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Is the Oly 12-50mm Lens any good?

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speed12

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Re: Pekka Potka made a review...

In reply to YeoHoon Bae, Feb 11, 2012

Absolutely my thoughts as well. I've been looking for a compact but good quality system for when I go out walking/climbing and the E-M5 with this lens and a prime or two seems to fit the bill pretty well - light, compact, versatile and can be used in all weather.

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Is the Oly 12-50mm Lens any good?	cococat	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Is the Oly 12-50mm Lens any good?	David247	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Is the Oly 12-50mm Lens any good?	Louis_Dobson	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Is the Oly 12-50mm Lens any good?	David247	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Is the Oly 12-50mm Lens any good?	453C	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Is the Oly 12-50mm Lens any good?	rrr_hhh	Feb 11, 2012
Pekka Potka made a review...	brunobarolo	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Pekka Potka made a review...	dgrogers	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Pekka Potka made a review...	deep7	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Pekka Potka made a review...	Hans Gruber	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Pekka Potka made a review...	teohyc	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Pekka Potka made a review...	Louis_Dobson	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Pekka Potka made a review...	453C	Feb 11, 2012
A fast-ish WS 14-45 would be more appealing.	eques	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Pekka Potka made a review...	herebefore	Feb 11, 2012
Larry,	PeterNMIF	Feb 12, 2012
Re: Pekka Potka made a review...	Art Vandelay II	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Pekka Potka made a review...	Moonman52	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Pekka Potka made a review...	tgutgu	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Pekka Potka made a review...	Sergey Borachev	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Pekka Potka made a review...	dgrogers	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Pekka Potka made a review...	marike6	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Pekka Potka made a review...	ginsbu	Feb 12, 2012
Re: Pekka Potka made a review...	Hans Gruber	Feb 12, 2012
Re: Pekka Potka made a review...	David247	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Pekka Potka made a review...	Hans Gruber	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Pekka Potka made a review...	YeoHoon Bae	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Pekka Potka made a review...	speed12	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Pekka Potka made a review...	tgutgu	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Pekka Potka made a review...	Hans Gruber	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Is the Oly 12-50mm Lens any good?	Louis_Dobson	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Is the Oly 12-50mm Lens any good?	dgrogers	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Is the Oly 12-50mm Lens any good?	Louis_Dobson	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Is the Oly 12-50mm Lens any good?	dgrogers	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Is the Oly 12-50mm Lens any good?	rrr_hhh	Feb 11, 2012
Not very good at 12mm	sigala1	Feb 11, 2012
1 problem with that test.	Everdog	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Not very good at 12mm	Louis_Dobson	Feb 11, 2012
Does it have a step zoom option ?	MayaTlab0	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Does it have a step zoom option ?	amalric	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Does it have a step zoom option ?	MayaTlab0	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Does it have a step zoom option ?	amalric	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Does it have a step zoom option ?	speed12	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Does it have a step zoom option ?	Sergey Borachev	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Does it have a step zoom option ?	toscha_seidel	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Does it have a step zoom option ?	cococat	Feb 12, 2012
agree sort of	sigala1	Feb 11, 2012
well...	Marty4650	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Does it have a step zoom option ?	Louis_Dobson	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Does it have a step zoom option ?	Sylvain G	Feb 12, 2012
Re: Not very good at 12mm	sigala1	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Not very good at 12mm	tgutgu	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Not very good at 12mm	BJL	Feb 12, 2012
Correct about the trend	sigala1	Feb 12, 2012
Re: Correct about the trend	BJL	Feb 12, 2012
slow + 5 bladed aperture!	Jogger	Feb 11, 2012
Re: slow + 5 bladed aperture!	Louis_Dobson	Feb 11, 2012
Re: slow + 5 bladed aperture!	Mike D	Feb 11, 2012
Re: slow + 5 bladed aperture!	Louis_Dobson	Feb 11, 2012
Re: slow + 5 bladed aperture!	BungHole	Feb 11, 2012
Re: slow + 5 bladed aperture!	dgrogers	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Is the Oly 12-50mm Lens any good?	photo perzon	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Is the Oly 12-50mm Lens any good?	BJL	Feb 12, 2012
Re: Is the Oly 12-50mm Lens any good?	BJL	Feb 12, 2012
Re: Is the Oly 12-50mm Lens any good?	toscha_seidel	Feb 11, 2012
toscha... they were expecting more	Marty4650	Feb 11, 2012
From what I have read/seen	Steven Wandy	Feb 11, 2012
Re: From what I have read/seen	tgutgu	Feb 11, 2012
Re: From what I have read/seen	Steven Wandy	Feb 12, 2012
Re: From what I have read/seen	Sergey Borachev	Feb 12, 2012
Re: From what I have read/seen	Gabi	Feb 11, 2012
OK... just one question	Marty4650	Feb 11, 2012
Let's see a lot more examples with the EM-5	Hans Gruber	Feb 11, 2012
Re: Let's see a lot more examples with the EM-5	cococat	Feb 12, 2012
Re: OK... just one question	Louis_Dobson	Feb 11, 2012
Re: OK... just one question	dgrogers	Feb 12, 2012
Re: OK... just one question	Combatmedic870	Feb 12, 2012
OK... just a second question	eques	Feb 12, 2012
Re: OK... just a second question	Sergey Borachev	Feb 12, 2012
Re: OK... just a second question	Louis_Dobson	Feb 12, 2012
Re: OK... just a second question	dgrogers	Feb 12, 2012
Technically true, but false in practical terms	Marty4650	Feb 12, 2012
He'll certainly get some argument from me.	Louis_Dobson	Feb 12, 2012
Re: Technically true, but false in practical terms	Sergey Borachev	Feb 12, 2012
2nd rate	eques	Feb 12, 2012
Re: 2nd rate	Steven Wandy	Feb 12, 2012
Re: 2nd rate	453C	Feb 12, 2012
Re: 2nd rate	BJL	Feb 12, 2012
m43 bridges the professional-amateur divide	Hen3ry	Feb 12, 2012
Geoff..... one clarification	Marty4650	Feb 12, 2012
Re: Review by Daisuki Photo	sderdiarian	Feb 12, 2012
Re: Review by Daisuki Photo	Steven Wandy	Feb 13, 2012

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