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M5: why 15-45 instead of 18-55 as kit?

Started Sep 29, 2016 | Discussions thread
Peter63 Senior Member • Posts: 1,529
Re: M5: why 15-45 instead of 18-55 as kit?
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wadia13 wrote:

Hi, I understand the EF-M 18-55 is the better lens vs the 15-45 and the M3 uses the 18-55 vs M10 using the 15-45 as kit (with the M3 being higher-end than M10). So now we have the even higher-end M5 (vs M3) but it uses the 15-45. Any thoughts why? Or is the 15-45 actually the better lens?

15 is very useful on the wide end. Smaller and lighter fits well with the body. Most people will not be able to see a difference in optical quality.

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