Why no real M4/3 wide angle lens?

[Vince Lupo]

I'll be very interested to see what ends up happening with that 14/2.5 Panasonic lens. From the few photos I've been able to find of it, this seems like a nice compact lens to have in your bag when you don't want to carry the 7-14 around with you.

 

[Avotius]

Hold a sec.....I thought the 14mm prime coming from Panasonic was a f2.8

 

[Vince Lupo]

Hold a sec.....I thought the 14mm prime coming from Panasonic was a f2.8

I think it was a 2.8, but they changed it to a 2.5 -- at least that's what I've been reading online.

 

[Fujitsu]

Yeah, but it's still not a prime lens. With a 28 I could stick a 28mm brightline finder on top and have almost an M camera.

Wouldnt you need a 56mm finder for a 28mm lens on MFT? 😕

 

[Fujitsu]

With the success of the Panasonic and Olympus M4/3 cameras why is there still no new, fast wide angle lens available? It's really frustrating.

Thats where the Sony NEX and 16/2.8 step into the game.