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It’s official: Olympus will develop lenses for Sony.
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moimoi
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Yes, but it is MFT, and I was more concerned with the future rather than the past, i.e., with larger sensor (e.g., 24 mm x 36 mm). I would love to see Olympus and Pentax equipped with FF sensors to bring more competition in the market.
moimoi
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True, I wonder whether KEH can fix issues from such a lens if necessary. 3k USD is a lot of money, so it also makes sense to wait for the new lens.
I "feel lucky" that I do not shoot wildlife because the 400 mm f/4.5 will have been mine already. Anyhow, I think there will be no shopping this year as I have all gear I need for now.
Good luck, sometimes choices are tough.
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moimoi
SHood
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Maybe one day Olympus will rebadge the Olympus designed Sony A-mount lenses for their own FF mount. A low cost and low risk entry to FF.
moimoi
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Would be lovely. I want FF to be more accessible for people, thus to be cheaper. If we can get entry FF cameras for 1.5k USD, that would be helpful. I do not think we are very far from this.
Ron Poelman
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The writing is already off the wall and in some cameras.
Big pixel counts and on-board multi-exposure stacking
are already enabling more "zoom" per buck.
This trend will only accelerate.
Big pixel counts and on-board multi-exposure stacking
are already enabling more "zoom" per buck.
This trend will only accelerate.
Frenske
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Putting a full frame in a small body is fraught with difficulties e.g. minimizing distortion, vignetting, maintaining corner sharpness, etc. The only reason why the RX1 works is that is the sensor is couples to fixed lens. Putting a zoom lens on a small body with large sensor would mitigate the overall performance and defeat the purpose of having a large sensor.
Good news, but SAR does a syllogism. Because at this point: it's not because they have some agreements between the two brands, that necessarily proves a launch for a mirrorless design in 2014 (for the a-mount).
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Roger Engelken
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You could just as well say that APS-C DSLRs, e.g. Canon 100D/SL1, with suitable lenses, are not much bigger than NEX and m43 while offering some significant advantages like higher AF speed and better ergonomics. The problem with APS-C is that there are relatively few high quality lenses designed especially for this sensor size (this applies not only to Canikon but also Sony NEX and others).
The extra cost for FF sensors is still too much for the average buyer, especially as long as the worldwide economy is in trouble. And I doubt the average user is interested in carrying the high quality FF lenses that you need to realise the potential of these high quality sensors, even if the prices were affordable.
John De Bord Photography
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Sorry but I am going to disagree here. For sports shooters and wildlife photographers, large lenses are here to stay. Multi focus stacking is fine when you have a subject which is stationary, in the 2 genres mentioned above, that isn't a realistic option.
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and sometimes large (bright) lenses are required just to get the small DOF that is necessary for a nice separation of the subject, or to get the fastest possible shutter speed with still good image quality; no way to get around this with electronic trickery.
Being a dual user of both Olympus and Sony, I can promise you that you will love any new Zuiko lenses for the Alpha mount.
The Olympus kit lenses tend to be better than anything else in the same category, and their high grade lenses are spectacular. I think they compare very favorably with Zeiss glass, and are a better value.
Of course, they probably won't be labeled as "Zuiko" but they will be designed by the same Olympus lens designers, then built by Sony at their own facilities. Pretty much like the same arrangement that Panasonic has with Leica.
Honestly, the best possible outcome would be if Olympus designed lenses for NEX, and not for Alpha. Because that is where Sony needs the most help....
The Olympus kit lenses tend to be better than anything else in the same category, and their high grade lenses are spectacular. I think they compare very favorably with Zeiss glass, and are a better value.
Of course, they probably won't be labeled as "Zuiko" but they will be designed by the same Olympus lens designers, then built by Sony at their own facilities. Pretty much like the same arrangement that Panasonic has with Leica.
Honestly, the best possible outcome would be if Olympus designed lenses for NEX, and not for Alpha. Because that is where Sony needs the most help....
SHood
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Olympus doesn't have the experience building interchangeable lenses with OIS, so just designing Alpha lenses makes more sense.
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