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O 12-100 on a GX8 - not the best combination?

Started Sep 30, 2019 | Discussions thread
Straggler123 Regular Member • Posts: 310
Re: O 12-100 on a GX8 - not the best combination?

Your af-c face detection performance doesn't sound too dissimilar from mine with my G9, except I get that with all of my lenses, not just my 12-100. I recently did a family portrait session at home where the camera flat out refused to focus on the face for multiple series of shots even though the box was highlighted green, and this was with a panasonic 25/1.4, much less the 12-100. M43 af-c seems usable, but not reliable. Face detection is pretty good, but af-c is hit or miss.

With that said, the biggest issue seems to be that you want constraints in order to push your creativity. How about carrying a small prime or two? Use them when you have time to be creative, use the 12-100 when you don't.

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