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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
Big difference between 17mm and 25mm
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oeoek wrote:

I would say the 17 and 19mm are too close to the 25 to make a real difference, something wider would give you more options. From the ones you mentioned, I would say the 9-18mm is the best bet, although I picked the 12mm myself.

The 17 mm, while close to the 25mm, has a lot of merits; the 17 mm is great if you want to go out with just one prime, and together with the small and light 45mm it makes a great 2 lens kit. But I myself have put it on hold for the time being, it is more or less the superfluous addition, the last one I will add.

There's a big difference in field of view and perspective between 17mm and 25mm, and you can definitely tell the difference when viewing photos because the 17mm will have wide-angle distortion (not as in-your-face as a 14mm or wider lens, but definitely noticeable) while the 25mm will not have that. So these two focal lengths are definitely not substitutes for each other, not at all.

The OP has stated that he doesn't like longer focal lengths, a perfectly legitimate opinion that he is not alone in having, so a two lens kit of 17mm + 25mm makes more sense for him than a two lens kit of 17mm + 45mm.

I think this response demonstrates how this board judges photos by how sharp they are when viewed at 200% on your monitor or how blurry the bokeh is, instead of the actual visual merits of the photos one might take.

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