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kit 14-42 or used prime wide such as Panasonic 14mm?

Started Oct 3, 2014 | Discussions thread
K25 Regular Member • Posts: 296
Re: kit 14-42 or used prime wide such as Panasonic 14mm?
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My thought: if you take photos professionally, look for the best tools. But if you do for your pleasure, then get what you like to use.

For me would be the 14: I have one and is most of the time on my GM1. There are also a 20/1.7 and a 9-18 in the bag, and 2 standard zooms in a drawer. If am around with just camera & one lens usually it is the 14. But that's me.

So my recommendation: get the kind of lens you like to use, have fun with it, try to get the best from camera & from yourself - and you will produce better photos than fighting with a lens you got just because of supposed optical superiority, or for capabilities you don't really need.

Try to use your kit lens strictly only on the wide end. Using a prime is not just "zooming by walking": is is much more to first observe the subject and decide where to go for having the best view. If you like the challenge you will enjoy the 14 and your $160 will be well spent.

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