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Fast prime help

Started Jun 9, 2015 | Discussions thread
Johnny The Greek Regular Member • Posts: 251
Re: Fast prime help

I have the 12mm, 25mm (Oly) and 45mm, and have tried the 17mm f1.8.  I didn't care for the rendering of the 17mm but if you want a faster lens and shot mostly with the 19mm Sigma, then go for the 17mm Oly.  I think it would be adequate for what you need.

Either way, as others have said, it depends on what you shoot.  I shoot a lot of portraits, so 25/45 is my go to combo.  Robin Wong's blog has a practical comparison of the 25mm f1.4 vs. f1.8, and either way you can't go wrong with either lens.

 Johnny The Greek's gear list:Johnny The Greek's gear list
Olympus PEN E-PM2 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm F4-5.6 R Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 45mm F1.8 Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12mm 1:2 +10 more
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