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What lens next?

Started Feb 12, 2015 | Questions thread
Johnny The Greek Regular Member • Posts: 251
Re: What lens next?

Same boat as you--got the E-PM2 twin kit last Spring, been messing around with vintage lenses and have had some great results.  Got a 50mm Pentax f1.7 and an adaptor for about 70 bucks, and although it defeats the purpose of getting a camera with superfast AF, the pictures I get from it are astoundingly good.  On the plus side, I get to up my manual focusing chops.  The only other downside is the weight of the adapter and the 50, which combined are more than the camera.

I also bought an Oly 45mm f1.8 recently and I can't get it off my camera.  It's a perfect combination of ergonomics and weight, and the build quality is incredible.  The 45mm is $150 more and 10mm shorter, but produces some amazing photos.  I would get that in a flash.

I did get the 9mm Fisheye lens for a lark, and it's had it's uses--the price is right.  The 12mm f/2 seems prohibitively expensive, so I opted for the 14mm lumix and haven't looked back.  The 17mm and 25mm Olympus lenses look good but I'm waiting for the prices to drop on both--when that happens I'll likely spring for the 17mm and sell my Lumix.  I have no interest in macro photography but if you're going to get one, I would suggest the 60mm f2.8 Oly, as it gets top marks and will only drop in price (albeit not sooner than I'd like!).

One of the worst things I think people can do is go lens happy and duplicate purchases.

 Johnny The Greek's gear list:Johnny The Greek's gear list
Olympus PEN E-PM2 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm F4-5.6 R Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 45mm F1.8 Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12mm 1:2 +10 more
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