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

Started Nov 2, 2014 | Discussions thread
Paulmorgan Veteran Member • Posts: 9,499
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

Out of these, all three primes a pretty tiny and they are all very good.

The 14 and 19mm are great budget lenses and are superb value for money.

For me, the 19 is too slow if I am getting a short focal length prime, and of the Sigma trio, 19, 30 and 60, I recall the 19 is the least desirable as far as IQ goes.

The 19mm performs a little bit better than the 30 and its every bit as good as the 60mm.

Your link is to the old 19mm Sigma lens, The new Sigma 19mm ART Lens is superb.

Optically there both identical.

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