
no…to your “advice” and your way of thinking.
We can definitely not confirm the lens from this photo…everything is “speculation”.
You may be correct, but I am not convinced….but I do really like the looks of the New PEN F!!!!
How about those Yankees? LOL!
It also makes no sense to show this new camera with the 75mm. It is not one of the kit lenses or a new lens. Right?
No it’s not! some lettering is white and some is black, just as this picture, just as the old one… the shape just looks different to you, due to the crappy pic and angle… but I think you’re mistaken buddy…
When you lock the lens in place onto the camera the letter that is shown above is black on white background. The word Olympus is in white lettering on my lens but it is located further around the curve where we cannot see it when the lens is snapped into the camera.
Actually…now that I REALLY study the photo above…the lettering may actually be black type on a white background….the photo is so bad it is hard to tell.
I think what I stated previously about the lettering may be wrong.
Not true!!! the red dot is on top!! so there are white letters on top and further right there is the MSC in black letters white background!! JUST look at the god damn picture… how stubborn can one be…
Those are numbers up on top…not lettering. I was refering to the ED and MSC parts.
Chill out…I am trying to figure this out like everyone else..get rid of the tone. Look how this lens tapers in where it meets the camera?
“Look how this lens tapers in where it meets the camera?”
It’s because the angle they’re shooting at matches the angle that the lens barrel contracts towards the mount; it’s just an optical illusion. If you hold the lens in your hand and try to match the angle from the product shot it will be incredibly obvious that it’s the current 75 1.8. Just think, a 75 1.2 would be larger and require an even steeper contraction to the lens mount, not less of a contraction.
It gives the impression of size.
So I see you have deleted and edited your texts, well how pathetic is that… You were clearly in the wrong… I wish people could still read what you wrote…
that looks like photoshop to me
I wish it were new.. but I strongly believe it’s the current 75mm f1.8 lens.
I work with low res images all the time and have to enhance them for print and production. I know it’s blurry as hell, but I can tell even with the blur the last # on the around the front element does not form a “2” but an “8”.. it’s the 1.8
2nd, I don’t think another 75mm is in the works. The one they have right now is one of the best MFT lenses, no need to improve it.. 75mm isn’t particularly popular, not only is the focal length a bit too long for most people, but the price hovering around $800 dollars.. on sale down to $700.. most MFT users aren’t comfortable shelling out that much on 1 lens, as nice as this one is, and totally worth it.. i use to own one and thought it was amazing.
3rd, do you have any idea just how much larger an f/1.2 75mm lens could get?..sounds damn nice in terms of potential subject separation and bokeh for head portraits, but that’s going to be too large for MFT for just 1 lens.. sure, Olympus is pushing the size barrier with their pro line.. case in point, the new 300mm f/4.. what a beast, but it a specialized lens and you won’t find a more compact 600mm (35mm equivalent) super-tele for that size anywhere. Still, I just don’t see Olympus investing any more $$ into a new 75mm f1.2 version.. it’s just going to cost too much and be too big and the current 75mm f1.8 is pretty much perfection for what it is.
I though the texture on around the lens in the photo looked different.. but, again, a low res image.. you get artifacts and moire with fine line details.
There is no aperture ring on this thing.. that’s just the last “ring” before the base mount.. it has that texture on the sides to give you grip to turn the lens on and off of the camera. Those 2 white blocks on the side where there’s more text wrapping over the top of the lens barrel, just before the rear textured ring.. that’s the same white blocks with black ED & MSC you’d fine on the current 75mm.. and if you use that as point of reference drawing an imaginary line back towards those textures on the rear ring, it will match up with where they are on the current 75mm f1.8.
If they’re going to make a F1.2, as rumors suggests, expect the wide angle end such as the 12mm and 14mm (which you’ve already seen design, diagrams and patents for on this rumor site before).. cool, but personally not super excited.. that may change once actual photos and product is revealed for new faster olympus lenses… I think those smaller and wider focal lengths wouldn’t go up too much in size if they were to be faster at f1.2.. much more reasonable.
I say look at what the CURRENT 75mm f1.8 lens in that photo is mounted to… liking that new Pen-F! Hope we can see more angles and cleaner pics.. maybe the silver version?.. perhaps a titanium one too?!
It cant be the current 75mm 1.8 because tehre is an extra ring farther back toward the lens mount.
Its probably the new 25mm 1.2
Nope, that’s just the grip ring from the current 75 1.8 that helps when mounting/unmounting the lens.
Should Olympus cameras not have an aperture ring on the body around the lens mount?
You can read the 75mm F/1.8 on the lens which is a bit of a give away lol Here is the above image compared to 75mm F/1.8 image they are identical.
Does the distance between internal elements match those of the 75? That may be a better indication considering the low resolution obscuring the exterior you’re all trying to compare.
Viewed at similar angles, and with the compression of a telephoto, it looks exactly like my 75mm mounted on my EM1.
Yep standard 75mm
I can only imagine the people who thing this is a new lens haven’t seen or used the 75/1.8. I own the 75 and it looks exactly like this.
It’s the regular one, just the angle makes it look wrong.
This is silly, it’s clearly the existing 75/1.8. It looks the same and you can read the writing on it. It’s all the same.
Yes, of course. Can’t believe more people vote for what it’s not when you can see what it is. But it’s good for the economy, all these voters need to buy a new monitor a.s.a.p.
y’all are trippin’ (as they say) it’s the good old 75mm F/1.8 black edition. I can see the writing on the front, there’s no extra ring on it, the diagonal grooves are clearly a pixel artefact caused by scaling the image.
Think of the size of the 45 mm f/1.2… a 75 mm f/1.2 would be really big, with a front element which would be much bigger than the lens mount.
So, if it’s a 75 mm f/1.2, do you imagine how huge the body would have to be to look like this in comparsion?
So I can’t even understand how someone can hope it’s a 75 mm f/1.2 on the picture. It must be people that want huge bodies or that thinks a 75 mm f/1.2 can be the same size as a 75 mm f/1.8.
For me, this is clearly the existing 75 mm f/1.8, and that already means the body is not so compact (hard to tell exactly because of the grip).
I’ll just keep dreaming it’s a 75mm 1.8 PRO:)
No aperture ring just weather sealing