Finally the first of the two bright Panasonic zoom prototypes has been announced. The 12-35mm f/2.8 OIS lens. You can right now read the full review at Dslrmagazine.com (Click here) and Click here for the google english translation. There is no info about the second 35-100mm X lens. I guess it’s coming much later only. And ina couple of days Olympus will launch the 75mm f/1.8 portrait lens too!
Other mirrorless system really have to do a lot to catch up or at least get close to the Micro Four Thirds Lens offering!!!
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I hope m4/3 continues to offer cameras like the E-M5. I’m saying that because the majority of people out there are still pretty much allured by the cameras bodies without caring so much for the lenses selection or quality. As a NEX owner I don’t quite understand how some NEX users can still try to justify the lack of lenses in this system and settle with speeches talking about adapters and legacy lenses, like it’s ok to develop a system that you HAVE to use others lenses – which makes no sense for me.
I just wished that E-M5 had the same video quality of a Panasonic GH series or that the future GH3 could produce pics as gorgeous as the E-M5. They should join forces and create a real Olympus/Panasonic hybrid.
+1
yeah… i saw the nex 7 in person just yesterday and realized it could be a VERY pocket-able camera! if only it had a great pancake lenses… it could very well be the best pocket-able camera. or the camera with most IQ per cm cube.
hopefully zeiss can get them a good pancake soon…
f/2.8 only? I was wishing for f/2.0 like the old Olympus.
then 2x the price and size…
just checked the old olympus 43 14-35 f2 spec… 3x the weight (900g)
at $1300 (amazon.com)? Heck no! i’ll wait for sigma/tamron version of f/2.8 12-35mm for E-M5 at around half of that ($600 – $700).