PeterA
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50mm is my favourite cornerstone go to focal length which is why i have so many of them LOL...With the high pixel count in current digital cameras, and I'm of the opinion that 24 MP is already a high count, 50 mm lenses are really under-valued as portrait lenses. A 50 mm has the great advantage of being a good lens for most kinds of portraits, including environmental ones, while with 85 mm and longer, one tends to "hit the wall" quite literally if more than the subject's face is needed in the picture.
So from my point of view, both Leica and Panasonic did the right thing by starting off with large aperture 50 mm lenses. I wouldn't mind having the S1R with that lens only for starters.
I'll rock your boat and say to you to keep your 4/3rds system/ ignore the Panasonic and go straight to 50MP with Fuji - the financial outlay for a used Fuji isnt much more than a Panasonic and a couple of lenses ( and they are starting to emerge as some people switched to the R and will be even more around in a few months when the 100MP comes out )
I would seriously consider Fuji aps and Fuji > 35mm ( lets call it that or 'super full frame' and let the dinasaur back manufacturers call their cameras 'MF') as a magic combination.
I dont like advising people really because everyone is different - but judging by the files I see in 4/3rds and the quality of lenses especially tele - whats the point fo 35mm really? IF you want subject separation for portraits etc - Fuji's larger chip mated to the 100/2 or even adapted glass will match or beat anything by anyone in 35mm land - have a look at Barts Sigma 135 art shots- that would be a great portrait lens for not much outlay - and if you like wide - good luck trying to beat the FujiGFX 23mm - it is an absolutely outstanding lens or teh zoom again outstanding.
Just a thought.
I see people going for a combination of small lightweight fast and relatively inexpensive with something like Olympus/Fuji/Sony 4/3 or aps and GFX/XID for lightweight but high quality 50MP for landscape/portrait/product when you need the best file and aren't fussed about frame rates really silly high iso etc etc etc...
FWIW - that where I'm heading.
Pete