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Panasonic 14-45 vs 12-35

Started Dec 11, 2014 | Discussions thread
Ben Herrmann
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Frank, like you, I have...

several copies of the Panny 14-45.  In fact, other than the speed (meaning lack of a low aperture number - i.e. 2.8), it is one stellar lens.  It's a shame to really call this a kit lens because of the clarity of the optics.  I'm definitely holding on to them.  I have one on my GX1 and one on my G5.  The other I periodically use on my E-M5 (when not using the 14-140 on it).

But another lens that has more recently knocked my socks off is the little Panny 12-32 zoom.  I mean to say the clarity levels on this lensare unbelievable for the size and price.  It's the lens I now keep on my E-PL7 and the resulting IQ levels are superb!  The Panny 12-32 is built, IMO, much better than the older 14-45.  Yeah, I wish the 12-32 had more of a telephoto zoom range, but it's certainly nice to have a quality 24 MM wide angle equivalent.  Panny outdid themselves with this lens and I'm guessing that Leica may have had their hands in this somewhere.

But in getting back to the premise of your OP, yeah, having either the Panny 12-35 or Olympus 12-40 would be nice, but the 3 to 4 times increase in price is a real put-off to me (at the moment).

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Bernd (Ben) W. Herrmann
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