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Panny 30mm macro practical on GM1?

Started Oct 29, 2015 | Discussions thread
TheClueless
TheClueless Senior Member • Posts: 2,140
Re: Panny 30mm macro practical on GM1?
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Al Bond wrote:

Hi,

I recently bought a second-hand GM1 and 12-32 lens. I really just wanted the lens (to use on my E-M10) but, as my wife's Canon Powershot G11 had become faulty, I suggested that she tried it out.

The outcome is that it is now officially her camera......

She is generally happy with its performance but she used to take a lot of macro shots with the G11. The 12-32 is a pretty good lens but it doesn't have close enough focus for her needs.

So, one option is to get the Panny 30mm macro lens. Obviously, despite being a relatively small lens, I suspect it will still looks huge on the GM1.

Has anyone used the 30mm on the GM1 or GM5? Is it manageable?

Thanks

Actually, big-to-huge lenses IMO work better on the GM1/5 - since you can grab it by the lens.

Obviously it defeats any and all pretence of compactness and then you might be wondering why you bought into a camera with such compromised handling, but if it's what you chose then bigger lenses allows more of your left hand to stay off the camera body while holding it more securely at the same time.

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