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Panasonic AF 12-35/2.8 G worth it?

Started Apr 17, 2015 | Discussions thread
LeeS Contributing Member • Posts: 889
Re: Panasonic AF 12-35/2.8 G worth it?

I really like mine. It is my most used lens. Extremely smooth zoom and focus rings.

I bought it for use on an EM5 before the 12-40 came out. I planned to sell it when the Olympus fast normal zoom arrived assuming the Oly would be a bit smaller since it would not have OIS like the Pany. After the larger (surprise) Olympus offering was announced, I saw no reason to trade.

It balances even better since I upgraded to EM1 and makes a beautiful travel pair with the Lumix 35-100 2.8. Zoom rings rotate in same direction and both take 58 mm filters.

Also, in my opinion, the difference between 12 and 14 on the wide end is more significant than the difference between 35 and 40/42/45 on the long end of the other lenses you are considering.

Lee

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