03-10-2012, 09:32 PM
[quote name='Yugi' timestamp='1329867680' post='16010']
Well they already have pretty nice lineup:
30/2.0 pancake
20/2.8 pancake
16/2.4 pancake
85/1.4
60/2.8 macro
20-50/3.5-5.6 collapsible
18-55/3.5-5.6 OIS
50-200/4-5.6 OIS
18-200/3.5-6.3 OIS
...
Looks like pretty nice lineup to me.
[/quote]
The problem with the larger sensors is that the tele lenses get too big and heavy.
As far as that list goes, the 85/1.4 has been announced, but you cannot buy it. Incidentally, that lens, without its hood, will weigh 700 grams. Samsung quotes its dimensions as being 79 wide x 92.2mm long - about 3 & 3/4". And it does not have OIS either.
Look at the bulk of the tele lenses for the bigger sensor cameras - they get too big and heavy. That is the problem for a format where compactness is a key reason for purchasing. As an examole, the super tele (which costs $800):
Filter Thread
67 mm
Dimensions (DxL)
Approx. 2.83 x 4.15" (7.2 x 10.55 cm)
Weight
1.27 lb (578 g)
Compare it to Olympus's:
14-150 F/4-5.6:
Filter Thread 58 mm
Dimensions (DxL) Approx. 2.5 x 3.3" (6.35 x 8.38 cm)
Weight 9.87 oz (280 g)
The Olympus is almost an inch shorter, and it weighs under half as much, and it costs $200 less.
As sensors improve - and they do every year - the 43 sensor size makes more and more sense. At least to those who want something smaller.
Its interesting too, that companies like Fujifilm, although they have published a roadmap, have not published the dimensions and weights of their future lenses.
Well they already have pretty nice lineup:
30/2.0 pancake
20/2.8 pancake
16/2.4 pancake
85/1.4
60/2.8 macro
20-50/3.5-5.6 collapsible
18-55/3.5-5.6 OIS
50-200/4-5.6 OIS
18-200/3.5-6.3 OIS
...
Looks like pretty nice lineup to me.
[/quote]
The problem with the larger sensors is that the tele lenses get too big and heavy.
As far as that list goes, the 85/1.4 has been announced, but you cannot buy it. Incidentally, that lens, without its hood, will weigh 700 grams. Samsung quotes its dimensions as being 79 wide x 92.2mm long - about 3 & 3/4". And it does not have OIS either.
Look at the bulk of the tele lenses for the bigger sensor cameras - they get too big and heavy. That is the problem for a format where compactness is a key reason for purchasing. As an examole, the super tele (which costs $800):
Filter Thread
67 mm
Dimensions (DxL)
Approx. 2.83 x 4.15" (7.2 x 10.55 cm)
Weight
1.27 lb (578 g)
Compare it to Olympus's:
14-150 F/4-5.6:
Filter Thread 58 mm
Dimensions (DxL) Approx. 2.5 x 3.3" (6.35 x 8.38 cm)
Weight 9.87 oz (280 g)
The Olympus is almost an inch shorter, and it weighs under half as much, and it costs $200 less.
As sensors improve - and they do every year - the 43 sensor size makes more and more sense. At least to those who want something smaller.
Its interesting too, that companies like Fujifilm, although they have published a roadmap, have not published the dimensions and weights of their future lenses.