Lens equivalants from MF3 to Nikkor APS-C

Olymguy wrote:

I have an Olympus EM-10 with a Panasonic 14-140 f3.5 (MF3) which I really enjoyed playing with for a year. I am moving to APS-C formfactor (want to buy a Nikon D5500) and I wonder what would be the equivalent lens to use on the Nikon camera that covers the 14-140 focal range of my Panasonic lens.

Does anyone also knows a web link that does this all sorts of conversion?

Cheers/

Ed

Just a note that DX is sort of a red-headed stepchild in Nikon's lineup: Nikon doesn't (and apparently never will) fill out the lineup of DX specific lenses. Instead they want you to buy FX lenses that end up with awkward focal lengths on DX, so that you'll eventually just say "screw it!" and buy an FX body, which apparently has better profit margins.

Bottom line: if you are going to move to a larger sensor, skip DX and just get FX. It will save you money in the long (and even medium) term. You'll progress more as a photographer going FX with better lenses than going with DX and continuing to use consumer lenses. Of course, I suspect that you'll get the most bang/buck by staying with the E-M10 and picking up the 12-40, unless you have a really specific need that the D5500 can fill that the E-M10 can't.

If APS-C is really your thing, then go with Fuji or Samsung, as they are actually serious about that format, and are making quality lenses for it. But CaNikOny don't believe in it at all, and just use it as a gateway drug for FF.

The "Maslow's Hierarchy" of photography is a good eye, followed by a good lens. The body the lens is attached to means next to nothing. Concentrate on lenses, not bodies.