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Disappointments and surprises of Olympus and MFT

Started Mar 25, 2016 | Discussions thread
Kharan
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Re: Disappointments and surprises of Olympus and MFT

Lee Beasley wrote:

Camera bodies come and go. You become accustomed to whatever one you're shooting with at the time. The one thing you can't change is the lens system. It sounds to me like the m4/3 lens system just doesn't have the lenses you wish it did.

I've never had the world's greatest luck with adapted lenses. YMMV, but if I really had my heart set on a Canon 70-200 f4.0, I'd be looking around for a Canon body to mate it to. Just take into consideration the difference in crop factor between APS-C and m4/3, and you should be fine.

After using the 12-60 for some time, I did finally break down and buy the 12-40. It's very nice, but I've never been able to let go of the 12-60. I probably still shoot it almost as much as the 12-40. It seems like every time I mount it, it's just hard to take it off again. The front element seems pretty robust to me. I've never hesitated to use the lens hood with it.

This is very interesting, as it's what I fear - that the 12-40mm will not offer much over the 12-60mm SWD except for compactness, constant aperture and the added FW 4.0 features. I know, that's not a short list, but considering the price difference, it wouldn't be justified for me. Thanks for the input.

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