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Crazy to sell the Olympus 12-40mm?!

Started May 6, 2015 | Discussions thread
bradevans
bradevans Senior Member • Posts: 1,029
Re: Crazy to sell the Olympus 12-40mm?!
  • When the light is good the lenses even out - you generally need to stop down somewhat anyway, and there goes one of the main advantages (speed).

I have the Panny 14-140 II and its pretty tough to beat - if there is enough light. Of course, if you keep going down that slope, you'll end up with a fixed lens superzoom (ie FZ1000).

So get those primes out in low light and you'll appreciate them more. Or scenes where a blurred background adds to the photo

I'm on the fence with this lens, and I really like the Manual focus 'clutch'.  But its not the smallest and its not the cheapest...

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