Lense suggestions

Body: Olympus E-PM2

Currently I have

- Olympus Kit lens II R 14-42 f3.5-5.6

- Panasonic Lumix GX 45-175 f4-5.6

- Olympus 17mm f1.8

Right now I feel I am pretty well covered when speed is not important and I slap on the 17mm when I take the camera out at night for better low light performance.

I was thinking of either getting the Olympus 45 1.8 or the Sigma 60 2.8 next for a faster medium tele / portrait lens / background blurring.

Or a 14mm f2.5 pancake to always keep on camera to put in jacket pocket.  (Don't know how useful this is as I already have the 17mm and the kit lens covers 14mm but its significantly smaller than both)

Or if I can find a good bargain than the Pan Leica 25mm f1.4.

sylon wrote:

Body: Olympus E-PM2

Currently I have

- Olympus Kit lens II R 14-42 f3.5-5.6

- Panasonic Lumix GX 45-175 f4-5.6

- Olympus 17mm f1.8

Right now I feel I am pretty well covered when speed is not important and I slap on the 17mm when I take the camera out at night for better low light performance.

I was thinking of either getting the Olympus 45 1.8 or the Sigma 60 2.8 next for a faster medium tele / portrait lens / background blurring.

Or a 14mm f2.5 pancake to always keep on camera to put in jacket pocket. (Don't know how useful this is as I already have the 17mm and the kit lens covers 14mm but its significantly smaller than both)

Or if I can find a good bargain than the Pan Leica 25mm f1.4.

It's a question of personal preference. I put my money into the sigma 60mm, which I love and find more useful. Instead of the 45mm I use a cheap, fast Hexanon legacy 50mm.

It really depends on your shooting habits and what you think you're missing. What focal lengths do you use the most? When out shooting, how do you feel limited by your kit?

The 45/1.8 is a lovely lens.

You might also consider the 12-40/2.8 for optical quality and speed compared to the kit.

How about an ultra-wide, the 7-14 or 9-18?

I'm very happy with my 45/1.8. It's very sharp, a great length for portraits and can nicely blur the background.

There are a lot of comparisons with the Sigma 60. https://www.google.com/search?q=olympus+45%2F1.8+vs+sigma+60%2F2.8

Here's a DOF calculator to compare with the 25mm, etc. http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html

The 45 would go perfect the kit you already have - normal zoom, long zoom, shortish prime. It is a great, inexpensive, small lens. Everybody should have one.

Both are fine. I have both.

Pick your favorite focal length or aperture.

Myself, I think the larger aperture of the 45/1.8 makes it more polyvalent. Also, it is smaller.

But the Sigma 60/2.8 is very very sharp, and, inexpensive.

Why not get one soon, then the other one later