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Panasonic 14-45 vs 12-35

Started Dec 11, 2014 | Discussions thread
Jorginho Forum Pro • Posts: 15,370
Had them both. No regrets.

14-45 mm is very good lens. I do a lot of low light shooting and f2.8 is nicer than 3.5 to f5.6 for sure. Especially when shooting video in low light siutations 1600 ISo looks a lot better on a GH4 than 6400 ISO...

Also: 12 mm was not covered by my other lenses whereas 45 mm is (35-100 f2.8). But 12-14 mm in reallife means a lot more to me than 35 or 45 mm.
The lens is so good that I am considering selling of my 20 mm 1.7 and the 45 mm f1.8 Oly.
As the lens is stabilised it is also more versatile than Oly's equivalents which are not stabilised on most Panny bodies.
All thatsaid, I am not in love with the 12-35 mm. I noted a tiny scratch and felt I did not care so much. It happens when youuse things. My 35-100 f2.8 is the one I like the most. Subjectively I Guess, it feelslike that lens is sharper, gets me better pcs etc.

All I need is a 100-250 mm f2.8-f4 and a 1.4 TC and than I am done, if such a lens will get me the same feeling as the other two...

 Jorginho's gear list:Jorginho's gear list
Olympus PEN E-PL5 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 Olympus E-M1 II Panasonic Lumix G Vario 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 ASPH OIS Panasonic Lumix G 20mm F1.7 ASPH +8 more
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