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24/28/30mm lens options

Started Aug 5, 2015 | Discussions thread
krylovsk Regular Member • Posts: 146
Re: 24/28/30mm lens options

I've been looking for cheap WA legacy lenses some time ago too, and my findings were that there are no good affordable options. Search http://www.mu-43.com/forums/ and check the sample images forum there, I'm sure you'll find samples for some of the lenses from your list.

My advice will be to save for a used f2.8 Sigma, either 19 or 30 (in Germany you can buy new for 150€), or get a native kit lens like Lumix 14-42II. For its used price <100€, with the kit lens you'll get decent printable results at ISO up to 3200 with GX7. I lived with this kit for several months and was just fine, even indoors and in low light.

That is, of course, unless your goal is not to obtain best IQ for the buck, but to play with legacy glass, which is totally fine as well. But then I'd stick with longer FLs as I find using (U)WA legacy lenses with M43's 2x crop factor a waste. I have a 25€ 135/4 Carl Zeiss Jena and it provides amazing results for the money.

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