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A few thoughts about Olympus vs Panasonic for wedding photography

Started Aug 5, 2014 | Discussions thread
Guy Parsons
Guy Parsons Forum Pro • Posts: 40,000
f/1.8 for the dark doesn't always work.
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Bots_Revenge wrote: ...... Usually with the 45mm f1.8 I was struggling during the reception where it gets quite dark so I bypass the problem using only the 12-40 and PL25mm f1.4 - they are quite fast and reliable in the dark. The 45mm is useable in the church because people are mostly still. Moving people in dim light are a big problem for the 45 and also the 75mm f1.8.

Now that ties in exactly with what I found, story here http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/54146661 so I know that I'm not alone.

It's nice to know that the GX7 at least can do better with the f/1.8 lenses but I'm not about to go there, I'll just keep using the ultra reliable AF in the dark 12-40mm on my E-PL5.

Meanwhile one day/month/year/decade in the future Olympus may catch up with their AF in the dark performance and bring those f/1.8 lenses to life.

Thank you for the long and involved post, we learned a lot from your experience.

Regards....... Guy

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