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kahren wrote:
olympus made 12/2, 17/2.8(too slow for this range imo)and 48/1.8
imo they are missing and need to make 9/2.8, 16/1.8 and 28/1.8
panny made 14/2.5, 20/1.7 and 25/1.4
imo they are missing and need to make 10/2.5 and 35/1.7
an oly 16/1.8 would be a good match for the omd, i am actually surprised olympus didnt release something like that with the omd announcement.
Got to look at how big the total m4/3 market is as well. There is of course a very vocal minority who does love high quality, compact, fast primes, but I'd wager a majority of m4/3 shooters probably stick with a kit zoom lens and/or maybe some add on a tele. Small group would perhaps add on one compact prime for low light shooting, getting that "bokeh" effect thats all the rage (and poorly understood) on many web forums etc.
How many out there really are going to want to buy a 9mm on top of their current 12mm, in addition to a 16mm etc ??
Do we really need 10+ prime focal length options on a system that frankly doesn't even appeal to that many enthusiast type photographers
Again, don't get me wrong, I know there are enthusiast etc that own m4/3, myself included, but quite a few that would fall into the group simply write it off for its sensor size.
Lets be real, the "if its not full frame its not for me" mantra is very alive and well with a lot of people. As such, you have to balance your product offerings with total demand.
Me personally, I see m4/3 as a compact travel solution for my personal use. Its not a system I use for either my paid work, or my serious landscape shooting.
As such, there is a limit of how many lenses/how much money I want to invest into it. They could make a 7/9/12/14/16/20/25/35/45/75/90 etc primes but I'm really not going to buy more than a couple.
How many here really want to haul around a bag with 10 or more m4/3 lenses Sort of defeats the point of the systems size advantage and again, if I'm dropping $5k+ on m4/3 I'm probably not going to be happy with the overall IQ for that type of cash outlay.
Why carry a bag as heavy as a D800 rig around, and spend as much money as a D800 rig only to get m4/3 quality photos ?
Give me 2-3 nice lens (I can compromise a bit on focal lengths) and a m4/3 camera that won't break the bank and are easy enough to carry with my carry on bag for a trip and I'm happy.
I think a lot of people are, its the goldilocks of size/weight/cost/selection right now
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