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

Started Nov 2, 2014 | Discussions thread
Answell Contributing Member • Posts: 958
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

What is wrong with the Olympus 14-42mm kit lens? unless you are after a faster lens with better DOF, I do not see the need to buy a fixed vs a zoom as a walk around lens. The 14-42mm is a very sharp little lens and can be purchased quite cheap especially on ebay. I used this lens together with the Panasonic 75-175mm  on the EM-5 on a trip to Ottawa just recently, and the IQ IMO will be on par with any of the others mentioned...just not as good for DOF.

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