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Subject: Re: [OM] OM-D kit lens question
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:21:55 -0500
Nice photos.  I liked this shot 
<http://wijsmuller.eu/picture.php?/39/category/4> but was surprised by 
the motion blur of the dancers.  They much have been moving pretty fast 
to get blur at 1/60th second at 20mm.

Chuck Norcutt


On 11/27/2012 3:32 PM, Frank Wijsmuller wrote:
> Do you refer to the old 4/3 14-45mm or the Panasonic m43 14-45mm?
>
> Neither have the weather resistant capability of the 12-50mm. I've used the
> 12-50mm a lot on my holiday in Italy (mostly Venice), and it performed very
> well. I'd say you can't go wrong ordering it as part of a kit. If you're
> not satisfied, you can sell it without loosing to much (but you won't).
>
> The 14-54mm would be nice (especially the mk 2, which will focus slightly
> faster), but it's AF is slow, and needs an additional mmf3 adapter to keep
> the combination weather resistant.
>
> Many pictures of Italy with the e-m5 can be found here: <
> http://wijsmuller.eu/index.php?/category/1>. Other lenses used were the
> 9-18mm, the 20mm and the 40-150mm (least). There is 'shooting information'
> at the bottom.
>
> Is that fotodiox adapter without contacs? Now why would you want to use
> that? 43 lenses with a mmf adapter at least give you the benefit of an
> enlarged view when turning the focus dial... And setting the correct focal
> length for the ibis... And...?
>
> Best, Frank.
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> 2012/11/27 Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>> Just getting ready to pull the trigger - is the 12-50 a better lens than
>> the 14-45?  I remember when I ordered my E-1 that the 14-54mm lens I got
>> was the preferred kit lens.
>>
>> Also, just want to make sure I understand correctly that the Fotodiox 4/3 -
>> to - MFT adapter will work, but I may possibly need to tweak a pin.
>>
>> Sound about right?  If so, I'm ordering this afternoon.
>>
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>>
>> Paul Braun
>> Music Junkie
>>
>> "Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Harlan Howard
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