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Lens suggestion for G7 (indoor use)

Started Dec 10, 2018 | Discussions thread
Terminal Boy Senior Member • Posts: 1,292
Re: Lens suggestion for G7 (indoor use)

hindesite wrote:

Acydstyne wrote:

ps. I noticed nobody recommended non panasonic brand. Is it because I don’t have IbIS, and most other brands don’t have Os on the lens?

None of the primes suggested have OIS, either.

The G7 has DFD so the suggested lenses can take advantage of that, since only Panasonic lenses can do this, and this might affect focusing in lower light.

However, if you are new to the G7 I wouldn't be in a hurry to "upgrade". The kit lens is very good and the G7 has extremely good low light performance, better than the GH4, for example.

Lack of OIS/IBIS was never an issue for me when I used the 15mm PL on my G7 or my GM5.  Just break out the tripod when you want a long exposure time.

20mm Pannycake does focus faster on the more recent Panasonic bodies such as the G7, but it’s still slower than any other MFT lens I’ve used to shift between extremes of focus.

 Terminal Boy's gear list:Terminal Boy's gear list
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5 Panasonic G85 Panasonic Lumix G Vario 7-14mm F4 ASPH Panasonic 12-35mm F2.8 Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-150mm F4-5.6 ASPH Mega OIS +2 more
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