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E-PL6 vs E-P5

Started Dec 15, 2015 | Discussions thread
Astrotripper Veteran Member • Posts: 8,676
Re: E-PL6 vs E-P5

bwalter wrote:

In any case, I'm excited to try the 50mm lenses, as based on reviews they seem to be considered very good.

That might be one of the Takumars. If so, this is a sought out lens due to its unique rendering. Anyway, that puts you in a very comfortable position, as a M42->MFT adapter is very cheap, so even if you won't like the experience, it's not a big loss. With modern focusing aids like focus peaking, working with a manual focus lens is not really that hard.

On a different note, too bad the Panasonic 25mm 1.7 lens is not available right now at the spectacular $99 price it was being sold for recently. I'm thinking that would have been a good start for a native lens on a budget.

Yep, at that price, it's got no competition. I'm using it on E-M10 and enjoy it. Despite the fact that it's not as sharp as you would expect a prime lens to be. It never really gets very sharp, to be honest. And it's not as small as some other lenses of similar focal length. But I like the bokeh rendering. Unlike Olympus 45/1.8 for example, which makes things buttery smooth, Panasonic 25/1.7 has a bit of a character to it. It's a bit like some legacy lenses, only not as extreme. Something like this .

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