thanks for the link
I find it strange that this system has been released with next to nothing in the line up to take advantage of the system which is supposed to make lens design easier and more compact.
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compared to the OM release this is quite limp
An article
(link) I read makes it sound much harder than I imagined to introduce new lenses, manufacture them all and keep up with inventory changes. He says that companies only make one type of lens at a time on any given lens assembly line. So they have to anticipate demand far in advance of sales. (A video I saw once of a Leica engineer said that the glass for a certain lens was only made by the glass company once every five years or so, if I remember correctly.)
A question I have is how many people will build a m4/3rds system using just Oly's m4/3rd lenses? The amateur end of the market will only want a couple of zooms. The enthusiast end of the market either already has lenses, wants to try legacy glass or both. In that case adapters provide your system. And meanwhile Panasonic's lenses will work right out of the box.
Olympus has had the advantage of watching Panasonic and reading their clients wish lists. So they know it isn't much of a risk to come out with a 17mm prime before Panasonic has any primes. I think we will have to wait some time for a range of primes.
BTW, if you click on the link above also check out the article titled "Front Element Scratches". Amazing.
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