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Subject: Re: [OM] Blackout
From: Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 09:36:20 -0500
On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 11:48 PM, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 6/25/2013 11:10 AM, Ian Manners wrote:
> >>
> >> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=6240
> > Nice, hmm, a 20mm 1.7 hmmm
>
> If you look through his images, you will find that Paul has done a lot of
> great work with that lens. I have one, but
> have used it much less, and to less good effect than Paul has.
>
> Awww, shucks.  Thanks, Moose.  I try.  This family has both encouraged me
and pushed me to be better.

That lens on the bare E-M5 body has proven to be the winning "walkaround"
combination for me.  I can't imagine carrying the E-1 with me everywhere -
it's just too big.  I bought the 20/1.7 based partly on research and partly
based on recommendations from the group.  So far, it's turned out to be a
solid performer.  I've learned how to avoid the banding issue that shows up
sometimes if you try to tweak a dark photo too much.

At some point, I may buy the HLD-6 - I haven't had a chance to hold one, so
I don't know how heavy it is.  I'm sure it will help balance the body
better with legacy glass, though.  But the full stack would probably be too
big for daily carry.

I'm not convinced that the 25/1.4 is the best choice. The speed difference
> means almost nothing with such high ISO
> capability, 40 mm eq. is better for street shooting for most people and
> equally good for most everything else as 50 mm.
> The 20 is MUCH smaller, half the weight and cheaper, to boot.
> <http://www.four-thirds.org/en/microft/single.html#i_020mm_f017_panasonic>
> Unless super shallow DOF is the goal, I don't
> see much point to the 25.
>

Agreed.  That lens weighs almost nothing.  And it's not much thicker than
one of those lenscap WA's that I almost bought.

So far, I've tried the E-M5 with the 20/1.7, the 12-50 it came with, the OM
50/1.2, and the OM 75-150.
-- 

Paul Braun  WD9GCO
Music Junkie

"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Harlan Howard
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