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

Started Sep 30, 2019 | Discussions thread
Space the final frontier Senior Member • Posts: 1,229
Re: O 12-100 on a GX8 - not the best combination?

I bought this lens when I was using GX85 and no Oly body. Since then, I use this lens almost exclusively with Oly bodies because of WR and OS & IBIS working together.

When I first bought this lens, I found it useful as a travel lens but somewhat limited, especially the f/4 max aperture. There is a learning curve to get to really use it well. The zoom range does encourage snapping and less on proper framing. But then it can also be said about any lens to some extent. After almost 2 years of using it, I have kind of grown to know it quite well. F/4 does not bother me much anymore; I have not used my Oly 12-40 for months now. Even though I now use it with Oly bodies, I never felt uncomfortable using it with GX85. It was in fact this combo that finally convinced me to convert completely to m4/3 from APSc.

I am still amazed by the optical performance; I have little craving for fixed lenses except when I truly needed faster aperture.

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