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Choice of lenses for M43

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NigelC

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I feel with the launch of the GX7 I could now finally abandon full frame Canon completely, as I have an aversion to large heavy cameras. All I have left for the 5D2 is Zeiss 21 and 28 and Canon 100 IS macro, which tend not to leave the house.

I have a self imposed rule that any new acquisitions need to be 100% offset by sales. Currently have GH2, 20, 14-140 and 100-300 so only 20 in same league as aforementioned Canon/Zeiss lenses. I thought Panny 7-14 would be close (ish) to the Zeiss wide angles and the Leica-Panny 45 macro would replace the Canon 100 macro. Also think I could find uses for the Olympus 75mm.

As long as the macro is up to snuff, I'm fairly sanguine about "pixel-peeping" differences, as I've also got the Sigma DP2M and DP3M which have IQ beyond anything else I own.
One problem is I like to use 10 stop ND filter sometimes and the 7-14 has no filter ring - there are no M43 primes that equate to the Zeiss 21.
 
Jorgen Udvang

Jorgen Udvang

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If 24mm eqv. is wide enough, I would clearly buy the Zuiko 12mm f/2.0 to replace your Zeiss 21. The Panasonic 7-14mm is good, but the Zuiko is better as well as 2 stops faster. It also allows the use of filters.
 
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NigelC

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Jorgen Udvang said:
If 24mm eqv. is wide enough, I would clearly buy the Zuiko 12mm f/2.0 to replace your Zeiss 21. The Panasonic 7-14mm is good, but the Zuiko is better as well as 2 stops faster. It also allows the use of filters.
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Actually, according to photozone.de, the MTF figures for the Panasonic are better than the Olympus at 10 and 14m. Also, there is a big difference between 24 and 21 (FF equivalents). I think I would have to change my technique to stitch frames with the DP2M or GX7/20 (both having filter threads) using the 10 stop ND - it's usually a slow process on a tripod anyway.
 
jotloob

jotloob

Subscriber Member
Jorgen Udvang said:
If 24mm eqv. is wide enough, I would clearly buy the Zuiko 12mm f/2.0 to replace your Zeiss 21. The Panasonic 7-14mm is good, but the Zuiko is better as well as 2 stops faster. It also allows the use of filters.
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The Zuiko 12mm f/2.0 is an outstanding lens with its sweetpoint at f/8 . I never
leave that lens at home when strolling around with mx G1 and GX1 .
 
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