According to 43rumors sources Panasonic will announce new MicroFourThirds cameras and lenses on August 26th (more or less, depending on your time-zone!). We expect the release of the [shoplink 14826]GH1[/shoplink] successor, a new [shoplink 14828]GF1[/shoplink] successor (or maybe just a new Gf model without replacing the GF1), the long awaited 14mm f/2.5 and 100-300mm lens, at least one more “lens surprise” and maybe the AG-AF100 (this camera with new lenses could be also announced in a second time befoe Photokina). You can read our Panasonic product prediction here: http://www.43rumors.com/getting-closer-to-photokina-panasonic-rumors-summary/.
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Rumors classification:
FT= FourThirds
FT1=probably fake rumor
FT2=rumor from unkown sources
FT3=50% chance it is correct
FT4=rumor from known sources
FT5=almost certainly correct!
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12/2.5 instead of 14/2.5? Hope, it’s true.
100-300: who cares?
surprise: 25/1.0 or 50/1.2, please.
One more vote for 25mm F1.0 :).
1) I do care about the 100-300.
2) any of the 1.0/25 or 1.2/50, if such lens is sharp from corner to corner wide open, expect a rude awakening on price and size announcement.
“expect a rude awakening on price and size announcement”
Yeah,it wouldn’t be cheap, but none of the current m4/3 lenes are. About the size: have you ever seen the Canon FD 55/1.2 SSC? Or the FD 50/1.2L? They are not THAT big, and FULLFRAME.
There have been numerous posts hare about c-mount 0.95 and faster lenses. They are indeed quite compact. Add a couple of millimeters in diameter and length for larger sensor coverage, AF and aperture motors and you’d get no larger lens than existing 45mm F2.8 macro or 7-14mm lenses.
Concerning price, I regard lens prices more of a manufacturer’s marketing department decision than an economic one. It takes more glass and R&D to make Panasonic’s m4/3 14-140mm zoom than 4/3 25mm F1.4 yet the letter is more expensive. It’s purely because they assumed it wouldn’t sell as well as the zoom and wanted to position it as exclusive.
Schneider’s 25mm F0.95 c-mount lens is around 1200 USD new. I would expect the m4/3 ultra fast normal prime ( 25mm F1.2 ? ) to have similar price. But, you don’t buy such lenses everyday and if you don’t know what to use them for.
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Size comparison could also be done with the already existing panasonic 25mm lens. Admittedly, a m43 version should be smaller, save you are asking for f1.0 which is a significant difference. Specially if you don’t want any vignette wide open.
As for a 1.2/50 on m43, the Full frame equivalents are 100mm lens.
Don’t get me wrong, any of those lens would be addition de prestige to the line-up and no one should complain. But I am not holding my breath.
woups! replied to the wrong person 🙂
Was ment to Miklos Rabi
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Can’t wait to see if the GH2 really lives up to the hype.
mpgxsvcd,
What hype??? I haven’t heard Panasonic hype this one bit. I’m hoping it revolutionary or evolutionary enough to convince me to sell my GH1 and buy it, however.
Panasonic = 14/2.8… Olympus 12/2.8… so the roadmap says.
oops, I apparently can’t type either. 14/2.5
I want GH2+12-75ois!!!
Crossing my fingers for the 12-75/2.8 thing, too. Although, I probably will have to play the panpipe somewhere in the streets to be able to afford it… 😉
hi guys, is there any new info olympus plans & announcement dates? I know they have a new PEN lined up.. curious to see if it will be more like e-pl1 or more like e-p2. E-P2 is SO overpriced but I like the designed & performance. Problem is that no flash (or… $140) is a huge downside. The hotshoe flash is monstrous on the body too 🙁
As much as the 12-75 F2.8 would be a dream lens for me, I am not optimistic – there have been no credible references to such a lens anywhere online. The original reference to it was merely blue-skying by a blogger complete with an appropriate disclaimer.
I would love this lens – buts lets not get excited about it. No reason to believe that it is forthcoming.
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The talk about E-P3 come in September, and i hope price on E-P2 fall down to there E-P1 is in day.
Come on 100-300! Just what we need!
12mm is much more desirable than 14mm
Any word on pricing? especially for the 14 pancake.
Wont be upgrading body unless it’s really worth it (better Iso/no FPN) otherwise the GH1 will do the job just great.
Also, more lens please.
This is the official Panasonic lens roadmap:
http://www.panasonic.de/html/de_DE/Produkte/LUMIX+Digitalkameras/Systemkameras/LUMIX+G+Micro+System%3A+Objektive+%26+Zubeh%C3%B6r/Pop-up+Objektiv+Roadmap/4864675/index.html#anker_4864675
It’s the 26th…