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Lenses for M43

Started Dec 17, 2015 | Discussions thread
jim stirling
jim stirling Veteran Member • Posts: 7,356
Re: Lenses for M43

emzee wrote:

jim stirling wrote:

emzee wrote:

I have the 14-45, and the Panasonic 14-42mm II, the 14-45mm is a great kit lens and can be picked up used at a good price. However I got the 14-42II along with the GX8 and it seems to be very close to the performance of the 14-45mm with the advantages of being smaller and lighter another advantage for the 14-42II is that it is compatible with the dual-IS of the GX8 , the 14-45mm lens is not.

Thanks. Is the image quality of 14-45mm better than 14-42mm II lens? A lot of people have mentioned about the superior quality of 14-45mm and I am trying to find out whether the 14-42mm II matches that. The new 12-32mm is also in my consideration. The primary criteria being image quality.

Regards,

emzee

I think the 14-45mm is a wee bit better though not hugely so, I would also suggest that it has a bit better build quality, but the 14-42II wins for me due to the reasons above. I have no experience of the 12-32 though it seems to get decent reviews and it certainly wins on size.

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