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Bread and Butter Workhorse Lens: Pan 12-35 f/2.8

Started Jul 22, 2016 | User reviews thread
wiryawan
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Re: Bread and Butter Workhorse Lens: Pan 12-35 f/2.8

Philip Scott wrote:

This was the first lens I bought when I went MF3 from Nikon full frame this year. It seemed quite a bargain compared to the Nikon 24-70 f/2.8 I had always coveted and it mated well with the first body I bought, a GX8.

I've added the Pen-F and an OMD M5 MK II and it's a little big on the Pen-F even when I add a grip, at least as a walkaround option.

I do like my results with it very much...if I had to pick one downside or complaint....I don't like that it's........PURPLE! Come on, couldn't it be black...all my gear is black vs. silver. I don;t love the color but it's a goto lens for me.

As a walkaround / eveready lens on the Pen-F I have gone to the little Olympus 14-42 f/4-5.6 electric zoom lens. At $199 US it was a deal and that I can zoom it over Wi-Fi for video is wild.

Thanks for the good review of the 12-35!

Philip, thanks for the comment

Yes, that purple finish on this lens lolll, I duct-taped my lens all black, so now it no longer becomes an issue for me. Plus the lens now looks like it's been beaten pretty bad and with the duct tape it somehow gives the impression of the lens barely holding itself together, hopefully making it less of a stealing target.

Enjoy your 12-35, seems like you have a collection of nice bodies there

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Best wishes,
Gary

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