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

Started Oct 3, 2014 | Discussions thread
sigala1 Veteran Member • Posts: 3,911
Re: kit 14-42 or used prime wide such as Panasonic 14mm?

adamandbean wrote:

Actually, I can get the 14mm 2.5 used here in Japan in excellent condition for $160! Seems like a bargain but I have heard good things of the kit lens in either Panasonic or Olympus. Your thoughts or recommendations?

Sincerely,

Adam

The 14-42 kit lenses from both Panasonic and Olympus are good lenses and have, in my opinion, no worse image quality than the 14mm pancake. In fact, on Olympus cameras, the 14mm pancake has much worse image quality on account of the purple fringing. Also, the 14mm pancake has soft corners. It's the second-to-worst prime lens that I own. The worst prime lens I own is the bodycap 15mm.

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