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Do you want a 10.5mm f2 prime?

Started Jul 22, 2015 | Polls thread
Hithertoo Senior Member • Posts: 1,841
Re: Do you want a 10.5mm f2 prime?

fw53photo wrote:

Hithertoo wrote:

If they made a 10mm F/2 I'd probably sell my 12mm F/2 and 9-18. I prefer primes and the 9-18 isn't really that good at what zooms are good for, which is walking around. I like the focal length but the 9-18 isn't really sharp enough for me unfortunately.

I like the 9-18mm for walking around. Had it on today as 2 of my teaching partners & I toured a printing co. When I needed to get everyone & some big machinery, wide-body printers & such, + 3 or so people in the shot, 9mm was great. When I wanted to get some closer 1 or 2 shots, the 18mm (35mm in FF) worked well, too. For walk around, IQ, to ME, is secondary to shot composition. Of course, if there was a better choice around 10mm I'd I'd jump on it. That's about my personal favorite UWA focal length. Love the old 20mm ƒ/2.8 on my D610.

Frank

I really want to like the 9-18 because to me its the perfect walk around lens width ultra wide to standard 35. I should give it more of a chance. It was the lens I wanted when I bought my E-PL5, but I ended up with the 14-42 instead.

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Olympus OM-D E-M5 Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 9-18mm F4.0-5.6 Panasonic Lumix G 20mm F1.7 ASPH Panasonic Lumix G Vario 100-300mm F4-5.6 OIS Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm 1:3.5-5.6 II R +7 more
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