FIVE new Sigma 4/3 Lenses are announced

[Mr. Pickles]

Sigma has announced five new EX lenses with Four-Thirds mounts for users of Olympus' E-system SLRs. The lenses include three primes (30mm F1.4, 105mm F2.8 Macro, 150mm F2.8 Macro), a fast standard zoom (18-50mm F2. and a long telephoto zoom (50-500mm F4-6.3)

Buy before they are released

[Paul Shields]

Release dates have been given too (well if you count a capture of a powerpoint presentation a release ). Link is here.

Seems like it's:

30mm May
18-50mm June
50-500mm July
105mm Aug
150mm Sept

[Nikonfreak]

Interesting release actually. I wonder how much the third party lens manufacturer's entry into this segment will steer folks into the other systems... if at all..

My first camera I ever owned was an Olympus OM 10... Did I just reveal my age? LOL

Then the OM 2..... A Nikon F3 in there somewhere came into the picture.... a Nikon 8008s and a 4004... the 4004 was given to my dad and he still has it to this day.

I have the 8008s, which I'm going to sell. All other film bodies are long since sold.

Julio

[Paul Shields]

Originally Posted by Nikonfreak

I have the 8008s, which I'm going to sell. All other film bodies are long since sold.

Julio

Apparently we should be keeping our film cameras as there is expected to be a shortage of supply to meet demand. Can't remember where I read it, but I'm going to keep hold of my OM system anyway, as it's worth more to me than the financial rewards of selling. Still gets used for B&W and slide, and still can produce results that are different and in some cases better (if more laborious to process) than digital.