Expanding and updating the range, the OM System way
The brand formerly known as Olympus is not sitting still, it looks like two new (or “new”) lenses are coming – 300–1200mm equivalent long telephoto and compact 18–36mm ultra-wide.
The brand formerly known as Olympus is not sitting still, it looks like two new (or “new”) lenses are coming – 300–1200mm equivalent long telephoto and compact 18–36mm ultra-wide.
After some hiatus, Panasonic has finally announced a new microFourThirds Lumix camera, G9 II, and updated two telephoto zoom lenses.
Laowa 6mm F2 lens for the microFourThirds system is the widest lens available, and although not cheap, it is certainly affordable. The big question was – is it any good? Finally, the test from LensTip.com is out, now we know!
After a few months of rumours and guesswork, the first alternative microFourThirds fast zoom lens has finally arrived – YN12–35mm F2.8–4M, as it is called by the manufacturer.
As previously rumoured, a new “stills” version of Laowa’s 6mm microFourThirds lens has been released. Now we know the price – 500 US$ plus shipping.
The rumour mill is active again, this time, it looks like a new ultra-wide lens for the microFourThirds system is coming soon – Laowa C-Dreamer 6mm F2.
In a slowed-down economy, with slowed-down lens releases, any new lens is good news. If it’s a cheap lens, it’s even better, and with an ƒ/2.8 aperture, it’s excellent news. This time, although still just a rumour, it’s all three – expected new lens release, …
Finally, the microFourThirds system got a new, much-needed super-wide-angle autofocus prime lens from a first-party manufacturer – Leica DG Summilux 9mm F1.7 Asph.
A walk through the neighbourhood on sunny Sunday in early February 2018.