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Lenses for M43

Started Dec 17, 2015 | Discussions thread
Karld70 Veteran Member • Posts: 3,553
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.

Also think about how wide you like. 12 is noticeably wider then 14 (24 vs 28). Obviously you are going to take a loss on the other end. I find I use the 12-32 more at 12 then I thought I would have, and often you can not "back up" to get wider. I found that at the 32 end at times I would like a little more, but that can be fixed with a little cropping. Really a personal choice, but something to think about. If you also have (or getting) something like the 9-18 it's less of an issue, but if this is going to be it for you at the wide end, it worth thinking about.

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