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What to do? What to do?

Started Jan 11, 2019 | Discussions thread
Chizuka
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Re: What to do? What to do?

jthommo101 wrote:

Chizuka wrote:

I'm considering the 2 following options:

1) Replacing my Olympus 40-150 f/2.8 Pro with the Panasonic 35-100 f/2.8 mk2 mostly because of size and weight (for travel).
2) Replacing my Olympus 40-150 f/2.8 Pro + my Olympus 12-40 Pro with the Olympus 12-100 f4 for similar reasons i.e. total weight and size. What are your thoughts and suggestions?
I should mention that I have the PL 100-400 for telephoto purposes.

I bought the Oly 12-100 for travel with my e-m1 ii but, after two trips, sold it. It was too big and heavy - similar to lumping around a full frame setup without the advantages of ff.

Compare to the Pany 12-60 that you have, the 12-100 is much heavier (300g) but for me, having the 12-100 would mean 160 g more than the 12-40 but I would not have the added weight (760g) and bulk of the Oly 40-150 Pro.

Now I travel with a panny 12-60 3.5-5.6 on my g85 and am very happy with it. I team it with an Oly 75-300 and a fast prime which fit in a small bag.

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