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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
SpinOne Veteran Member • Posts: 4,059
Re: Would you bother with the 12mm F2, 17mm f1.8 or 45mm f1.8 if you had the 12-40 f2.8 Pro?
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The 12-40 is a sweet lens, but a bit heavy for certain uses.

The primes that overlap it are good anyway if...

• you want something light and small
• the way you work is well suited to primes
• you really, really need an extra f/stop

In theory, the 45mm prime is a tad better than the 40mm end of the zoom. In practice, it's unlikely anyone will notice the difference, other than getting a tiny bit more DoF.

I for one would not buy a lens solely to get motivated. YMMV.

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