Comments on: OM System : The Missing Lens/2025/06/11/om-system-the-missing-lens/Dive into free tools, cutting-edge MFT gear, and endless creative possibilities.Thu, 12 Jun 2025 05:47:17 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: Walls that Speak — Shot with the Leica 109 – La Gallerie/2025/06/11/om-system-the-missing-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-3925Thu, 12 Jun 2025 05:47:17 +0000/?p=20506#comment-3925[…] OM System : The Missing Lens […]

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]]>By: Bushcrafter/2025/06/11/om-system-the-missing-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-3924Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:41:54 +0000/?p=20506#comment-3924In reply to James Elkington.

Hi James,
Totally with you — marketing’s a powerful drug. The white lens will sell, not because it’s better, but because it’s new. Same trick, different decade.

And yes, the myth that gear makes the photographer is still alive and well. And camera companies are more than happy to feed it.
Cheers,
Marc

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]]>By: Bushcrafter/2025/06/11/om-system-the-missing-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-3923Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:36:36 +0000/?p=20506#comment-3923In reply to danielm.

Salut Daniel,
Tu as raison — la gamme d’objectifs semble intéressante, mais la disponibilité raconte une autre histoire. Même chose ici : beaucoup sont en “stock limité” ou carrément introuvables.

Nettoyage, nouveau départ ou disparition lente… difficile à dire. Mais ça ne rassure pas vraiment les nouveaux ou anciens utilisateurs.
À suivre de près.
À bientôt,
Marc

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]]>By: Bushcrafter/2025/06/11/om-system-the-missing-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-3922Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:32:48 +0000/?p=20506#comment-3922In reply to Ted Jennings – TPJ Photography.

Hi Ted,
well, you’re absolutely right — stabilization is always handy, especially when you’re working with lenses that come with a 2x crop factor.
Thanks for your comment!
Marc

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]]>By: Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography/2025/06/11/om-system-the-missing-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-3921Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:37:43 +0000/?p=20506#comment-3921. For me the range is a little odd, but the ‘bodacious bargain basement’ plastic f4 works fine for me (I have it that name since I spent $60 usd for it.)Another in this range is most likely because they can make it easily and need to show movement. They will probably sell too since MFT people seem to collect volumes of lens to show off on social media .Every range is covered and I would think upgrades to the current offering, all with in lens stabilization would make sense.]]>I have read about another 40-150. But really what other size mount has the same range in all kinds of ‘flavors’ 😳. For me the range is a little odd, but the ‘bodacious bargain basement’ plastic f4 works fine for me (I have it that name since I spent $60 usd for it.)

Another in this range is most likely because they can make it easily and need to show movement. They will probably sell too since MFT people seem to collect volumes of lens to show off on social media 🤣🤣.

Every range is covered and I would think upgrades to the current offering, all with in lens stabilization would make sense.

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]]>By: danielm/2025/06/11/om-system-the-missing-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-3920Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:20:37 +0000/?p=20506#comment-3920Bonjour Marc,

Vous avez bien raison de souligner la multitude des choix optiques existants pour le format MFT. Tous ces objectifs sont-ils réellement disponibles chez OM System (via getolympus.com) car d’ici au Canada, plusieurs modèles sinon presque tous sont soit présentés en faible inventaire ou tout simplement annoncés comme non disponible. De plus les modèles de camera sont dans la même situation et offrent des rabais substantiels.

Qu’en est-il vraiment de la situation commerciale d’OM System? C’est un mystère que seul peut-être une visite à leur manufacture au Vietnam pourrait résoudre. Il peut s’agir aussi d’une vaste opération d’assainissement de leurs actifs. Bref ce qui est certain est cet “encombrement” de l’offre optique de leur système contribue plus à la confusion pour leur clientèle passée et potentielle.

Il va falloir rester aux aguets (Stay tuned) pour en savoir plus éventuellement.

Bonne journée Marc!

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]]>By: James Elkington/2025/06/11/om-system-the-missing-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-3919Wed, 11 Jun 2025 10:45:53 +0000/?p=20506#comment-3919Interesting article. I have the 12-40 Pro which is pretty much glued onto one EM1 MK2 body and the 40-150 Pro glued onto another EM1 MK2 body. The only other lense I use a fair bit is the 7-14 Pro which is exceptional. I think people will probably buy the new white lens…for some reason people have to buy the newest thinking because it is new it must be better. Camera companies – through clever advertising (and it is just not specifically camera companies) try to condition us to believe that the latest offering must be better than the previous offering. If you don’t have the latest camera how can you be any good? They make you think that professional photographers use the latest gear otherwise their photos are rubbish or they miss that one in a lifetime shot. And in photography a lot of people look up to ‘professional photographers’. Three months ago we bought a new dishwasher. Looking on the website last week I noticed it has been superceded and is now under the ‘Legacy models’ heading! Manufacturers need to churn out new models all the time and they create in us a false need in us to buy the latest model. I think with clever advertising it will sell. After all, as photographers unless you have the latest gear you won’t get the special photo!

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