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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
zuikowesty
zuikowesty Veteran Member • Posts: 4,158
Re: Good advice in the answer above
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biggles266 wrote:

I don't quite understand threads saying "should I buy lens X?" Only you know your shooting needs and desires and feelings about lenses. For example, I have the 17mm and 45mm and the 25mm is on its way, because I don't like the size and weight of the 12-40, and because I find the dof equivalent of 5.6 on FF to be pretty boring.

You're quite right, it's a personal thing. I have limited experience with different lenses compared to some people here, so I enjoy reading their feedback on questions like this, and will often check out the type of photography they do to get an idea of what the lens does for their style of work.

I like the idea of small, sharp, fast lenses, but I rarely find time to take photos, so having a bag of primes like the 12-40 ready to go works for me now. I can usually achieve enough selective focus when I want to, and often need to stop down to f/8 or smaller to get the DOF I need. When I retire, I'd love to have some primes. But none of them would have survived the dousing my 12-40/E-M5 got taking a set at this location on Sunday...

It's time for more weathersealed primes in the system...

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