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24/28/30mm lens options

Started Aug 5, 2015 | Discussions thread
leggeron Senior Member • Posts: 1,077
Re: 24/28/30mm lens options

Unfortunately I've had none of the above lenses. But I've had experience with others. I would suggest looking into:
- carl zeiss jena lenses - generally good lenses while not the sharpest they have great color and contrast transmission with the later coatings.
- olympus zuiko OM lenses - great lenses in general especially if you can get later serial number copies. The OM 28 2.8 is particularly sharp and good for what you want.
- pentax legacy lenses - wide assortment and reasonable prices, definately some gems there. Also going to the lens database on pentaxforums will give a mountain of information in a comprehensive way on virtually any pentax lens ever made. I currently use a pentax A 28 2.8 and am ok with it.
- yashica ML lenses - also great and nearly or as good as zeiss lenses for less money.

As you have found yourself, there is a vast sea of legacy glass most of which is ok, some is crap, and some is gorgeous but comes at a cost even today.

My advice is (if don't plan to use legacy lenses in the long term) is to save up for a native m43 lens and not waste resources on legacy lenses and adapters, however if you do plan to use legacy lenses in the long term you should research well and pay the necessary premium for quality glass.

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