In an increasingly heated battle for the new micro 4/3 camera market, Olympus recently announced the E-P2, their second iteration of the Olympus “digital PEN” camera. We will see how this camera will perform and how much it will eliminate the shortcomings of the initial E-P1 camera from Olympus.
In another move to further gain advantage over their competition, Olympus also announced a high-level lens roadmap. While not providing exact details, two zoom lenses will be released in 2010: a wide-angle and an “all-in-one” (from wide angle to medium telephoto range). Four more “speciality lenses” will follow in 2011 to round out their lens line-up: a fish-eye, a wide-angle prime, a macro and a super-telephoto.
Olympus micro 4/3 lens roadmap
Basically, Olympus tries to cover the entire range with 8 lenses. For traveling, the zooms might be most interesting. Assuming the quality is there, the “all-in-one” zoom might prove the best choice, maybe coupled with the wide-angle zoom. Or maybe the all-in-one coupled with some Zeiss, Leica or Voigtländer primes, if you have some or can find them used.
While time will tell how well Olympus will follow through on this announcement, one thing is clear already: They are doing a superb job wetting my appetite…
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