Prime lens recommendations?

LarsRost wrote:

Paulmorgan wrote:

Firstly, what is your working budget ?

Bottom end.

Panasonic 14mm, Sigma 19mm, Olympus 45mm

Middle end.

Panasonic 14mm, Olympus 17mm, Olympus 45mm

Top end.

Olympus 12mm, Olympus 17mm, Olympus 45mm

Get the idea.

Thanks, I guess "Middle end" will fit my budget the most. Any particular reason you chose Oly 45mm instead of Pana 42.5mm? I considered the 42.5mm OIS as G7 does not have IBIS.

Kind regards
.lars

All of these lenses are quite small, so the lack of OIS is not going to be a killer. I have an E-M10 with Paul's top end set plus the Rokinon 7.5mm f/3.5 FE and the 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro. I don't use the 12-40mm all that much, preferring to use primes. I had the Sigma 30mm f/2.8 DN until I gave it to my son. It is a great lens but the 45mm is much better and if you have one, you don't need the other.

I'm not really a landscape shooter but I went out for the day with a friend who is. Here's a couple I did with the 12mm, 45mm, and my recently acquired 7.5mm FE on my EPL-7. I never had anything wider than 28mm (14mm in M43) until I bought the 12mm f/2.0 with my E-M10. It has replaced the 35mm (17mm) as my most favorite focal-length.

Looking down on the Connecticut River and Pioneer Valley from Skinner Mountain, MA. It was morning and the valley was still quite foggy

This was done with the 7.5mm Fisheye on my EPL-5 later in the morning

Another fisheye shot looking South.

I don't use my 45mm all that often but, this was one of those times where it was the right choice.

Looking North from the bridge over the Connecticut River.