(FT5) Olympus makes it right! 45mm f/1.8 lens coming and for 299 Euro/Dollars only!
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We can long discuss if you like the upcoming PEN or not but one thing is sure, the two upcoming Olympus lenses will be awesome! We already knew for a long time that one of the lenses would be the 12mm f/2.0 High Quality PRO lens. But we were not so sure about the second lens. Some said it would be a 50mm f/1.7 and others told me it would be a 45mm f/1.8. I finally got the right answer! Olympus will announce a new 45mm f/1.8 lens which will cost around 299 Dollars/Euro only! I think that’s an amazing cheap price for a lens that is fast and will have a very good image quality (at least that is what sources told me). It’s not a pancake, it’s a bit bigger lens. It should be very similar (in size) to the just announced Panasonic/Leica 25mm f/1.4 lens (click here to preorder on Adorama!). Wow, Olympus finally is making the lenses we wanted! What I don’t know yet is if the lens is a macro like the famous Olympus 50mm macro lens ([shoplink 23192 ebay]Click here to see that lens on ebay)[/shoplink]. One source told me it is NOT a macro lens but that’s a very weak rumor for now. Reminder, the only Micro Four Thirds macro lens to date is the [shoplink 14794]Panasonic-Leica 45mm f/2.8[/shoplink].
The new three PEN cameras + the two new lenses will be announced on June 30th! Follow us daily. There are still many rumors I am working on! P.S.: The chance is big that there is something more coming (lenses and accessories).
Links to mentioned lenses:
Panasonic/Leica 25mm f/1.4 at [shopcountry 23110] (hard to find preorders).
Olympus 50mm f/2.0 macro lens [shopcountry 23192].
Panasonic-Leica 45mm f/2.8 at [shopcountry 14794].