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Let go of 45-150mm?

Started Jan 8, 2020 | Discussions thread
alcelc
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Re: Let go of 45-150mm?
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stargawker wrote:

I am wondering about letting go of my 45-150 mm Panasonic M43 lens.

I have the Panasonic G7 with these lenses:

  • kit 14-42mm
  • 25mm 1.7
  • 100-300 mm

The telephoto lens covers the 100-150 range of the 45-150mm lens and more.

When travelling, I find I have been leaving the 45-150mm home to save space in my bag.

Your thoughts?

If you need that >150 longer reaching, 100~300 is of course the better option than 45~150.

In my case I use 45~150 to replace my 45~200 for a few reasons:

1) I don't shoot >150 too much (7~14 and 14~45 accounts for 90% of my travelling shots), so the 200g 45~150 sounds to be more advisable for me as my standby lens than to carry a 300g 45~200. I00~300 is even larger and heavier.

2) 45~150 can produce very sharp image on wide open. 45~200 (should be the same for 100~300) has to stop down to f/7.1~8 for the same result. So, 45~150 has much higher shooting envelop than 45~200.

3) I used to shoot with the ergonomically less good bodies (the soap like GX1, GX7 and GX85). The smaller 45~150 is easier to handle for good result than 45~200.

YMMV.

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Albert

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