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Would you bother with the 12mm F2, 17mm f1.8 or 45mm f1.8 if you had the 12-40 f2.8 Pro?

Started Jan 20, 2016 | Questions thread
BruceRH Veteran Member • Posts: 3,087
Re: Thought so too

dv312 wrote:

To just buy the Triune of Pro lenses and be done with it

In practice, even though I own the 12-40mm and it 's served me well at times , most often I resort to the primes for lightweight carrying and unobtrusive street shooting, + low light and DOF separation effect

Besides, the 17mm and 45mm bokeh are more desirable than that of the 12-40mm

For all around walkabout I prefer the 14-150mm to the 40-150mm pro for the same reason, lightweight and small size

YMMV but for me the pro lenses stay home most of the time

You could get the PRO lenses and be happy with them .... unless gear lust gets to you

Cheers,

I could not have said it better myself! We think alike. With that said, I really like my 12mm for walking around at night. Just a great lens! I love the Pro series but many times I just like the light weight of the primes and the 14-150mm for daytime.

London November 2015, Harrods in the background

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