Lens upgrade for E-P5
- Thread starter Chris Theodore
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Bro, wat should I take to travel.?
U mean the equipment ? What r your choices first ?
Bro, wat should I take to travel.?
Zoom lens is always ideal as travel lens. 12-40 is versatile unless you want something wider.
Or you have two m43 bodies, then can have different configuration, like 2 primes, 1 prime 1 zoom.....etc.
Chris Theodore
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Erm, I mean the lens coz going on June, so planning to buy 1 lens first since I just have my kits lens and the 40-150mm
Chris Theodore
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Ic.... I have 1 body only, was planning buy 45mm...
If that is the case , always start from upgrading the kit lens since for most people that will be the focal length deemed most useful
or if u are very comfortable using primes , the 17/1.8 is also great for travel. Get a 12-40/2.8 or a 12-35/2.8 of the budget allows & it should cover around 90% of all your needs for travel. The 40-150 is decent and of course u can bring it along for the trip for those really telephoto moments.
Other lenses like UWAs can come in later slowly since their usage is also going to be limited in more specific situations.
Nowadays I realized I only bring the 12-40/2.8 , 17/1.8 and the 7-14/4 and I'm set.
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My first setup for travel is E-PL1 + panny 20mm. It is very compact and capable combo without breaking bank. (It is sad to see that these days very few ppls in the forum mention 20mm lens which was once a king of MFT prime.)
Then I got EM-5 with kit lens and oly 45mm and used EPL1+20mm as backup. During the trip, framing using 45mm is quite challenging for me, so I ended up using 12-50 kit lens for most of the time. 12-50 IQ is decent but I was spoiled by Prime lens, so upgraded to 12-40.
For me, wide angle and zoom lens are must for travel.
Then I got EM-5 with kit lens and oly 45mm and used EPL1+20mm as backup. During the trip, framing using 45mm is quite challenging for me, so I ended up using 12-50 kit lens for most of the time. 12-50 IQ is decent but I was spoiled by Prime lens, so upgraded to 12-40.
For me, wide angle and zoom lens are must for travel.
Chris Theodore
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If that is the case , always start from upgrading the kit lens since for most people that will be the focal length deemed most useful
Get a 12-40/2.8 or a 12-35/2.8 of the budget allows & it should cover around 90% of all your needs for travel. The 40-150 is decent and of course u can bring it along for the trip for those really telephoto moments.
Other lenses like UWAs can come in later slowly since their usage is also going to be limited in more specific situations.
Nowadays I realized I only bring the 12-40/2.8 , 17/1.8 and the 7-14/4 and I'm set.
I stil thinking wan to buy 45mm at first
So wat the price of 17/1.8 and the 12-40/2.8..?
Chris Theodore
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Erm, 25mm u know how much.?
no idea cause 25mm is abit too tight for me *shrugs*
Chris Theodore
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Bro, u knw now market price for 45mm is how much.?
about $41X
Chris Theodore
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At whr ya.? Hehe
Most of the reputable shops in Funan will be able to give u this price , just take the time to go and ask around
Reading back the threads on the 25/1.8 will also give u the prices & shop names shared.
Chris Theodore
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Most of the reputable shops in Funan will be able to give u this price , just take the time to go and ask around
Reading back the threads on the 25/1.8 will also give u the prices & shop names shared.
Thanks.. Wanna knw the price, coz Mayb bns can buy a 2nd hand lens... Hehe
maldito
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25mm new 46x
Anson
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I think it's the one of the most $$$ 50mm F1.8 (35mm equivalent) lens.
Chris Theodore
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How do u say.?
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Anson
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Traditionally the "50mm F1.8" focal length & aperture in most camera system are cheapest of the batch. And they are cheaper than the Oly lens
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