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Is Olympus 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3 any good?

Started Mar 2, 2013 | Discussions thread
baxters Veteran Member • Posts: 5,319
Re: Is Olympus 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3 any good?

sanath444 wrote:

It is available locally for $250, supposedly unused. I like the 12mm wide end but not f6.3 at 50mm and the large size of lens, specially when mounted on my E-PM2. I have Oly 14-42, Sigma 19mm, Sigma 30mm and Konica 50mm 1.8

Used or almost-new, there really isn't much difference if there is no warranty. I'll will agree with all the folks here that like its utility, but when I had a chance to get one for $200, I passed because I thought it was too large for my EM5. Sure, no bigger than a 40-150 zoom or a 14-150 zoom, but I don't carry those around all day on my camera. It would be a mini-monster on my EPM1 or your EPM2.

How about some compact lenses that go well on the EPM2.  Think about the 14mm with a WA converter, the fisheyed 7.5, and 45mm.  Consider the WCON converter for the 14-42 II. Less than $100 and you're at 11mm. You have to go well above $500, but the 9-18 is a nice lens too.

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