Yardstick already laid down by Leica 14-150 f/3.5-5.6 OIS lens.
I am most surprised the Oly lens does not even come close.
It's less than half the price ...
Fwiw, the Pana 14-140 cannot match the Leica either based on what I have seen in the field - worse corners and long end.
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Yardstick already laid down by Leica 14-150 f/3.5-5.6 OIS lens.
I am most surprised the Oly lens does not even come close.
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I am not. Most consumers of such a lens will probably value the lower weight and lower price of the Oly much more.
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I'm using the Leica 14-150 via adapter and I will either get the Pana 7-14 or Oly 7-14 soon. Plus the Oly 45.
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This is exciting news. Can you give a rough estimate when we can see a 45/1.8 test online?
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This is exciting news. Can you give a rough estimate when we can see a 45/1.8 test online?
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Well, it isn't available yet ...
[quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1310375790' post='9903']
Well, it isn't available yet ...
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I know that but you said soon....
[quote name='Brightcolours' timestamp='1310380433' post='9907']
Not sure if that 12-60mm in MFT form will happen... Apparently, Olympus say that "big optics" pose fundamental problems, in that contrast detect AF with its many small steps creates a problem (my guess is in AF speed) that they have "capitulated".
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I doubt so. The Pana 100-300 or Oly 75-300 are also fairly "big" - bigger than an Oly 12-60 - and their inner focusing path is quite long.
Most of the high speed AF lenses have a rear-focusing system thus only the smallest aka the most light-weight lens groups are moved.
Sony has also announced a standard G zoom lens for 2012 so this should also be possibly for MFT.