According to EOSHD Leica could make Summilux C cinema primes for the Panasonic AF100. Probably the microFourThirds version of the leica cinema lenses will be produced by Panasonic with leica quality control (like the Panasonic 45mm f/2.8
The future leica cinema primes for PL-mount are the 16, 18, 21, 25, 35, 40, 50, 65, 75 and 100mm lenses (no details were yet given about aperture and price)
I also received the Schneider-Kreuznach roadmap for the NX system. I posted the rumor on k-rumors.com. I would like to have such fast prime lenses for MicroFourThirds!
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for details on the Leica PL lenses see:
http://www.bandpro.com/309/PDF/BPLeicaBrchr-1.pdf
Speed T1.5. Price similar to other pro 35 cine lenses, ca 10k a piece.
sorry, T1.4
http://www.bandpro.de/shop_content.php/language/en/coID/630/product/Band-Pro-Introduces-PL-Mount-Prime-Lenses-From-Leica
Ok ok.. but what we really need are HD-certified lenses!
I wish we had a fast 14-50 with video autofocus..
If we don’t get some fast primes soon, Samsung may steal Micro 4/3’s thunder. Permanently. Zooms are great, but at the very least, a fast wide prime and a fast portrait prime are needed.
35mm f1.4 would be great. I hope Panasonic or Olympus makes one of these. Not too telephoto, but still DOF, and a great portrait lens on the m43.
that really would be a kick to camera industry. red revolution would be forgotten. I definitely would buy a system, video and photo.
I second what EO said. I sold my E-P1 due to lack of fast prime options (I mainly need a m4/3’s 25mm f/1.4 and a 45mm f/1.4), but now I want to get another mirrorless camera and if that Schneider lens road map is true they might have just won my business. I would want all 4 of these:
-15mm f/2.3 Super-Angulon
-21mm f/2 Super-Angulon
-35mm f/1.4 Xenon
-55mm f/1.4 Xenon
Then in 2011 they have a 90mm f/1.8 planned. Those 5 lenses are exactly what I want. In-fact they are so close to what I want I have a hard time believing it’s true because if I could choose the 5 lens I want the most I wouldn’t change a thing about that list. If m4/3’s doesn’t do something about their pathetic prime line up (the 20mm/1.7 is the only interesting m4/3’s prime IMO) there is going to be a mass exodus to Samsung by prime-loving street photgrapher’s like myself.
They won’t be redone for µ4/3, they will just be adapted with a PL adaptor. Do remember that these lenses are $20k a pop, or $175k for 8.
Panasonic Broadcast (who is making the camera) does not do lenses.
How about:
14mm/2.5 Panasonic
20mm/1.7 Panasonic
25mm/1.4 summilux D
35mm/1.2 Voigtlander
50mm/1.1 Voigtlander
85mm/1.2 canon
150mm/2 Zuiko