On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 2:28 PM, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I don't know how Oly is doing financially, whether overall or the photo
> unit, but they continue to expand their µ4/3
> lens lineup.
>
> As a counterpoint to the large, expensive, Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED
> 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ, they have decided to do a
> version of the compact 14-42, similar to the Panny X lens I have - Olympus
> M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ.
>
> Same diameter and weight and even 4 mm shorter collapsed than the Panny,
> but of course without the OIS.
>
> All the announcements I found show it only collapsed, but it power expands
> and collapses as the Panny does. Video here.
> <
> http://www.getolympus.com/us/en/lenses/pen-omd/m-zuiko-ed-14-42mm-f3-5-5-6-ez.html
> >
>
> I'm not sure many here on the Fuji X List would be interested, but I find
> the Panny version a great casual lens on a
> small E-Pen and the Oly one is even more pocketable.
>
>
Wonder how it compares IQ-wise with the 12-50? Of course, the 12-50 has
macro as well.
I really want to know how much the 40-200 (or whatever that thing is) will
cost. That's on my want list for later this year.
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