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Lens suggestions for museums old houses and galleries

Started Jul 8, 2019 | Discussions thread
jeffharris
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Re: Lens suggestions for museums old houses and galleries
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vanfred wrote:

I visit a lot of old country houses, museums etc and never feel I have the right lens. If has to be fast, no flash allowed.

I tend to use the Lumix 20mm 1.7, just wondering what others use.

My cameras are Olympus e-p5 mostly with a viewfinder and Olympus M10 mark 1.

It depends on the museum, what you're looking at and what the crowds (UGH) are like.

My favorite museum lens is the Voigtländer 42.5mm. Yeah, it's manual, blah blah blah… But I've found that for lower light, the extra reach across a gallery, when you can't get anywhere NEAR something and for shooting details of paintings, sculptures or small objects, it does everything I need. Not to forget it's rendering and color signature. Yes, I'll also use a wide angle when the need arises… 17.5mm and 7-14mm f4.

Following shots with GX8 and Voigtländer 42.5mm

Etruscan Museum, Rome…

Vatican Museum, Rome

Uffizi Gallery, Firenze

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 jeffharris's gear list:jeffharris's gear list
Panasonic Lumix G Vario 7-14mm F4 ASPH Voigtlander Nokton 25mm F0.95 Voigtlander Nokton 42.5mm F0.95 Voigtlander Nokton 17.5mm F0.95 Aspherical Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8 +26 more
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