personaly i would go with photozone.de
where as i recall it, they say it gets soft on long tele
the conundrum i see is this
while its possible to get a quality 4/3 lens for your needs
we dont have a complete system in the 3 grades of glass
those are the holes to which i refered
for market entry types, and while watching forum entries of the C&N brigade
they always seem to go for longer lenses, and settle for sigmas when they shudder at the price. They seem happier shoting ducks from 2 miles away. That was why i focussed on something in the order of 20-135
but perhaps there are better strategies
perhaps a camera should be marketed either body only, or a choice of lens
The L1 is a case in point, where in reality it isnt much larger than LC-1, but people seem to scoff at its bulk. Assuming the OIS lens is mostly the reason why, then why not offer comparable value lenses or different price points and advertise it with the various lens options via imagery. Isnt that the point of a system?
I wouldnt be interested in another kit lens, and would much prefer body only. Failing to recognise more appealing customer options might make the logistics chain less complicated but it wont add to the sales balance. If I can get an obscure wide angle video lens from some cat in Verona Italy delivered to my door in 3 days, or a camera from west coast USA, I dont see what the problem would be.
Riley
