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Hiking Inca Trail in Peru: 19mm Prime or 14-42 Zoom?

Started Jan 24, 2020 | Questions thread
eques Veteran Member • Posts: 4,115
Lenses!!
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If you are happy with your zoom lenses, use one of these.

However, if you consider buying another lens, I'd recommend these:

  • Panasonic 1.7/20mm. It is better than the Sigma, faster, focusses closer and weighs less (100g!). You will certainly see a difference in IQ to your other lenses.
    I used it as my only lens for hikes in the mountains and was very happy with the results. It won't cost much if you get a used one.
    I also find the wider field of view of the 1.7/15mm extremely useful as an only lens and and the lens is faster to focus than the 20mm, but it is more expensive.
  • The old Panasonic 3.5-5.6/14-45 is still an excellent lens and quite cheap second hand. 
    Some people love the 3.5-5.6/12-32, which is smaller and lighter, but probably more expensive. I don't have any experience with this lens.

Prime or Zoom:
When I had my Ricoh GR (with 14mm M43 equivalent fixed lens) I took about 2/3 of my photos with it, even when I had my M43 gear with me. This camera would also be a good choice, because of it's excellent lens and a weight of 240g, but my experience is, that is very prone to issues if not used in dry and dust free environments, Mine died from dust that got into the lens and blocked the aperture.
For my shooting style my first choice would be the 1.7/15, the second the 1.7/20, the third the 14-45.

Peter

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