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Nice photos :) Looks like a very interesting event!

Depends on whether you need the extra speed (1 1/3 stops) and shallower depth of field :) If for example you plan to do portraiture in areas with a lot of space, I think the 45mm f1.8 will be very useful. But if you want general purpose lens for situations where the 12-40mm isn't fast...

The lens has been sold :)

Lens reserved for viewing :)

Clarification: The lens works perfectly, Rating it a 8/10 since I've used it for a while and descriptions such as "light/moderate user marks" "like mint" etc. can be subjective. Here are some quick snaps of the lens so you can see the external condition...

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Lens sold :)

Lens reserved for viewing.

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"Good enough" depends on expectation. There are better lens, the question is whether it's worth the price and size difference to the photographer :) Using micro 4/3 system as example: 2nd hand 12-50mm f3.5-6.3 lens probably can be bought for less than $200. 2nd hand 12-40mm f2.8 lens...

Since you mentioned that you're a newbie and you'll use the camera for leisure...Depending on how much time, effort and money you plan to spend for photography at the moment, you might also want to consider advanced compact cameras that offer manual controls :) Other than covering standard zoom...

IMHO, while one certainly can delve into some very technical stuff in film photography, using film doesn't actually have to be complex :) Keep in mind that when film photography was the most popular form of photography, everyone shot film. Including for example students on school field trips...

By the way, for overall view of the industry, it might be good to check publicly available documents from the major players. For example, this Fujifilm presentation for investors (PDF) has some information on global demand for color film, as well as Fuji's own strategy.

I think the situation with film photography today is similar to the situation with drawing / painting after invention of photography. Centuries ago if we need portraiture or some image to illustrate something (content of books, advertisement etc) it has to be drawn or painted, since there was no...

Posting some old photos taken using E-M5 with 35-100mm f2.8 and 75mm f1.8 lens 35-100mm f2.8 #1 P2090013 by Artha Prana, on Flickr #2 P2090045 by Artha Prana, on Flickr #3 Chingay Dancers by Artha Prana, on Flickr 75mm f1.8 #4 P2280118 by Artha Prana, on Flickr #5...