Should I sell my Panasonic 14 2.5 lens?

Hi I have an EM5 mark 2 with the following lenses: 14mm 2.5, 20mm 1.7 and 45mm 1.8. I have just bought the 14-150 and am wondering whether to sell my 14mm. The reason for this is I mainly use this for landscapes when out walking. Now that I have the zoom lens that's going to be the one I use whilst hiking. I will use the 20mm and 45mm for indoor and night shots but I am not sure I can see when I would use the 14mm. Would I be silly to sell?

would appreciate any advice. Thank you.

I wasn't using it. My default lens is the 12-35, and my 20mm and 25mm primes get a reasonable amount of use. Not that one though, not much faster than the 12-35, so I sold it. I also have the 7-14 for when I want to focus on wide-angle shots. The 7-14 and 12-35 are a nice combo.

I gave mine to my nephew, but missed it afterward, so I've ordered a new one from Panasonic. Been backordered for over a month FWIW. If you get rid of it, it might not be readily replaceable. Panasonic may be ramping down production of this lens now that the 15 is out.

I think you should set it aside for a bit and see if the zoom covers your needs. I found, for me, I miss the pancake go anywhere aspect of the lens.

Nothing will ever replace that tiny marvel.

cooped wrote:

Hi I have an EM5 mark 2 with the following lenses: 14mm 2.5, 20mm 1.7 and 45mm 1.8. I have just bought the 14-150 and am wondering whether to sell my 14mm. The reason for this is I mainly use this for landscapes when out walking. Now that I have the zoom lens that's going to be the one I use whilst hiking. I will use the 20mm and 45mm for indoor and night shots but I am not sure I can see when I would use the 14mm. Would I be silly to sell?

would appreciate any advice. Thank you.

No one can tell you what you should do, but I love that little marvel. One of the original pancake lenses that put µ4/3 on the map. I like using it along with the 20/1.7 on the GX85. I wouldn't sell mine.

The 14/2.5 was my 1st m43 prime lens and I have had it for more than 2 yrs now. I use it mainly with my GM1 making that combo the smallest m43 system. I also pair it with a 0.76x wide converter when I need a 10.6mm/f2.5 UWA (useable for indoors too).

Eventhough I have a 15/1.7, I still keep the 14 because its color rendition is different (in a good way) compared to the 15 (or 25 or 45 or 75).

As mentioned earlier, if I want the smallest m43 system, nothing come close to a GM1 + 14.

Even though I hardly ever use it anymore.

I suppose it is just too good a lens, that matches up wonderfully with my tiny GM1, and it wouldn't really sell for very much. So I just keep it for the times I want to go light, small and "somewhat fast."

My "small travel kit." The camera and all three lenses weighs around a pound together.

I have bought and given to young photographers two of these lenses. I went out and bought a brand new one. The 14 mm 2.5 is a very rich and sharp lens. I use it on a GX9 all the time along with a 42.5 f1.7. I added a 30 mm 2.8 Lumix and a 60 mm 2.8 Olympus. I find this setup to not be threatening to locals and the police.  The little 14 mm yields pleasing results that easily make good 13-19 prints on my Canon printer. I make photographs like I have for 60 years. I have the ability to make quick friends. So I am more of a Newspaper style image maker and this lens works with the built in flash or a small two cell Godex flash.  I have a 15 mm 1.7 Leica and this lens is best on a G9. Do not sell it you will just go get another.

cooped wrote:

Hi I have an EM5 mark 2 with the following lenses: 14mm 2.5, 20mm 1.7 and 45mm 1.8. I have just bought the 14-150 and am wondering whether to sell my 14mm. The reason for this is I mainly use this for landscapes when out walking. Now that I have the zoom lens that's going to be the one I use whilst hiking. I will use the 20mm and 45mm for indoor and night shots but I am not sure I can see when I would use the 14mm. Would I be silly to sell?

would appreciate any advice. Thank you.

The 14-150 is 523g, the 14 is 55g.

A factor 10x weight difference may be a good reason to keep it. You may soon wear tired of the heavy zoom, and just go out with 3 primes, 2 in your pocket. Besides, the 14 is not an expensive lens you have to worry about money being tied up or depreciation.