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Old kit lens, new kit lens or a pro zoom?

Started Feb 7, 2017 | Discussions thread
OP Elmokki Regular Member • Posts: 276
Re: I may have framed my question badly: I already have primes

john isaacs wrote:

Here, you can get a G85 for $900, and a G85 w/12-60 for $1000. That's $100 for a lens that sells alone for $550. Quite a bargain. If that kit meets your needs, I would say go for it.

Here G80 is around 970€ alone and 1050€ with 12-60, which probably makes it about the same cost compared to other models. I find it a bit hard to justify getting that when GX80 alone is 450€ and even with the 12-60 699€ (curiously it's 690€ with 12-32), though it's far less useful without weather sealing.

I do kind of doubt the lens actually sells much at $550 though. If it did, that GX80 + 12-60 would be an amazing bargain for the lens alone.

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