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Let go of 45-150mm?

Started Jan 8, 2020 | Discussions thread
WhiteBeard
WhiteBeard Senior Member • Posts: 2,944
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?

I would say it depends a lot on what you like to shoot while on vacation and where you take it. For example, if doing mostly exotic cities, the 45-150 will be MUCH lighter / smaller thus much more luggable than the 100-300 and will do for most architectural details and street shots you might take. On the other hand, if you plan on shooting exotic critters in no less exotic scenery, then you will appreciate the 100-300.

I would personnaly keep the 45-150 since you won't be able to get more than 100$US for it anyway and it is still an excellent travel lens, preferable to the 100-300 IMHO.

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Panasonic Leica Summilux DG 25mm F1.4 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8 Panasonic Lumix G Vario 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 ASPH OIS Panasonic Lumix G Vario 7-14mm F4 ASPH Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-200mm F4-5.6 OIS +4 more
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