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

Started Nov 2, 2014 | Discussions thread
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Re: Panasonic 14mm, Olympus 17mm, Sigma 19mm, Olympus 9-18mm, Which would you recommend?
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Fredrik Glckner wrote:

Regarding the lenses you mention, the 9-18mm is quite large, and the Olympus 17mm f/1.8 is expensive.

The Sigma 19mm lens is also fairly large, and not a top performer, in my experience:

http://m43photo.blogspot.com/2013/02/sigma-19mm-f28-ex-dn.html

The Lumix 14mm I like quite a lot. It is small, compact, performs well, focuses fast, and appears quite solid.

This is the first time I've ever seen someone mention the 9-18mm and large in the same sentence. Its the same size as the Oly 14-42mm kit lens, and weighs only 155g, which is half the weight of the 7-14. For an ultra wide lens, its absolutely tiny. Even the Samyang 7.5mm 3.5, which is a bit shorter, weighs more at 197g.

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