Imaging recource: Sigma patent shows Micro Four Thirds 25mm f/1.2 lens; could we see it some day from Olympus?

    An recently published patent from Sigma lays out the framework for two Micro Four Third lenses, one of which is already in production and one that may very well see the light of day. Discovered by Egami, the patent details a single underlying lens design, with a total of six different embodiments, including f/1.8 lenses at 24.5, 25, 30, 17, and a second one at 24.5 with a slightly narrower field of view, plus a 24.5mm f/1.2. All use the same basic optical formula, comprised of 9 elements in 7 groups. The essentially...
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