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Panasonic 12-32 on an Olympus E-PM2

Started Feb 15, 2015 | Discussions thread
Allan Brown
Allan Brown Veteran Member • Posts: 3,179
Re: Panasonic 12-32 on an Olympus E-PM2
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traveler_101 wrote:

I am toying with the idea of picking up a 12-32 for my wife who shoots an E-PM2 . She prefers zooms and presently is using the 14-42 kit zoom. I think she would like the 12-32's pancake size and slightly wider FL. Does it have any issues on Olympus dories? And how do the lenses compare in terns of IQ?

I use the 12-32 on my EPL5 with no issues. It compliments the camera very well.

The lens's OIS is far better than the cameras IBIS so make sure you have Lens Priority turned ON.

As for IQ, it is right up there with the best of the kit lenses and a bit better than the 14-42.

Read the thread on right side blur. This is not an optical flaw with the lens, rather I think it may be an internal focus point resolution issue. While it does exist, it is not really an issue and I have many fine photos from that lens.

One thing I do to avoid the issue is to use the small box focus and place the focus point over the main point of focus in the scene.

Allan

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