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On a budget: fast Vintage Wide-Angle lenses for your M43?

Started Jul 7, 2017 | Questions thread
OP Mike Loanzon Junior Member • Posts: 49
Re: On a budget: fast Vintage Wide-Angle lenses for your M43?

gary0319 wrote:

OK...you got me confused. You want wide angle, but talk about using a 24-28mm lens. I don't consider those focal lengths to be "wide" for M43. For indoor gatherings I would look to something in the 12-14mm range.

Not sure of any vintage 12-14mm lenses, but I had a Panasonic 14mm f/2.5 that worked great and cost about $100 on the used market. Maybe look at an inexpensive 14-42 zoom kit lens. These can be had for under $100, used or refurbished.

Thanks for the reply! my bad I was a little sleepy when I'd written it. My train of thought followed the idea that since they're vintage lenses, most of them were made "wide" for full-frame use. Sorry for the confusion. The lens itself is wide although i understand that on my m43 system it'll look the way a 50-56mm would look on a full-frame. i've been using the 14mm so far but i was looking for more bokeh (although i understand bokeh isn't everything it's still something i enjoy playing around with). the 14-42 kit lens I also have, but the aperture (and bokeh) aren't exactly things i enjoy working with. I was half hoping someone would say it was easy to find the 28mm F2.

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