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OMD: Can I take the same pictures with the 12mm f2.0 and the 17mm f1.8 ?

Started 7 months ago | Discussions thread

robonrome

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Re: OMD: Can I take the same pictures with the 12mm f2.0 and the 17mm f1.8 ?

In reply to dustpuppy, 7 months ago

U can crop but that won't change the distortion in faces that you''ll get using the 12 for portraits unless you plan full length environmental portraits. For that matter the 17.5 is probably a bit wide for closer portraits as well.

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OMD: Can I take the same pictures with the 12mm f2.0 and the 17mm f1.8 ?	dustpuppy	7 months ago
Re: OMD: Can I take the same pictures with the 12mm f2.0 and the 17mm f1.8 ?	robonrome	7 months ago
Re: OMD: Can I take the same pictures with the 12mm f2.0 and the 17mm f1.8 ?	Bob Meyer	7 months ago
No.	tedolf	7 months ago	2
Re: No.	BingoCharlie	7 months ago
Re: No.	The Jacal	7 months ago
You guys are like.....	tedolf	7 months ago	8
Re: You guys are like.....	BingoCharlie	7 months ago
Re: You guys are like.....	The Jacal	7 months ago	1
I guess you don't know the story.....	tedolf	7 months ago	1
I guess you don't know.......	The Jacal	7 months ago	1
Re: I guess you don't know.......	tedolf	7 months ago
Re: I guess you don't know.......	The Jacal	7 months ago	2
We all start somewhere...	lambert4	7 months ago	1
Re: We all start somewhere...	The Jacal	7 months ago
Re: We all start somewhere...	marike6	7 months ago	2
Re: We all start somewhere...	Ridethelight	7 months ago	1
Re: We all start somewhere...	cprevost	7 months ago	1
Re: We all start somewhere...	OM User	7 months ago
Definately...	tedolf	7 months ago
Cropping 17 mm to 45 mm FOV	Vlad S	7 months ago
Presicely!	tedolf	7 months ago	1
Re: We all start somewhere...	The Jacal	7 months ago
No one answered my question....	tedolf	7 months ago	1
Re: No one answered my question....	dustpuppy	7 months ago
None of the u 4/3 cameras have any discernable shutter lag. ....	tedolf	7 months ago	1
Re: OMD: Can I take the same pictures with the 12mm f2.0 and the 17mm f1.8 ?	Guy Parsons	7 months ago	5
Now that's a treatise!	tedolf	7 months ago	2
Re: Now that's a treatise!	The Jacal	7 months ago
No, that's experience	Guy Parsons	7 months ago	1
Comparison of 12 and 17mm angles of view (image)	Vlad S	7 months ago
Techinically...	zkz5	7 months ago
Cheap trick...	tedolf	7 months ago
Re: Cheap trick...	zkz5	7 months ago
Yes and No	Laszlo13	7 months ago
There are also arguments....	tedolf	7 months ago	1
A place to start reading..... seriously!	Guy Parsons	7 months ago	1
Re: There are also arguments....	richarddd	7 months ago
I understand the argument...	tedolf	7 months ago	1
Re: I understand the argument...	Laszlo13	7 months ago
Yes...	tedolf	7 months ago	1
Neither will do.	Paul De Bra	7 months ago
Re: OMD: Can I take the same pictures with the 12mm f2.0 and the 17mm f1.8 ?	dustpuppy	7 months ago
The pictures are not fine.....	tedolf	7 months ago	1
Re: The pictures are not fine.....	dustpuppy	7 months ago
Fast focus	Vlad S	7 months ago
What does it matter? .....	tedolf	7 months ago	1
Composing for cropped images	Vlad S	7 months ago	1
Another note	Vlad S	7 months ago
I also disagree...	tedolf	7 months ago	1
This is the key.....	tedolf	7 months ago	1
Definitely	wy2lam	7 months ago
Re: OMD: Can I take the same pictures with the 12mm f2.0 and the 17mm f1.8 ?	OniMirage	7 months ago

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