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

Started Jul 7, 2017 | Questions thread
gary0319
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Re: On a budget: fast Vintage Wide-Angle lenses for your M43?

Mike Loanzon wrote:

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.

Well, as I'm sure you are discovering, wide, fast, and cheap rarely come together. But, good luck on the search, and if you find this "holy grail" keep it under your hat...or, the cheap part will disappear.

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