If it is sharper than a 12mm then that is one serious piece of glass and I'll get one. Hope the sharpening can be defeated. Curious to see the resolution with a low AA cam like the E-PL1 or the New Olympus cam.

I thought this lens was supposed to have an internal zoom?

It's too short to be inner zoom.

The price might go sub $1000 this year. Already 30% discounted in Japan.

@ feha overpriced?

http://www.cameranu.nl/en/objectieven/olympus/micro-ft-vast-brandpunt/olympus-m-zuiko-digital-45mm-f-1-8-zilver/h128_20174_201704/

Try buying a 90mm f 1.8 eq. for that price in europe....

Panasonic prices are always over the edge when launched, but at street level they always go down.... check the 14-140mm

http://www.cameranu.nl/nl/objectieven/panasonic/zoom-micro-ft/panasonic-lumix-g-vario-14-140mm-f-4-0-5-8/h1553_5323_49823/

same price but better, accordingly with dxo, than say a nikon

http://www.cameranu.nl/nl/objectieven/nikkor/zoom/nikkor-af-s-dx-18-200mm-f-3-5-5-6g-vr-if-ed-type-ii/h126_509_55303/

and the size of the sensor, for me, is a plus. The GH2 and OM-D EM5 turned out just the right size...

Any word on stepless aperture? Or is that something that must be implemented on camera level (read GH3..) ?

Seems like the lens resolves more detail than the gf5.

I've now seen several sharpness tests that all have different results. So much for the science of testing. But the samples look good. I suppose as others have noted the lens could be out-resolving the sensor, which would be very cool. OTOH, there could be sample variance. Wait and see.

@klem007

Just open your purse and get a cine-zoom.. ;) I too was expecting a fast lens but when you put together the wish-list on here you find yourself in the cine-zoom department; the production costs for such a lens would make it very expensive for enthusiast end users who want a good zoom lens for stills and video.

It would be cool if Samyang, Tokina (or other cheapish optics manufacturer) decided to make a moderate zoom with cine specs, though.

@RRRR which cine-zoom?

Not buying one of these until I see it with Stalin patched. :) Who's going to be the first to try? I'm intrigued.

Best lens,...but expensive it should be around $800 for these features.

@gameb – yes, that is exactly my point. Lenses with cinema specs are specialty products.. So far.

@rajamalik how come you think it should be $800?