Oly 25mm F1.8 / Oly 12-40?
Re: Oly 25mm F1.8 / Oly 12-40?
Skeeterbytes wrote:
elichelley wrote:
Many thanks for your responses. You all appear to confirm my feelings. I would find it very useful, for those more discreet moments, and it'll come in handy on the EP-3. Guess I didn't need much convincing
Regards
Paul
Only because it has yet to me mentioned, because you now have the E-M1 you can shoot the fast primes in sunlight without ND filters, which extends their usefulness. Like some of the others, I have both the 12-40 and 25, and find there are times for each. The 25 is much fun to use and my eye does seem to like the "standard" focal length for general shooting. Seems quite sharp, too. This shot, while at f:2.8, could also have been taken at 1.8 w/o blowing the highlights. DOFs become quite shallow, putting an emphasis on focus accuracy.
The 25 @ 1/8000, f:2.8.
And they throw in the hood!
Cheers,
Rick
I agree. This is especially the case if you have a camera with an electronic shutter. On the GM1, I'm able to shoot the PL 25mm at f1.4 thanks to the 1/16000 shutter speed. It's nice to be able to take outdoor portraits without carrying around a ND filter.
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