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14-42 II or 14-42 II, which is better

Started Feb 3, 2015 | Discussions thread
Hen3ry
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Re: 14-42 II or 14-42 II, which is better

Jere Landis wrote:

Hey all you lens nerds, which do you prefer and why? Panasonic 14-42 II or Olympus 14-42 II R. There's so many conflicting reports about which performs better. Please, just these two for comparison.

tkbslc checks everything else but these two in a current thread: http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/55226250

He shows how to get an answer to your question, though.

In that thread I mention the WCON-P01 which makes the bottom end of the Oly lens into an f3.5 11mm. Panasonic offers a similar wide angle adapter but also a 2x tele adapter for the long end. That could make the Panny 14-42 II a better choice for some -- extending the range to 11-84. Pretty handy.

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