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Old September 10th, 2012, 03:22 PM
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YES! I very badly want to see a 300mm or 400mm f/4 prime. I wouldn't turn down something like a 70-200 f/2.8, either (or even f/4).

Right now, all the telephoto options are slow, variable aperture consumer zooms. I want a true, pro level wildlife lens
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Old September 10th, 2012, 03:36 PM
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I vote for native teleconverters, with all the electrical contacts working. Beyond that, then next OMD model is rumoured to *somehow* support those FourThirds format lenses, so I seriously doubt they'll spend resources converting the less mainstream ones to MicroFourThirds format.
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I have said it many times before, but I'll say it again: I'd love to see an m4/3 version of the 50-200 f/2.8-3.5...
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I know the 35-100 is coming and the 75 is out, but I'd love to see Olympus release their 50-200 2.8-3.5 converted to M43 or maybe an updated 100-300, made to X lens specs with fixed barrel length, digital zoom and optimized long end sharpness (100-275?).


The 50-200 is almost a no-brainer. But, yes, (fast, expensive and high quality) primes also would be an absolute godsend to wildlife shooters. We are talking 1/3 the total weight of an equivalent DSLR setup. And, with Olympus bodies, IS would go a long way into convincing wildlife shooters into .

For the rest of us, the 50-200 or similar would be the perfect all-around long telephoto.
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I'd also like to see some more options at the telephoto end, a 300mm F4 + teleconverters or a zoom until around 400mm F/5.6 would be very nice on this system.
Wildlife or any kind of long distance shooting is an obvious choice for this system IMHO, so why not more choices?
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Primes! 150mm 2.0 and/or 200mm 2.8 and native 1.4x and 2x converters.
Most definitely. At present with the native zooms you're restricted to around F/5.6 or slower once you get to around 300 mm. Even an F/4 150 mm would make a difference when it comes to shooting things like birds in areas of shadow or in low light at either end of the day.
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The 50-200 is almost a no-brainer. But, yes, (fast, expensive and high quality) primes also would be an absolute godsend to wildlife shooters. We are talking 1/3 the total weight of an equivalent DSLR setup. And, with Olympus bodies, IS would go a long way into convincing wildlife shooters into .

For the rest of us, the 50-200 or similar would be the perfect all-around long telephoto.
I second the motion: 100mm is too short for a telephoto. I know the Panny 12-35mm is an ideal fast short zoom but a 12-60/2.8-4 port would be more useful for me as a walkaround street lens.

50-200/2.8-3.5 is an OM-D user's wet dream. Heck, it's my wet dream. I love my Oly 75-300 but I'll ditch it in a heartbeat as soon as an MFT adaptation of that lens is announced.

Here's to praying for a holy trinity of zooms: 7-14/4 (thanks to Panny), 12-60/2.8-4 and 50-200/2.8-3.5. Any other takers?!

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I've been using my Tamron 90mm (+2x teleconverter) a lot but I'd prefer a longer 150/200mm macro that is REALLY sharp. That would be ideal for my kind of nature shooting (macro & birds).
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I'd love to see an F4 tele, 200mm would be fine, as well as a native 1.4x telecon. A 50-200 constant F4 (or 2.8-3.5) wouldn't be a bad idea either. Although I think they would be best served by improved PDAF and tracking AF bodies which don't quite exist yet.

I mean, the 100-300 is a nice lens, but it can't touch my 100-400L for EOS. And I don't even rate that lens ridiculously highly.
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