Best normal/wide lens for EM1: PL 15/1.7 or Oly 17/1.8 for street/event/low light (GX7 as 2nd body)?

greg57 wrote:

Impulses wrote:

greg57 wrote:

007peter wrote:

greg57 wrote: there are bazillions PL 15/1.7 vs Oly 17/1.8 on the net, and I've probably read most of them. I already have the 20/1.7(lovely field of view and optic performance, useless AF) and don't want to use a 25mm, which I find too narrow. It's really between the PL15/1.7 and the Oly 17/1.8

You have just answered your own question. If you already OWN a Panasonic 20/1.7, it makes little sense to buy the Olympus 17mm f/1.8. The two are rather close already.

If you own only the 25/1.4, the 17/1.7 offer enough difference in FOV to justify the purchase. But you already own 25mm, and the 20mm/1.7, so buying the 17mm 1/1.8 is just Gear Collecting.

Sorry for the misunderstanding. I don't consider the 20mm useable in critical conditions anymore. It's too much pain really and I wont something for fast action. As for the 25mm, I've tried it but I dont like the FOV, so it's out of the equation. So for practical purposes we may assume I have no primes under 45mm.

I can see where he's coming from, and I don't find the AF on the 20mm outright terrible... It's more than fine for most of what I shoot, but I also know it's utterly useless for shooting video and pretty compromised for shooting action (or outright useless if you need to use C-AF)... So I can see why you'd want something else too.

I actually borrow a PL25 somewhat often in lieu of my 20mm when I'm gonna be shooting kids, purely because it's available. It's a sweet lens with great rendering but I prefer wider myself as well. I keep hoping we'll eventually get a sealed hyperfast 17mm option in the Pro or PL line that will complement without outright replacing my 20mm.

Yes that would be ideal for sure but there are no rumours about this yet, and besides when it comes out we can surely expect something in the $1000+ range so...

As for the PL15 vs the 17mm, at least the former would be noticeably wider than your 20. Two day old discussing the merits of both:

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/58180716

Thanks, that's exactly what I needed. I'll get the 15mm.

Yeah, what's worse, one early rumor about the Oly f1.2 primes seemed to indicate they'd be 12/25/50... Ugh, I hope it wasn't true or they're reconsidering in light of the PL12 that's already out. I'd be more than willing to pay what'll surely be upwards of $1,000, someone make one already darn it!