What lenses do we need?

? 9-18 F4....we already have a 7-14 and another one is coming.

The Panasonic 7-14 doesn't take filters. It's a major no-no for me.

The new to-be-released Oly 7-14 is gonna be huge and again, it won't take filters!

I own the Oly 9-18 which is super small and takes filters, but the IQ is not that great.

I just wonder why Oly and Pana persist in not releasing a damn UWA prime. Yet, they can't help but relase 17 variations of the same boring lame 14-xx kit lenses.

thxbb12 wrote:

? 9-18 F4....we already have a 7-14 and another one is coming.

The Panasonic 7-14 doesn't take filters. It's a major no-no for me.

The new to-be-released Oly 7-14 is gonna be huge and again, it won't take filters!

Oh...the Oly neither? Why not? I use Cokin type filters for landscapes. May be someone canmake a system that is put around the outer part of the lens.

I own the Oly 9-18 which is super small and takes filters, but the IQ is not that great.

I just wonder why Oly and Pana persist in not releasing a damn UWA prime. Yet, they can't help but relase 17 variations of the same boring lame 14-xx kit lenses.

Some of those kitlenses are truelly an upgrade but a lot are not.
I think for a viable system to attract the attention, make it interesting we need a complete line up from 7-300 mm with standard, HG and SHG glass....

Jorginho wrote:

G1Houston wrote:

Fast, high quality, and long zooms are going to be BIG, heavy, and costly. They are not compatible with m4/3's strength. I have some modest goals:

WA primes that are good and 9-18 mm/f4?
25/1.8 OIS
35-100/3.5 OIS?

? 9-18 F4....we already have a 7-14 and another one is coming.
25 f1.8....Is alreadyt here.
35-100 F2.8 or F3.5...what is the big difference.

Some of my posts were cut off. I also wish one can give us a 10/2.8.

Many people would love to use a 9-18 mm lens as a walk around lens. For this to happen, it has to be cheap (

25mm is a nice all around focal length for the platform but for Panasonic users who shoot videos, there is no OIS prim lenses in the 14-25 fl that has OIS. Considering how small/cheap/good the Oly 25/1.8 is, I think it is totally feasible to make a small compact 25/1.8 OIS lens and not paying no more than the 25/1.4.

With macro mode

Weather sealed or not

Cost up to 700 USD if weathersealed