New m4/3 gear released in last 33 months

I know that 3 years ago when I bought my Olympus E-M5 and a bunch of lenses there were some who expected that Olympus would be gone by now, m4/3 would be pretty much dead. It may still happen, but so far things for us customers are looking pretty good. Here is a list of m4/3 bodies that have come out since I bought my E-M5:

Olympus PEN E-PM2
Olympus PEN E-PL5
Olympus PEN E-PL6
Olympus PEN E-PL7
Olympus PEN E-P5
Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus OM-D E-M10
Olympus OM-D E-M5 II
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G6
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF6
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G6
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM1
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF7
Kodak Pixpro S-1

And the lenses that have come out since then:

Olympus 12-40mm f2.8
Olympus 40-150mm f2.8
Olympus 17mm f1.8
Olympus 25mm f1.8
Olympus 75mm f1.8
Olympus 60mm f2.8 macro
Olympus 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 EZ power zoom pancake
Olympus 14-150mm f4-5.6 II
Olympus 9mm f8 fisheye bodycap
Olympus 15mm f8 bodycap
Panasonic 12-35mm f2.8
Panasonic 35-100mm f2.8
Panasonic 15mm f1.7
Panasonic 42.5 f1.2
Panasonic 12-32mm f3.5-5.6 pancake
Panasonic 14-140mm f3.5-5.6 II
Panasonic 45-150mm f4-5.6
Panasonic 45-175mm f4-5.6 power zoom
Sigma 19mm f2.8
Sigma 30mm f2.8
Sigma 60mm f2.8
Tamron 14-150mm f3.5-5.8
Kowa 8.5mm f2.8
Kowa 12mm 1.8
Kowa 25mm f1.8
Voigtländer 17.5mm f0.95
Voigtländer 25mm f0.95
Voigtländer 42.5 f0.95
Samsung 7.5mm f3.5 fisheye
Tokina 300mm f6.3 mirror

Olympus has announced that this year there will also be 7-14mm f2.8, 8mm f1.8 fisheye, and 300mm f4 lenses released.

Henry Richardson
http://www.bakubo.com

Thanks for putting things into perspective! Rather impressive performance on the part of the companies invested in this mount, wouldn't you agree? t am not sure why these "is m43 slipping" threads keep cropping up.

I like M4/3s. Lots of fun.

Here is a list of other Samyang lenses which I think should be in your list

http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/lenses/samyang-lenses/samyang-mft-mount-lenses.html

Yes. M4/3 is populaf here in Japan. Thanks for this thread

I think that the Olympus 45mm F/1.7 , Oly 75mm F/1.8, Oly 12mm F/2.0, Panasonic 14-42 GX Pancake & Panasonic 14mm F/2.5, Panasonic 20mm F/1.8, are missing from your list

GaryG

trog100 wrote:

its a relative kind of slipping.. the competition is maybe improving at a faster rate.. M43 desperately needs a major sensor upgrade to stay in the game..

what was good enough fours year ago maybe isnt good enough now.. at the heart of it all is the sensor.. if that dosnt improve the rest of it becomes irrelevant

sorry i aint adding to the feel good factor .. but that is the way my thinking goes..

trog

Some people fetishise technology.

BigGG wrote:

I think that the Olympus 45mm F/1.7 , Oly 75mm F/1.8, Oly 12mm F/2.0, Panasonic 14-42 GX Pancake & Panasonic 14mm F/2.5, Panasonic 20mm F/1.8, are missing from your list

GaryG

I read Henry's post as listing those M43 products released since he bought his E-M5. The 45 f/1.8 was already available, as Olympus chucked one in for free when I bought my E-M5.

Peter Del

trog100 wrote:

its a relative kind of slipping.. the competition is maybe improving at a faster rate.. M43 desperately needs a major sensor upgrade to stay in the game..

what was good enough fours year ago maybe isnt good enough now.. at the heart of it all is the sensor.. if that dosnt improve the rest of it becomes irrelevant

sorry i aint adding to the feel good factor .. but that is the way my thinking goes..

trog

So go buy something else.

trog100 wrote:

M43 desperately needs a new sensor to stay in the enthusiast game.. the current 16mp one has reached the

In the DPR spec hunters game perhaps. For actually taking photographs the sensor is well beyond good enough for most users.

I did a stitched image recently that came to 28MP, but what do I do with it? That is more than I need for printing at sizes my rooms will accommodate. I can't even post it here (20MP limit).

Mark

Your facts are totally right but I am not sure about the point you are trying to make.

A new category was established 6/7 years ago and to legitimise their new thrust Pana/Oly had to invest disproportionately to tap into all user segments and build a credible range, which they did brilliantly. Even if photo makers are struggling as a whole, MFT makers enjoy a relative better run (and gain share in a decreasing market).

However the number of launches is not a measure of profitability and unfortunately we know that MFT is still a loss-making operation which may mortgage its future.

Thank you for this!  Wonderful research.  I wonder if the Blackmagic and other video cams should go in there?  If only because the video world seems to be also recognizing the wide range of lenses.

and the 75, which post dates the E-M5,  is on Henry's original list!