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The new oly lens. Beginning to lose the plot ?

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The new oly lens. Beginning to lose the plot ?

Dec 14, 2011

Before anyone says this is not m43 forum let me say that exxx users have no other choice.

Given that the new oly lens seems baffling to me. Whats the point of a slow aperture, huge sized kit zoom. Atleast the panny x 14-42 is small and keeps to the m43 philosophy

Ok its weather sealed but dont see the point of it either as there are no sealed bodies nor have oly dropped hints about one.

I am disappointed as I was a buyer of the small compactystem idea but with fast lenses and dslr like qualities

I would love to see a fast zoom for m43 given I cant afford an e5 nor is it appealing to buy the 14-54 or 12-60 at uk proces with the e520 as my obly future body

Vidya

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The new oly lens. Beginning to lose the plot ?	NewOly520User	Dec 14, 2011
.... the plot actually thickens	faith_ps	Dec 14, 2011
The Pen is mightier?	TheEye	Dec 14, 2011
Re: The Pen is mightier?	emsig	Dec 14, 2011
Re: The Pen is mightier?	TheEye	Dec 14, 2011
Re: .... the plot actually thickens	Turrialba	Dec 14, 2011
The good news is a weather sealed body is coming but...	Raist3d	Dec 14, 2011
Weather sealing on a µFT lens : that is a hopeful sign	RoelHendrickx	Dec 14, 2011
Re: The new oly lens. Beginning to lose the plot ?	emsig	Dec 14, 2011
Re: The new oly lens. Beginning to lose the plot ?	JHaagsma	Dec 14, 2011
Exactly my point !	NewOly520User	Dec 14, 2011
Keep in mind	Art_P	Dec 14, 2011
Re: Keep in mind	olyflyer	Dec 14, 2011
MFT body size for FT	BruceB609	Dec 15, 2011
Have a look at the 9-18...	Goffen	Dec 15, 2011
Re: Have a look at the 9-18...	olyflyer	Dec 16, 2011
It can be smaller and retain aperture size	shutter2533	Dec 14, 2011
Re: It can be smaller and retain aperture size	AoxoA	Dec 14, 2011
Re: It can be smaller and retain aperture size	Skeeterbytes	Dec 14, 2011
Finally someone got the point!	erichK	Dec 14, 2011
Funny!	TheEye	Dec 15, 2011
Re: It can be smaller and retain aperture size	olyflyer	Dec 14, 2011
Re: The new oly lens. Beginning to lose the plot ?	Max Pegler	Dec 14, 2011
would i buy this?	illy	Dec 14, 2011
Re: would i buy this?	olyflyer	Dec 14, 2011
weather sealing conundrum	illy	Dec 14, 2011
I don't think you're "thick" Illy, I think	Bobby J	Dec 14, 2011
Re: I don't think you're "thick" Illy, I think	illy	Dec 14, 2011
Again...really missing the point!	erichK	Dec 14, 2011
Re: Again...really missing the point!	illy	Dec 14, 2011
This lens fills a different need...	erichK	Dec 14, 2011
Re: I don't think you're "thick" Illy, I think	chasfox	Dec 16, 2011
Re: Olympus's strategy is clear enough	tinternaut	Dec 14, 2011
But Jason, the compactness is......	NewOly520User	Dec 14, 2011
Re: It is smallish relative to its capabilities......	tinternaut	Dec 14, 2011
Compleletly wrong...	erichK	Dec 14, 2011
Re: Compleletly wrong.....???	tinternaut	Dec 14, 2011
I rather like the lens...	SirSeth	Dec 14, 2011
Re: The new oly lens. Beginning to lose the plot ?	Franka T.L.	Dec 14, 2011
Re: The new oly lens. Beginning to lose the plot ?	CollBaxter	Dec 14, 2011
Hardly a "kit" zoom...	erichK	Dec 14, 2011
A SLOW "kit" zoom... (unusable for indoor portraits w/o flash)	feinschmecker	Dec 14, 2011
Nice lens.	CollBaxter	Dec 14, 2011
Re: Nice lens.	Stefan Kaben	Dec 14, 2011
Re: Nice lens.	Joedif	Dec 14, 2011
Personal replacement analys	FFS	Dec 14, 2011
Re: The new oly lens. Beginning to lose the plot ?	jkrumm	Dec 14, 2011
A thought occurs to me	Art_P	Dec 14, 2011
Re: A thought occurs to me	CharlesB58	Dec 14, 2011
Re: A thought occurs to me	olyflyer	Dec 14, 2011
Re: A thought occurs to me	Raist3d	Dec 16, 2011
The Point of the Plot	CharlesB58	Dec 14, 2011
Charles could be right: more aimed at video	RoelHendrickx	Dec 15, 2011
Re: Consumer Video	dab1	Dec 14, 2011
The good the bad and the hopeful.	johnarvee	Dec 14, 2011
Not much slower at wide end, a lot smaller, and is weather-sealed	boggis the cat	Dec 14, 2011
Finally the identity of the lens is revealed	Bottom	Dec 16, 2011
Re: Finally the identity of the lens is revealed	nearlythere	Dec 17, 2011
Possibly a video centric lens but....	NewOly520User	Dec 14, 2011
Video is no longer a frill.....	erichK	Dec 15, 2011
keep in mind	Art_P	Dec 16, 2011
Agree	CollBaxter	Dec 16, 2011
Re: keep in mind	CharlesB58	Dec 18, 2011
Not just that	Art_P	Dec 18, 2011
Re: Not just that	Sierra Dave	Dec 18, 2011
Re: Not just that	CharlesB58	Dec 18, 2011
Re: Not just that	Sierra Dave	Dec 18, 2011
Re: Not just that	Rriley	Dec 18, 2011
Re: Not just that	CharlesB58	Dec 18, 2011
Re: Not just that	CharlesB58	Dec 18, 2011
Re: The new oly lens. Beginning to lose the plot ?	Bilgy_no1	Dec 18, 2011
Re: The new oly lens. Beginning to lose the plot ?	Sierra Dave	Dec 18, 2011
Re: The new oly lens. Beginning to lose the plot ?	Bilgy_no1	Dec 18, 2011
Re: The new oly lens. Beginning to lose the plot ?	CharlesB58	Dec 18, 2011
Re: The new oly lens. Beginning to lose the plot ?	Doug Brown	Dec 18, 2011
Re: The new oly lens. Beginning to lose the plot ?	Sierra Dave	Dec 18, 2011
Re: The new oly lens. Beginning to lose the plot ?	Turrialba	Dec 18, 2011
Re: The new oly lens. Beginning to lose the plot ?	Bilgy_no1	Dec 18, 2011
Re: The new oly lens. Beginning to lose the plot ?	CharlesB58	Dec 18, 2011
Re: The new oly lens. Beginning to lose the plot ?	Sierra Dave	Dec 18, 2011
Re: The new oly lens. Beginning to lose the plot ?	odl	Dec 18, 2011
Some interesting thoughts in this thread ...	NewOly520User	Dec 18, 2011

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