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

Started Jul 12, 2015 | Discussions thread
Colin K. Work Veteran Member • Posts: 3,699
Re: Oly 12-40 Pro 'out'..Panny 14-45 'in'..well maybe.

Dave in Wales wrote:

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

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

I don't really need f2.8.

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

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

As has been said, 'little' is a relative term. Don't know about Panny, but Olympus doesn't use the words "small" or "little"; rather they go for "compact", or more often "perfect sized" when promoting m43, OM range and of course the comparison is with DSLRs.

So perhaps "smaller than DSLR" is what m43 is all about for Oly (for the OM cameras), and in that they have been consistent.

Personally, I like a little heft in the lenses - I find it easier to hold them steady. As for the weight ... well I still feel like I'm walking on air after years of Canon! (Which lenses should I bring today? Oh yeah, now I can bring everything!).

Of course "perfect size" is totally meaningless but I do enjoy the fact that the EM-1 feels very similar in size and weight to the SLRs I started out with many years ago.

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