One zoom or two? (14-140mm mk 2)

maggiemole wrote:

I have the 14-140 mk 2 which I bought deliberately as a travel lens for my GX7. I also still have the two lenses it was meant to replace: the Panasonic 14-145mm and the Olympus 40-150mm. The two older lenses are so reliable I find I'm in a bit of a quandary.

I'm going to Burma in a few weeks and there will be heat and quite a bit of walking, so I'm trying to minimise my kit. I expect it will be mostly landscapes, architecture and some people shots. I really ought to take just the 14-140mm, but will I be missing anything which the older lenses would give me? (I'll also have 3 small primes for low light or subject separation, so I'm not relying on the zooms for that. And I'll have the 9-18mm for wide angles. It's just the standard walk-around shots I'm thinking about.)

Please give me the benefit of your experience!

Maggie

No, you won't.

Just the 14-140II could cover both 14-45 & 40-150. But for higher speed, a fast prime and also an UWA might better with you.

A shot yesterday by my wife using 14-140II on GX7 on e-shutter shooting at a distance around 15~20 ft really blow me off for its IQ (pls see the original at 100% view). Likely my 14-45 might not easy to deliver such IQ.

Some had commented that around the wide end of 14-140II would be weaker than its long end. The following was taken by my wife on GX1 + 14-140II (pure M-shutter, the combo suspected most to suffer from shutter shock) earlier and perhaps it is not be too bad....

Happy trip.