If you can wait Olympus has a 12mm M4/3 on their roadmap, which will be
available in spring 2011.
http://asia.olympus-imaging.com/products/dslr/lenses/pdf/zuiko_lens_eng.pdf
And there are a fisheye and macro too.
C.H.Ling
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From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> That's a pleasure, Tim.
>
> I too should like such a lens, but the only one you are likely to find is
> a MF CV 12mm from CameraQuest (for instance), for which you would need the
> adaptor as well, of course.
>
> Chris
>
> On 27 Apr 2010, at 07:26, Tim Hughes wrote:
>
>> thanks for the feedback on preference for the Panny. These things are
>> never easy when the devices each have their advantages. What I really
>> would like would be a compact micro 4/3 12mm lens from whatever vendor
>> supplied it. In theory apart from issues of rays exciting lens to hit
>> microlenses correctly, it should be possible to make a very compact short
>> focal length lens for micro 4/3, given the 20mm flange distance.
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