Chuck:
There has been quite a lot of discussion about the EM-1's ability to quickly
focus 4/3 lenses with its on-sensor phase detect. There are a number of posts
on both the following:
http://www.mu-43.com/forum.php and http://www.fourthirdsphoto.com/. You might
want to go through some of them.
>From what I have seen the results are variable and native m4/3 lenses still
>focus faster and more reliably. Probably the 4/3 lens of most interest is the
>50-200 +/- the 1.4 TC. This lens fills a missing niche in the m4/3 line up, is
>quite fast and has very good IQ, even with the TC. It's also relatively cheap
>used ($500 or so for the non-SWD versions). The other lenses that are
>discussed most often are the 12-60 and the 14-54, which seem to have been
>popular choices for 4/3 users at the time.
In terms of going wide, one potentially easy option is to stitch together a
couple of shots to get the extra width (digital, rather than film, thinking).
While this may not always work, if you're using a tripod or simply taking your
time composing the shot, it seems like a cost effective approach.
My widest Oly m4/3 lens is the 12-50mm. It's not quite the 21mm I liked using
on the OMs, but it does. Because of a recent sale, I've just bought a 7.5mm FE
(Bower) so I do have an even wider option now. Although MF, it seems to have
excellent optics.
Martin
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Subject: [OM] What E-system lens is indispensable for a micro 4/3 shooter?
I'm still thinking about buying an E-M1 for its improved ergonomics over the
E-M5. I'd probably keep the E-M5 as an extra body but I'm not sure about that.
So far I only have 2 native lenses... the 12-50 and 14-150.
They cover most of my photographic needs with the 14-150 being my everyday
walk-around lens. My next native lens purchase would likely be the 9-18 to
expand the wide angle range. Maybe the 70-300 later on but that's not a range
I miss very often.
The 9-18 would likely be next since my EOS mount Tamron 20-40 is still amongst
the missing after my return from Florida (aarrgggh!!). I dearly missed the
20mm end when I was shooting interior photos of my house to make sale pictures.
But it wasn't until I was done shooting all at 12mm with the 12-50 that I
remembered that I could have used my old 17mm OM-mount Tokina on the Canon 5D.
Anyhow, if I should buy the E-M1 it gives me the option to buy used E-system
lenses (with native focusing performance) at what I should think would be
excellent prices now. So, back to the subject question.
Given what I own now is there some "must-have" 4/3 lens or lenses? If so, why?
Thanks,
Chuck Norcutt
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