Sony's EVIL GUI revealed (a bit) in CP+

Thank you, Gustav, for your persistence in ferreting out new information--AND for your great photographs.--Dulaney

Yep, from dpreview -

Name                              Zoom           Focal Length

Pancake Lens (Jan 2010)      30mm           F2
Standard Zoom Lens (Jan 2010)      18-55mm      F3.5-5.6 OIS
Tele Zoom Lens (Jan 2010)      50-200mm     F4-5.6 OIS
Standard Zoom Lens (H1 2010)      18-55mm      F3.5-5.6, Non OIS
Compact Zoom Lens (H2 2010)      20-50mm      F3.5-5.6
Wide Pancake Lens (H2 2010)      20mm           F2.8
Super Zoom Lens (TBD)              18-200mm     F3.5-6.3 OIS
Macro Lens (TBD)              60mm        F2.8

hoge-fan wrote: I just read from the gossip site that Samsung with Schneider have following roadmap for NX system: 2010: -15mm f/2.3 Super-Angulon -21mm f/2 Super-Angulon -35mm f/1.4 Xenon -55mm f/1.4 Xenon 2011: -90mm f/1.8 Tele-Xenar -70mm f/2.8 Claron (Macro) Now THAT's an EVIL system! If it turns out to be true, it is likely Samsung will win pro's attention and reputation for being the pro mirrorless system!

If that rumor is true, than I'm certainly going to think hard about going with Samsung for EVIL. Their NX10 is ALMOST there for me. Stabilization is the missing element (and a better VF.) Allegedly, they have a GF1 - type camera coming, so we'll see...

But gossip is just what it is: GOSSIP.

I wonder if the 'other' lenses Sony says they planned to launch in 2010, are all these NEX mount lenses. So that's 3 NEX and 2 A-mount.

I still think the 16mm is picked to show off their Sweep Panorama feature, to debut in an interchangeable lens camera (be it EVIL or dSLR). 35mm might not look too impressive with it, or might be computationally difficult.

And isn't 16mm on APS-C the photojournalist's dream? Though I doubt you'll see this camera in war...

Don't get me wrong, I certainly want a wide prime for my forray into EVIL. My ideal setup would be approximately a 24, 50 and 85 prime (equivalent.) However, I would use the 50mm 80%+ of the time, so I need to see that lens before I buy. Right now, the Panny 20 1.7 on an Olympus m4/3 is my best option, it appears.

PT, not to overstate the obvious, but the P&S problem is a problem because they're fixed lens cameras :) Of course, that suggests you have to have a WA. But that could be added later after a normal pancake, either as another pancake lens or as an ultrawide zoom. It would be wonderful to have an EVIL system with 3 pancakes: WA, normal & short tele. I won't hold my breath though. Panasonic & Oly seem content to round out the lineup with oversized lenses and Samsung is doing the same thing as Panasonic (making the portrait length lens an f/2.8 macro). And Sony is going to cater to amateurs, not enthusiasts.

You suggest that digicam users want something wider. I counter that digicam users want something faster that offers shallow DOF.

It may sway some buyers. I'm betting some EVIL shoppers who've been waiting for Sony specs will opt for m43 instead, though.

Where I have trouble is getting into the mindset of the consumer, because clearly that's where these products are aimed. Opinions will vary among enthusiasts; some would prefer 28, 35, 40, 43, 45, 50, 58 ! I hear plenty of people say the 20/1.7 is their reason for getting into micro 4/3 (and many buy that lens and put it on an Oly for IBIS). But will the consumer be more impressed with the WA ? I don't know.