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Oly 12-40 Pro 'out'..Panny 14-45 'in'..well maybe.

Started Jul 12, 2015 | Discussions thread
Guy Parsons
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Dave in Wales wrote:

I'm considering letting the Oly go and replacing it with a Panasonic 14-45mm f3.5-5.6.

I went the other way, replaced the 14-45mm with the way better and more useful 12-40mm.

Why, because the 12-40 is just TOOOO BIG AND HEAVY.

A weak 73 year old and I find the weight stuck on an E-P5 to be a just perfect heft.

I don't really need f2.8.

I have found f/2.8 to be essential when on holidays, makes those shots inside dim cathedrals work properly and helps me keep to lower ISO settings. Flash never used any more because of the combination of f/2.8 and good high ISO perfromance.

I've had the the Panny 14-45 before, years ago, beautiful little lens.

Agree, but it has not seen a shot since the 12-40mm came into my life.

'Little'...isn't that what M4/3 is supposed to be all about?

No, it's all about sensible size and good quality results.

Compact pocket cameras and smartphones are all about "little".

Regards........ Guy

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