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Re: OM-D Newbie, walk around lens kit
In reply to CharlesTokyo,
3 months ago
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CharlesTokyo wrote:
harold1968 wrote:
(i) Bright high quality walk-about. It seems that the main candidates here are the panasonic 20mm f1.7, panasonic Leica 25mm f1.4 and the Olympus 17mm f1.8. The 17mm is new and there don't seem to be many reviews, but if its sharp it might be the best compromise. I used the Panny 25mm before and its excellent but prefer a bit wider. Lastly the 20mm is supposed to be really sharp but an older design lens which does not autofocus that fast ? (just what I have heard, please correct if wrong)
Sounds like you know your preferences. I don't own the 25mm for the same reason, want something a little more wide. The 20mm doesn't focus as fast. It's been by goto lens for years. I really like, but there are times I wished it would focus faster. I bought the Olympus 17mm f1.8 a few weeks ago. I like it a lot. From the technical reviews it may not be as sharp as the 20mm, but I find it's just fine in prints. It focuses very fast. I like the manual focus mode for zone focusing, stop down to f4-f11 and get in the range I want. If the money doesn't scare you you off it's my recommendation without knowing what exactly you shoot.
very interesting, especially that you own both lenses
I did not read any reviews of the 17mm f1.8 yet, do you have any links for me to look at ?
Have you personally experienced that it is not as sharp or is it just what you have heard
Someone raised the issue of purple fringing with wides on the OM-D. Have you experienced this ?
rgds
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