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Panasonic 14mm, Olympus 17mm, Sigma 19mm, Olympus 9-18mm, Which would you recommend?

Started Nov 2, 2014 | Discussions thread
sigala1 Veteran Member • Posts: 3,911
Re: Panasonic 14mm, Olympus 17mm, Sigma 19mm, Olympus 9-18mm, Which would you recommend?

adamandbean wrote:

Hello,

As I have decided to stay with micro four-thirds, I have decided to buy a lens or two. I currently only have the Olympus 25mm 1.8

I am looking to buy myself a Christmas present from the above lenses either new or used. In Japan here there are plenty of used lenses for reasonable prices.

I want something short in focal length to compliment the 25mm. I do not need a long reaching zoom lens at this stage. A general walk around lens for street shots and travel is my preference.

Weight is also a factor; this why I sold the d7000. I do not want something heavy. I had considered the 12-40 pro instead of buying the 25mm but the total weight would have been 780 grams which for me is too much.

Thanks for your advice in advance,

Adam

I own three of those lenses: the 14mm, the 17mm f/1.8, and the 9-18.

Of those I do NOT recommend the 14mm because it sucks. Massive purple fringing.

The 17mm is good if you want a 17mm prime lens, and the 9-18mm is good if you want a UWA zoom. The 9-18 has better image quality than the kit lens at overlapping focal lengths.

Since you stated walking around and travel (you don't need fast apertures generally for that type of photography), and are not sure what focal length you want, I'd recommend the 9-18 for you. Although the 17mm is a very nice and underrated lens.

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