Not only Fuji but also Olympus will soon launch new mirrrorless products. This is what we will see soon:
1) New Olympus OMD E-M10 camera. Specs:
– 16MP sensor (same as E-M5 and with no PDAF)
– True Pic VII processor (same as E-M1)
– Very small body
– integrated flash
– 3 axis stabilization
– comes with new compact zoom as kit lens
2) 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 EZ ED
As small as the superb Panasonic 12-32m lens but with 10mm more at the tele end and 2mm less wide open. The compact zoom will come in Black and Silver and cost 35,000 Yen ($335 or 250 Euro). And it has a smart protection cap.
3) 25mm f/1.8
Also the 25mm Olympus will come in Black and Silver and cost 35,000 Yen.
4) New accessories:
There will be also a new lens cap (BCL-0980) in Black or White (10,000 Yen= and a new macro converter (MCON-PO2).
Announcement will take place the coming days…
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> 2) 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 EZ ED
The 14mm make me sad. Missed opportunity IMO. The 24mm eq of the 12-32mm make the lens special. The 14mm of the 14-42 make it just… another kit lens. The excitement of the first pancake zoom is already gone and I personally expected more.
But then, as kit lenses go, it is still an advancement over the predecessors.
Considering the differences between the Oly and the Panny, I doubt release of the new 14-42 would have much impact on sales of the 12-32. Who want cheap small kit – would get the Oly, who want the 12mm would get the Panny.
Yes, missed opportunity for Olympus this time. I´d like to see a 10-30 instead. Maybe they can make it in a near future.