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I had it and gave it away to a friend. It was nice and cheap and good value. But I already had the Olympus 45 1.8 which is just tiny and faster and silent.  The sigma on my cameras would focus ...

Its not that 25mm is the same as 17mm - we know its a different FOV, its just that for a user on a restricted budget with limited number of lenses (3) as the OP claims, its is too close to provide ...

I agree with what some others have said 17 and 25 are very close, you may end up using either one or the other (based on your preference). - in which case it would seem like you still just have 2 ...

Apparently big corporations dont make any profit..... according to the amount of taxes they pay =) (hint: virtually 0)

I am all for fast prime lenses including manual ones. But I am not sure of the logic of buying a F1.0 lense and using it at F2 (as you say "treat it like F2") In thats case wouldnt it make more ...

Alexal88: ..... "their accessories business alone is bigger than lots of well-known tech companies."

What do you think those accessories are made for?

"And their subscription services are...

"@ So you assume every iPhone user is buying a new iPhone each year "

maybe not every year but, maybe 2-3 year average.

So how else they can they stay the richest company in the world just...

This is probably the most relevant answer.

Wow i'd love to see your DVD/Bluray collection of non-artistic non-post processed colour accurate movies. Certainly black and white movies are out. I mean we only just got HDR, does that mean any...

I believe he is referring to "crushing" blacks -- which many love to do these days.

Its probably allowed to be considered old if panasonic have a version II of it.

alot smaller than I imagined. Cartoons are a lie!.

I mean if its just for fun -- sure - buts its going to cost some money to get an adapter. Otherwise there are plenty of cheap 25's used (maybe even new) for native M4/3. May even be cheaper than ...

Greece (2017)

Yes I got my 30mm Macro for $99 AUD brand new.  They practically give them away sometimes.  Though its no replacement for a 60mm 1:1 if you need such a lens, you gotta get pretty close to your ...

"If this product is sold to authorities that would use it to identify people, it's becoming dangerous"

Any different to a sketch artist, or witness description of a suspect?

THanks for your reply, I guess where we differ is the definition of 3D effect.  There is no standard definition. I see your point, and why many people like long lenses and compressed backgrounds ...

Is that the Eye of Sauron???

I have to respectfully disagree with most of your points here. 3D effect is not just a blurry background or subject separation. IMO sometimes distinct separation of foreground and background makes ...

Nothing wrong with your processing IMO. You have to fit a High DR scene into an 8bit JPEG for sharing. So some choices have to be made when processing.