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Started Feb 14, 2019 | Discussions thread
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Re: Lenses are not a reason.

MEDISN wrote:

Raist3d wrote:

Jorginho wrote:

Raist3d wrote:

Jorginho wrote:

Raist3d wrote:

Jorginho wrote:

G1Houston wrote:

When it comes to lenses mFT has shown the way and never fell behind. With some recent additions, the Sigma 56 mm F1.4 from a third party and the 10-25 mm f1.7 to come. The Leica zooms......This is one of the main reasons in my view to go mFTs, not to leave it.

The average fujinlens is better than the average mft lens there’s also many copies of the same ranges but mft does have very goodnlenses too but usually they are big

the small primes in m43 are good but I would say the Fuji xr 35 2.0 small prime is a hit betterao kore these Fuji small primes are all weather sealed Olympus needs to make their small primes weather sealed too- would go perfect with an em5 mkiii

From what I have seen in reviews the primes of mFTs are good (wide open) and small. You have ample choice. They can be large but not necessarily so.

It’s not that the mft primes are bad it’s that the smaller Fuji primes are better and at the very top Fuji matches best m43 more or less (primes)

basically there isn’t really an advantage in lenses for m43 when you take into account how many overlaps and copies are in mft and how many are that you can scratch as being “not as good as” Both have good lens selection

Sorry, the overlap is only partly true. You have variety within focal lengths and they range between reasonable to stellar performance. Macro: just one not stabilised lens. Long FL: just one gets you beyond 400 mm equiv I think. Primes are also not covered as well. There is a gap and perfromance wise the Fuji's are not better, they just come in mostly one variety.

I am going to have to agree to disagree than on average the Fuji lenses aren't better. When I said overlap I meant in m43rds there's a lot of overlap between the copies of same range that are not that stellar. As for number of lenses you only need one. If you have only one but that one is good, that's all you need.

But also remember- the little primes (now 4) fuji has are all weather sealed. Where are the small weather sealed m43rds primes? I hope Olympus remakes them.

Thanks for the reply.

Hiding in the same place as Fuji's small weather sealed bodies

If the EM5 MKII you show there was competitive with those Fuji's offerings, I could take the comparison as valid :-). But we know it isn't. However, good try *hats off*

I think the flip-side is, why aren't Fuji's fastest - most expensive primes weather-sealed? I believe the rumored 33/1 is supposed to be WR. How, big, heavy, expensive is that going to be when it arrives?

Some area, but it's a valid question.  However, the reason I ask it of m43rds is because size is their unique selling proposition.  OR supposed to be

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