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Versatility of Olympus 12-50mm f 3.5-6.3

Started Mar 11, 2016 | Discussions thread
OP L0n3Gr3yW0lf Forum Member • Posts: 98
Re: Versatility of Olympus 12-50mm f 3.5-6.3

Sounds like your dog needs a very long bath :p...

I have been comparing the Olympus 12-50mm to other kit lenses and it doesn't seem to far off but you can't expect much for a kit lens either.  The only other cheap lens that has 12mm is the Panasonic 12-32mm and that is harder to find in my country.  I did find a Samsung 12mm f2 at around 275 bucks and though I expect the image quality is better it loses the versatility and macro fun factor (and on a more personal note I love the idea of the lens on a APCS sensor more the at 2x crop factor).

I had the first version of Panasonic 14-42mm and I was very annoyed by very soft left side of the lens at 14 and 42mm. Don't know but I seem to have often problems with Panasonic products and their build quality.

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