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

Started Jul 12, 2015 | Discussions thread
OzRay
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Re: Oly 12-40 Pro 'out'..Panny 14-45 'in'..well maybe.
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Hen3ry wrote:

OzRay wrote:

The 12-40mm f2.8 is just over a third of the weight of the 14-35mm f2 and way smaller. My 35-100mm f2 is much bigger and heavier and I'll carry that around with me all day as well.

They breed you blokes tough in Gippsland! Back in the day, I used to run up the hill at Plenty with two fence posts on my shoulders after spending a day splitting same down the paddock.

Now I look at the difference in weight between the Panny 12-35 and 12-32 and go for the 12-32 for lightness, LOL.

But for crying out loud, 380g isn't heavy. That's a can of Coke.

And here in the tropics, I can sweat that out in an hour but I prefer GoGo, the local product (less sugary).

My work boots weigh nearly 1kg each.

Perhaps, but they are on the ground, not on your shoulders. Unless …

I'm still going out in the paddocks, cutting, splitting and filling an 8'x5' tandem trailer load of wood all year round to stay warm in winter.

The only thing that really gets to my back is the bending over with a chainsaw for a couple of hours. Splitting wood with my axe I could do all day long.

The thing is, the moment that you start thinking and acting like you're old, that's when you become old and start going downhill.

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