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Best Prime Lens to Buy in the Format

Started Aug 9, 2018 | Discussions thread
Sheacash Regular Member • Posts: 436
Re: Best Prime Lens to Buy in the Format
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Personally I prefer the angle of view of the 25mm f1.7 over the 20mm F1.7. The 25mm is also cheaper.

I do want a 42.5mm f1.7 for portraits, and a for particular video setup (it's the ideal length to get the entire stage of the kids school play in 4k, meaning I can crop and zoom in post).

The 25mm and the 42.5mm could probably be obtained for around your budget, but for you, you are probably best off to wait and try out what focal lengths you like, and then plan your primes around that.

As a side note, consider the 12-60mm (if you like wide angle) or 14-140mm (if you like tele) instead of the 14-42mm kit lens if you can afford either of them. They are far more versatile than the basic kit lens.

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