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

EyeMac wrote:

Sad but true, buying a new lens tends to get me motivated to go out and take more photographs!

I have the 12-40 f2.8 pro that stays on my camera pretty much full time. I have the 9-18 that I use occasionally. I also have the cheap Panasonic 25 f1.7 that I bought for $99, I'm not too fussed about this one so it might go but there are loads on the online markets so not worth much. I have the cheap 40-150 that gets occasional use. My last lens is the 75-300 which is rarely used and seems like a bit of a white elephant for me. I am tempted to sell the 75-300 to get either the 12, 17 or 45 but not convinced I will use it!

My last thought is that I should ditch the 9-18, 25, 40-150 and 75-300 and get the 40-150 f2.8 pro plus the teleconverter that is fore sale reasonably on an online trade site!

Would you put all your eggs in the two 'Pro' zoom basket?

I stopped using my 20mm f:1.7 once I got the 12-40. The 45mm also gets too little use, but I refuse to part from it. Is such a sublime piece of gear. And is so small, that I might regret one day getting rid of it.

The 9-18mm also gets little use lately, but mainly because my shooting conditions changed in the past months. I'm doing mostly pro event work, and the 12-40mm became my most used lens.

But one lens that really won my heart is the Lumix 35-100mm f:2.8. Is without doubt the sharpest lens I've ever owned. And the focal range is growing on me. I still use the 12-40mm primarily for events, but for portraits and even distant group shots, the 35-100 it is.

I'm sold to fast lenses, so my plan for the next couple months is to sell the 20mm, the 12-50mm and the 9-18mm, and invest on the Olympus 7-14mm f:2.8.

I also have the Samyang 7.5mm f:3.5. Is a great sharp lens, although a bit slow, so is not very usable for starry night and milky way photography, which I plan to do very often this year. For that matter, I'm also thinking on replacing it with the Olympus 8mm f:1.8.

The Olympus 40-150mm f:2.8 was never appealing to me, mostly because of its size and weight. But if I ever feel the need for something longer than 100mm, I think the new Leica 100-400 will be the ticket.