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Recommend a lens for a GX7 for indoor photos of parrots

Started Mar 27, 2019 | Discussions thread
Max Iso
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Re: Recommend a lens for a GX7 for indoor photos of parrots

avianb wrote:

Looking for a lens for my GX7 that works well in low light and with which I can get close to my birds in order to take photos. I have been considering the Lumix 20/1.7 but am concerned about what I have read regarding the slow auto focus in some situations such as low light and low contrast. My birds can move quickly and I don't want AF to be an issue. I've also looked at the 25/1.7 and Olympus 25/1.8. I have a limited budget and don't want to spend more than @$300-400. The 25/1.7 is inexpensive but I think there are probably better choices. I need to consider the minimum distance because many times I am only about 6-8" away from the birds and sometimes even less.

Thanks in advance

Grab the Panasonic 30mm macro. It's "faster" at f/2.8 but also has OIS (bc the IBIS in the GX7 is a bad joke), which will help you in lowlight. Birds tend to move intermittently (at least the ones i have had) so it shouldnt be hard to catch them in between movements with a slower SS thanks to OIS.

It's also a macro so you can get close, and it will be very sharp. It's also on sale right now for $300. Set that GX7 in silent mode burst and fire off a ton of shots, you are bound to get a bunch sharp and in focus.

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