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Subject: Re: [OM] Olympus' future plans
From: Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 14:24:27 -0400
Thanks. This is looking like a good motorcycle kit.

--Bob


On Jun 8, 2012, at 12:38 PM, Ken Norton wrote:

>> High end lenses? (Serious question)
> 
> 12-35/2.8 X-Lens (equivalent to 24-70mm).
> 35-100/2.8 X-Lens (equivalent to 70-200mm).
> 25/1.4 Lens. (equivalent to 50mm).
> 
> The new X-lenses are weather sealed.  Hmm... Odd that the current
> flagship camera from Panasonic isn't, eh?
> 
> They ain't building these things just to put on Olympus bodies, you know.
> 
> :)
> 
> If I dove back into wedding photography in a big way and wanted a
> full-fledged, but compact and lightweight kit, I could see myself with
> two bodies--one with the 12-35 and the other with the 35-100.
> 
> You know, it really is a shame that Sony/Minolta didn't continue the
> A-x line. That GT lens (28-200 equivalent) remains as one of the best
> lenses ever made in the digital era. I've shot a few weddings with the
> A1 and always felt that I took a huge step backwards when I went
> Four-Thirds in this regard. Even my old Olympus IS-3 with the 35-180
> zoom was pretty amazing for event work. (except for the aperture
> limitations which forced flash usage).

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