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Fast wide PL 12/1.4

Jorgen Udvang

Subscriber Member
That diminutive GM5 with the quite good 12-32 and 35-100mm zooms and a small and fast prime in the bag makes for an excellent travel combo.
Exactly my plan. I have the GM5 already, and will buy the two lenses mentioned above plus the 42.5mm f/1.7. That's body with viewfinder, lenses that cover 24-200mm eqv. plus a portrait lens, all image stabilised within 550 grams.
 
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Vivek

Guest
Exactly my plan. I have the GM5 already, and will buy the two lenses mentioned above plus the 42.5mm f/1.7. That's body with viewfinder, lenses that cover 24-200mm eqv. plus a portrait lens, all image stabilised within 550 grams.
GM1 with the two zooms and 20/1.7 (plus two extra batts). A package with full of compromise. Only for IR though. They go with me along with my RX1R II.

I hope there will be GM1/5 sized body with a real shutter and full functionality soon.
 

lbloom

New member
I have generally belonged to the camp that feels that Micro 4/3 lenses really only make sense if they are small.

The lens that bent that reasoning was the PL 42.5/1.2 Nocticron. That lens is special in a way that makes it exceptional independent of format. I want to shoot it all the time anyway. It is technically sound, yes, but also deliciously organic rather than sterile. It's near the top of the many 85-90 mm equivalent lenses I have used.

So my curiosity about the new 12/1.4 stems from the same place. It's generally large, which starts it off at a significant disadvantage. However, I am curious to establish over time if the rendering is at a commensurately high level. That would make it like catnip.
 
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