http://www.photographyblog.com/images/products/olympus_25mm_f28_lens_1.jpg

at long last! another prime! :D

http://fourthirdsphoto.com/Preview/images/25mm2.jpg

The ultra compact Zuiko 25mm f2.8 digital specific lens. This 0.9 inch-thick lens offers a fixed 50mm equivalent angle of view. Together with the E-420, the Zuiko 25mm f2.8 lens will offer the ultimate combination of ease of use and portability.

sweetness! congrats guys, this lens looks like a winning combo with the E420.

or the E-3 -- lens in disguise as a bodycap :D

This brings back memories of my OM-1n and 50mm Zuiko. I still have this venerable pair but having passed the age where life begins I cannot focus accurately without dioptric correction. I guess this lens and the E-420 (http://www.popphoto.com/cameras/5164/hands-on-olympus-e-420.html) must be one of the best combinations for street photography a la Henri Cartier-Bresson (http://www.e-photobooks.com/cartier-bresson/decisive-moment.html).

found some info here (http://www.photographyblog.com/index.php/weblog/comments/olympus_zuiko_digital_25mm_128_lens/). :)

the guy at tipidpc just updated his pricelist with this lens.
oly users are lucky to have an alternative local source.

amazon pre-selling the lens also, here (http://www.amazon.com/Olympus-25mm-Pancake-Digital-Cameras/dp/B0015AOU9Q/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=photo&qid=1204839726&sr=1-3).

some new samples of the e420 and the pancake lens HERE (http://fourthirds-user.com/2008/03/initial_e420_and_dz_25mm_pancake_samples.php)...th e results are pretty good to me,if only they shot the samples on a sunny day(it would be much better) : )

hi guys! excuse me, just a newbie question here...but what's so special about the pancake lens..would the shots i would get using this lens be better than when using the e510 lens kit? or, is this lens good for the e420 only? thanks...

@maribel,
aside from the small size of the pancake lens, it is a prime lens. prime lenses are known to give sharper images since they are built with high quality optics. this lens can also be used with other evolt models.

@maribele, for me it's just small and light. perfect if you carry your camera with you everyday (like me). :D though the 14-42 is small and light enough already.

oh okay...thanks guys for responding to my question...well, it sure looks kind of cool... :-)

hi guys! excuse me, just a newbie question here...but what's so special about the pancake lens..would the shots i would get using this lens be better than when using the e510 lens kit? or, is this lens good for the e420 only? thanks...

Hi Maribel! To add further... This pancake lens' focal length is 25mm... Taking into consideration Olympus' crop factor which is 2x, one would get a 50mm effective focal length (35mm film equivalent)... Also, 50mm is called normal lens, a field of view you would normally see with your eye... Just my 2 cents...:)