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Lack of up to date pancakes in M43?

Started Feb 9, 2020 | Discussions thread
MrALLCAPS
MrALLCAPS Senior Member • Posts: 2,089
Re: M43 pancakes - WR updates needed
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cba_melbourne wrote:

Dostoy wrote:

I think the timing is right now for Olympus and Panasonic to follow Fujifilm's lead in releasing small weather-resistant primes. If some of these were pancake design, that would be ever better.

This is especially the case now that the just-released Fujifilm X100V is weather resistant (once the adaptor ring and protector filter is attached).

So, for just US$129 the not weathersealed X100V suddenly becomes weathersealed.

Because the only not weathersealed part of that camera/lens is.... the front lens element?

Sounds to me like a well devised money grab. Put all seals in bare one - then charge a fortune to retrofit it.

They could just as well have drilled a hole in the camera body, then charge for the special rubber plug to seal it - no wait, customers could just tape it shut. A filter with adapter makes sure its not so easy to do it diy for free.... Camera makers must be really desperate for money to resort to such methods.

The front element moves in and out, that's why.

Besides, I'd rather pay $130 for weather sealing parts, than pay for a new camera with dated tech, or a Plastic build camera.

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