The latest “leaked” Sony NEX lens roadmap does display some changes we didn’t expect. First the Zeiss 24mm gets smaller and is half stop slower than expected (2.0 instead of 1.7). This might be a response to the lack of panacake lens expressed by many NEX users. Than the 50mm f/1.8 disappeared and made room for the 40mm f/2.0 lens with OSS (In lens stabilization). And than we have the long expected 55-210mm OSS zoom. There is no word about the availability yet. What looks a bit strange is that the 30mm macro looks also like a pancake!!! What a mess is that?
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Unfortunately, Sony has gone for the miniaturization at the expense of larger apertures. They just can’t beat the laws of physics with their APS-C lenses. On the other hand, with the best high ISO performance in class, they can afford to be conservative with the apertures – at least for low light.
These make the NEX a lot more interesting.