Compact lens choices for E-PM2
Re: Compact lens choices for E-PM2
I have a E-PM2 and the Panasonic 12-32 lens and am very happy with the combination. I sold my Panasonic 14 2.5 after trying out the 12-32. The best thing about this lens is the 12mm at the short end and it's size and weight. There is a huge difference between 12 and 14. The manual focus does not work on Oly bodies but for a lens like this I don't really miss it. The auto focus is very fast and accurate and the lens is wide angle and slow aperture so I have not run into a situation where I needed to use manual focus like I do with longer and faster lenses. The lens is sharp with nice color and at equivalent apertures and focal length (25mm f5.2) it is hard to tell any difference between this lens and my PL 25 which gives you some idea of the how good the IQ is. The size and weight is fantastic with the E-PM2 and makes it easy have with you where ever you go.
The downside of this lens is that it's slow aperture makes it difficult to use in less than ideal light and makes it unsuitable for subject isolation/shallow DOF. Also since I carry it around in a pocket a lot it would have been nice to have a "automatic" lens cap on it like the new Oly EZ 14-42.
Hope this helps
Olympus PEN E-PM2
Olympus PEN E-P5
Sony a7
Panasonic Lumix G 20mm F1.7 ASPH
Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm 1:3.5 Macro
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