100-400 in spring?

Martin.au wrote:

dulynoted wrote:

Hithertoo wrote:

My point is that its just another slow variable aperture zoom lens which is nothing to get excited about. Seriously, Panasonic and Olympus are dropping their game. We have what? 4 lenses at 25mm now, and another slow variable aperture zoom to go among the many, and another 45mm prime + one at 42.5mm

How many times can you release a lens at the same focal length before people say enough of the $hit. What other manufacturer puts out 4 lenses at an identical focal length? for the same system and mount. I get the fact that Micro Four Thirds isn't supported by Tokina or Sigma very well but you don't have to make up for it by introducing variations of lenses they otherwise would bring to the table.

Excuse me while I continue to lose faith in the Micro Four Thirds road map.

Actually we have 7 native 25mm lenses now. 2 from panasonic, 1 from olympus, 1 from voigtlander, 1 from slr magic, 1 from veydra, and one frome some other company I cant recall right now. Then we have 3 42.5mm lenses and the 45mm f1.8. Oh and there is a 45mm f2.8 from panasonic too.

Yeah Idk where they are going with the road map either but Voigtlander has released everything I want so far so Im good. If they release a 67.5mm f0.95 next Ill be totally satisfied.

Nikon has 5, 50mm lenses (and god knows how many third party ones). We have a lot of catching up to do.

All in good time, but my point that continues to be missed is there is priorities and there is releasing lenses for the heck of it. The raod map for Micro Four Thirds has gone to hell in a hand basket. I'm not even sure what Panasonic or Olympus are thinking at the moment.

There are bigger gaps to fill that would make them more money than releasing 7 of the same type of lenses and you would make more money out of something someone doesn't have rather than releasing something they do.

I'm still waiting for a 12-60 sort of range lens for Micro Four Thirds, I have no interest in carrying two pro lenses that are already too heavy for the system format, and a 55-58mm prime would be nice also.

At this stage neither option looks plausible in the foreseeable future meaning you have to buy two expensive pro lenses or make do with kit lenses and primes. I've been waiting for a 55, but it looks like my next prime will be the 45 or 75, where really I want something in the middle of that which has been the going size for an average portrait lens for the last 30 odd years and at the sort of distance you need to shoot the 75mm from it suffers from auto focus failure so I'm looking at the 45mm which is too close really.

There are bigger fish to fry than another slow variable aperture lens.