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Olympus + Black Lenses look great.

Started Nov 21, 2013 | Discussions thread
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honeyiscool
honeyiscool Senior Member • Posts: 1,376
Olympus + Black Lenses look great.

This is my holy trinity right here. For the kind of event photography I am usually engaged in, nothing works better.

The E-PM2 is a natural match for the 17mm f/1.8. However, it feels quite great with any of the three lenses.

The E-M5 loves the PL25. With its light gathering, pictures practically take themselves.

I would love to add the 12mm to this group, but I have a feeling that the 12-40mm will be much, much more useful for not that much more money. Plus, 12mm f/2 is even pricier in black, and while I've got this black thing going, I might as well keep it going. The wild card, of course, will be the 15mm f/1.7 when it comes out.

Also, can I give a little shout out to the lowly Panasonic 14-42mm II (which took these pictures)? A useful, TINY zoom lens that weighs nearly nothing and is about the same size as the 45mm f/1.8? I picked up the retail version (w/ the metal mount) a couple of weeks ago and it's a great lens to use on a bright day or with a flash and is even sharp enough for pixel peepers. I don't see what people see in the Olympus 14-42mm II because I have one and I think it's an awful lens.

 honeyiscool's gear list:honeyiscool's gear list
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX85 Panasonic Leica Summilux DG 25mm F1.4 Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 45mm F1.8 Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm F1.8 Olympus 12-40mm F2.8 Pro +2 more
Olympus PEN E-PM2
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