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Panasonic 12-32mm vs Small Primes

Started Aug 22, 2015 | Questions thread
papillon_65
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Re: Panasonic 12-32mm vs Small Primes

pixelTwister wrote:

How does Panasonic 12-32mm lens compare to primes in 14-17mm range in terms of sharpness?

I have read a lot of quite negative reviews about Panasonic 14mm and Olympus 17mm (Panasonic 15mm seems to be better). I myself have Olympus 17mm and not happy with resolution, especially in the corners (maybe I have a bad copy?)

Since I shoot mainly street photography I value small and light lens. I use f/4 frequently so don’t need bright lens either (and can keep my 17mm for night shooting).

F4 is the sweet spot of the 12-32mm, it's very sharp at that aperture and it's very sharp at the wide end. Personally I wouldn't worry about any difference between this lens and any of the primes unless you're a died in the wool pixel peeper, the 12-32mm is more than good enough IMHO.

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