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Comment & Critique: my M43 shopping list

Started Jun 24, 2015 | Discussions thread
alcelc
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Re: Comment & Critique: my M43 shopping list

TyphoonTW wrote:

Is the Panny 45-200 still a decent choice? My local store has a second hand one for 160$, as well as an Ollympus 40-150 for 130$. I'd be tempted by the Olympus for the weight, it was REALLY light, but 250/300mm (equivalent) and no IS scares me a bit, on my Canon 70-300 I have IS turned on 99% of the time.

45-200 is good, but not outstanding. It does well at its price range.

If that small longer reach might not be a must, Panny's 45-150 or 45-175 would be smaller/lighter instead. OIS would be better for panny bodies. In fact, the longer end of 45-200 (from 175 upward) might not be as sharp as its other focal lengths.

I'm considering seriously to replace it with a lighter and smaller solution because it might not be justify for me to carry its heavy weight for <10% of my shooting.

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