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Micro 4/3 wide angle options

Started Mar 24, 2015 | Discussions thread
bs1946
bs1946 Veteran Member • Posts: 7,780
Re: Micro 4/3 wide angle options

Hithertoo wrote:

I think the Olympus 12mm is wide enough, it's just not what most people would call cheap enough, I've gotten some spacious shots with my 12mm F/2 even indoors in a small 1 bedroom cabin, it's just not cheap!

The going price is $550, there was a fire sale on the Olympus store recently with a coupon that saw the price down to $395, but this is not normal, it's not a cheap lens, and according to some it's not that sharp, perhaps it trails the 12-40 by a margin but its not like its not sharp its just not cheap!

A new Olympus 12mm f/2.0 has a list price of $799 and right now Olympus has it on sale for $699. He might find a used one for $550 but they are hard to find. If the OP doesn't mind MF, He can get a new Samyang or Rokinon 12mm f/2.0 for about $320 and a 10mm Rokinon for $410.

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