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If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?

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ARB1

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Re: What's your favorite angle of view?

In reply to sean000, 5 months ago

sean000 wrote:

ARB1 wrote:

I'll going on vacation and will be carrying my D800 and my OMD so I'm trying to reduce the number of lenses I have to carry. Currently I'll be using my Nikon 24-120mm f/4 and perhaps my Nikon 50mm f/1.4, but on my OMD I was thinking about the Pan 20mm or perhaps getting the Oly 17mm f/2.8 or Pan 14mm f/2.5 as a fixed waking around lens that I can grab quickly for general street shooting.

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Allen
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A 20mm or 25mm might feel redundant with your 50mm on the D800. You could leave the 50mm at home, or take the 50mm and get something wider (like the 14mm) for the OMD. Of course the 24-120mm covers quite a range, so I would go with one or two m4/3 primes that cover your favorite angles of view for street photography. Or something different like a fisheye. If you will be in a place with narrow streets, go wider. If you like to take candids of people in their environment, go normal or less wide... but it really comes down to the angle of view you prefer.

Sean

That's a good point Sean since I have a Samyang 7.5mm that I was going to leave at home. I may now leave the in Nikon 50mm and take the 20mm and 7.5mm; I also have an Oly 45mm but I think I'll leave that one at home.

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Allen
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If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	ARB1	5 months ago
20 or 14-140	Schira	5 months ago
If you only plan on using one lens, don't take an interchangeable-lens camera	Chris Noble	5 months ago	3
Re: If you only plan on using one lens, don't take an interchangeable-lens camera	BingoCharlie	5 months ago	2
Re: If you only plan on using one lens, don't take an interchangeable-lens camera	RedDog Steve	5 months ago
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	alatchin	5 months ago
14mm	KwhyChang	5 months ago	1
Re: 14mm	Elemental Photography	5 months ago
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	rakore	5 months ago
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	Moti	5 months ago	4
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	Bob Meyer	5 months ago
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	AdventureRob	5 months ago	2
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	bowportes	5 months ago
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	Robert Deutsch	5 months ago
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	ohwellOK	5 months ago	1
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	Francis E	5 months ago
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	Mark B UK	5 months ago	2
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	slash1938	5 months ago
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	richard stern	5 months ago
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	xMichaelx	5 months ago
Re: What's your favorite angle of view?	sean000	5 months ago	2
Re: What's your favorite angle of view?	ARB1	5 months ago
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	Rol Lei Nut	5 months ago
12-35mm 2.8 (nt)	ohmydentist	5 months ago
Ditto: 12-35mm 2.8 (nt)	amtberg	5 months ago
Re: Ditto: 12-35mm 2.8 (nt)	W A Stewart	5 months ago
Re: 12-35mm 2.8 (nt)	Uwe Steinmueller	5 months ago
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	Ulric	5 months ago	1
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	Cane	5 months ago	2
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	Acrill	5 months ago	1
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	sdw1	5 months ago
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	gnewsch	5 months ago
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	rpm40	5 months ago
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	Fleabag	5 months ago
28mm 2.8	LincolnB	5 months ago
If you want the smallest package	Art_P	5 months ago	1
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	Chas2	5 months ago
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Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	Trevor Carpenter	5 months ago
my take	ayt	5 months ago
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	RedDog Steve	5 months ago
Depends on your style...	nycphotography	5 months ago
Re: Depends on your style...	nycphotography	5 months ago	1
Hands down, the 14-140mm..	MOD jalywol	5 months ago
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	idiotekniQues	5 months ago
24mm F2.5 Tamron Adaptall II 01bb	Lights	5 months ago
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	pcb_dpr	5 months ago	1
For me: Pana 12-35 f2.8	ernieF	5 months ago	1
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	LudwigVB	5 months ago
Panasonic 20mm	CharlesTokyo	5 months ago
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	rponiarski	5 months ago
For you? 14mm all the way. 12-35/2.8 for me	Steve_	5 months ago
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	Alumna Gorp	5 months ago
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	dwstv	5 months ago	1
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	Len_Gee	5 months ago
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	Corpy2	5 months ago
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	Ulric	5 months ago
PL 25mm (nt)	max01	5 months ago	2
Another vote for the Panasonic 20mm	SammyToronto	5 months ago
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	Kenneth Sloan	5 months ago	1
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	tgutgu	5 months ago	1
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	Francis E	5 months ago
It's going to be the Oly 17mm 1.8	d2mini	5 months ago
Re: It's going to be the Oly 17mm 1.8	mh2000	5 months ago
Re: It's going to be the Oly 17mm 1.8	Acrill	5 months ago
easy... oly 17	mh2000	5 months ago
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	jeffharris	5 months ago
I'd usually say PL25 but the 14/2.5 is my pick	Pasmia	5 months ago
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	christosthegreek	5 months ago
Re: If you had only one lens on your OMD or other MF3 rig for walking around which lens would it be?	Johann D	5 months ago
M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 17mm 1:1.8 :-)	pka	5 months ago
the Pana 7-14 (NT)	stefano888	5 months ago

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