Should Olympus start a new f/2.8 prime lineup?

Now most of the Olympus primes are f/1.8 ones in their Premium line. But they had a 25mm f/2.8 in their 4/3 system and 17mm f/2.8 in m4/3. But both are gone.

Should Olympus revive that f/2.8 line with something new, special for cheaper prices?

9mm f/4

17mm f/2.8

25mm f/2.8

75mm f/2.8

120mm f/4 (Macro?)

The 9mm, 17mm and 25mm in pancake designs, and 75mm to be made as small as possible. The 120mm f/4 macro in quality of 60mm Macro.

If one could get a 17mm and 25mm f/2.8 for lets say 200€ each, would it be worth to consider new users those, instead their f/1.8 Premium line that are 1.3 stops faster?

Considering that 17mm and 25mm f/1.8  models costs like 350€. Being pancake models without any fancy clutches etc, it would be nice cheap set to buy someone to start with. Ie E-PL9 + 17mm and 25mm for lower price.

Might be good for Daleeight.  I personally wouldn't want any of them and I think it would be a waste of Olympus resources.

There are many compact zoom lenses for mFT that offer F2.8

I can't see any sense in making an additional line of F2.8 primes.

There are already many F2.0-F1.7 prime lenses available that are small and not expensive.

No. 2.8 is to slow for m43 (for a prime).

Also works for me.

9mm f2.8 would be dandy

Nope.  Just make the existing 1.8s (and the 12/2) a bit cheaper.

Searching wrote:

Might be good for Daleeight. I personally wouldn't want any of them and I think it would be a waste of Olympus resources.

Why would I want them? No reason for them unless they are all $100 to $200.

Tommi K1 wrote:

Now most of the Olympus primes are f/1.8 ones in their Premium line. But they had a 25mm f/2.8 in their 4/3 system and 17mm f/2.8 in m4/3. But both are gone.

Should Olympus revive that f/2.8 line with something new, special for cheaper prices?

9mm f/4

17mm f/2.8

25mm f/2.8

75mm f/2.8

120mm f/4 (Macro?)

The 9mm, 17mm and 25mm in pancake designs, and 75mm to be made as small as possible. The 120mm f/4 macro in quality of 60mm Macro.

If one could get a 17mm and 25mm f/2.8 for lets say 200€ each, would it be worth to consider new users those, instead their f/1.8 Premium line that are 1.3 stops faster?

Considering that 17mm and 25mm f/1.8 models costs like 350€. Being pancake models without any fancy clutches etc, it would be nice cheap set to buy someone to start with. Ie E-PL9 + 17mm and 25mm for lower price.

Sigma offers three f2.8 lenses close to the specs of some in the list above:

https://www.dpreview.com/products/compare/side-by-side?products=sigma_a_m_19_2p8&products=sigma_a_m_30_2p8&products=sigma_a_m_60_2p8

All are in the neighborhood of $200 each and less if purchased refurbished or on sale.

A new weather sealed F1,8 lineup with close focus (1:3) is my long time wish (as previously stated).

The 17-25mm lenses could also be pancake(ish) size, why not?

Peter

DiffractionLtd wrote:

Pentax did it.

And they are thriving, right?

Peter

Tommi K1 wrote:

Now most of the Olympus primes are f/1.8 ones in their Premium line. But they had a 25mm f/2.8 in their 4/3 system and 17mm f/2.8 in m4/3. But both are gone.

Should Olympus revive that f/2.8 line with something new, special for cheaper prices?

9mm f/4

17mm f/2.8

25mm f/2.8

75mm f/2.8

120mm f/4 (Macro?)

The 9mm, 17mm and 25mm in pancake designs, and 75mm to be made as small as possible. The 120mm f/4 macro in quality of 60mm Macro.

If one could get a 17mm and 25mm f/2.8 for lets say 200€ each, would it be worth to consider new users those, instead their f/1.8 Premium line that are 1.3 stops faster?

Considering that 17mm and 25mm f/1.8 models costs like 350€. Being pancake models without any fancy clutches etc, it would be nice cheap set to buy someone to start with. Ie E-PL9 + 17mm and 25mm for lower price.

Not a good idea, IMHO. Primes are for the more advanced users (others use zooms), and more advanced users use primes, because they are better (and faster) than zooms. f/2.8 is not that much faster than kit zooms, and they would not be that much smaller and cheaper than f/1.8 primes to attract advanced users.

From your list, only 9mm and 120mm macro could be interesting, because those focal lenghts currently do not exist as primes at all. But again, it would be much better if both were faster than f/4, for example f/2.8.