Serious compacts posted a mirrorless size comparison (well done!). Images and text below are from Amin Sabet (please visit SeriousCompact to see the full article).
Above (left to right): Olympus mZD 14-42mm lens (kit zoom for Olympus Micro 4/3 cameras, shown collapsed), Sony NEX 18-55mm lens (kit zoom for Sony NEX cameras), Panasonic 14-45mm lens (kit zoom for Panasonic G1 and GF1), Panasonic 14-42mm lens (kit zoom for Panasonic G2 and G10), Samsung NX 18-55 (kit zoom for Samsung NX10)
Above (left to right): Sony NEX 16mm f/2.8, Samsung 30mm f/2, Panasonic 20mm f/1.7.
Above (left to right): Olympus E-PL1 with Olympus mZD 14-42 (collapsed), Sony NEX5 with Sony 18-55, Panasonic GF1 with Panasonic 14-42 (Sorry, wrong kit lens pictured; should have been the 14-45, which is slightly smaller as shown in the first image in this post)
Above (left to right): Panasonic GF1 with Panasonic 20mm f/1.7, [shoplink 3003]Sony NEX5[/shoplink] with Sony 16mm f/2.8, Olympus E-PL1 with Panasonic 20mm f/1.7
Source: SeriousCompacts.com
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Well, nothing new here. Though maybe it’ll help people who didn’t go to shop for direct comparing. Bit pity they didn’t compare the cameras with pancakes, cause that’s where NEX has visible advantage over all.
But yea, the 14-42 is very small, though the other fact is that it extends to double it’s size: http://a.img-dpreview.com/news/1002/olympus/9-18-extended.jpg
One thing to note in a comparison is the that NEX lenses have a lot of distortion and don’t show the quality of the sensor.
They simply are not up to par with m4/3 lenses. The Lumix 20 and Summilux 25mm primes are tops.
Sony needs to work on better lenses that address primes and 24-105mm focal lengths. They simply have dropped the ball on NEX lenses.