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Olympus - 3 new lenses
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Hi toni-a,
Quote:IMHO nothing wrong with MFT (nor APS-C) however hugely heavy (and very expensive) lenses are totally against the concept for which most people go to MFT anyway

I guess such a lens is oriented towards those who own cameras and lenses in only one system and just to stay with just one system.

Don't get me wrong I am not saying MFT can't do fast lenses or that fast lenses are not for MFT, all I am saying is that when you go MFT you are looking for a light, compact combo, this lens has none of it.

to understand my point imagine someone using Canon 40mm pancake on 1DX, it just doesn't seem right although it works: you bought the pancake for compact size and you mount it on a big camera body

this is how it should look

[Image: 1dxmine.jpeg]


You are wrong, actually. A fast MFT lens is always smaller and lighter than a fast FF lens. The question really is how fast you want to go. For portraiture, f.e., the Panasonic 42.5 F/1.7 is totally adequate, superb actually. Why? Simply because at the 85 mm FF equivalent you need at least F/4 to get a reasonably close headshot in focus from tip of the nose to halfway the cheeks, and this lens is sharp from wide open, renders extremely nicely, and is light and small to boot. Just stop down to F/2 for the required result, DoF wise.


To get similar results on FF, you'd need a Canon 85L, stopped down to F/4 at least. And no, the 85 F/1.8 is not comparable, despite reports to the contrary, not for me anyway. I have had 3 of those, and I personally do not like the way it renders.


As to the Canon 40 F/2.8 - I know the feeling. I rarely use it, I prefer the 50L or 24L on my 5FD II. Somehow feels and fits better. However, the Panny 20 F/1.7 is the goto-lens for my MFT camera.


Do also note that for optimum results you have to stop down a FF lens 3 stops or so to get optimal results - there are a few exceptions, but not so many. With MFT that often is only 1/2 or 1 stop. In short, you are at the equivalent f-stops in those cases, and you only lose out by a bit of noise, which generally speaking is not a problem, certainly not at photographs for web viewing. Besides, my first dslrs, 350D and 400D, showed more noise anyway, and I still have a few 60 cm x 90 cm enlargements from pictures taken with those cameras on my walls.


Kind regards, Wim
Gear: Canon EOS R with 3 primes and 2 zooms, 4 EF-R adapters, Canon EOS 5 (analog), 9 Canon EF primes, a lone Canon EF zoom, 2 extenders, 2 converters, tubes; Olympus OM-D 1 Mk II & Pen F with 12 primes, 6 zooms, and 3 Metabones EF-MFT adapters ....
  


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Olympus - 3 new lenses - by Klaus - 09-07-2016, 04:08 AM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by Brightcolours - 09-07-2016, 06:16 AM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by JJ_SO - 09-07-2016, 08:21 AM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by Brightcolours - 09-07-2016, 09:08 AM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by JJ_SO - 09-07-2016, 09:20 AM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by Brightcolours - 09-07-2016, 09:25 AM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by JJ_SO - 09-07-2016, 09:52 AM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by thxbb12 - 09-07-2016, 12:56 PM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by Brightcolours - 09-07-2016, 01:06 PM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by thxbb12 - 09-07-2016, 02:15 PM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by Klaus - 09-07-2016, 07:08 PM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by Rover - 09-07-2016, 08:08 PM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by JJ_SO - 09-07-2016, 08:59 PM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by Guest - 09-08-2016, 11:47 AM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by wim - 09-08-2016, 10:02 PM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by Brightcolours - 09-09-2016, 05:33 AM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by Rover - 09-09-2016, 01:45 PM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by Guest - 09-11-2016, 03:58 PM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by wim - 09-12-2016, 05:51 PM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by Klaus - 09-12-2016, 09:58 PM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by Brightcolours - 09-13-2016, 06:06 AM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by Klaus - 09-13-2016, 12:38 PM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by toni-a - 09-13-2016, 12:50 PM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by Rover - 09-13-2016, 04:56 PM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by wim - 10-16-2016, 08:42 PM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by wim - 10-16-2016, 08:56 PM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by wim - 10-16-2016, 09:04 PM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by JJ_SO - 10-16-2016, 10:50 PM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by Rover - 10-17-2016, 07:02 AM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by JJ_SO - 10-17-2016, 08:56 AM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by wim - 10-17-2016, 07:50 PM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by JJ_SO - 10-17-2016, 09:38 PM
Olympus - 3 new lenses - by wim - 10-18-2016, 09:18 PM

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