On 1/3/2017 4:22 PM, Mike Gordon via olympus wrote:
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More thoughtfully adjudicated decisions based upon impeccable logic than shenanigans,
IMO. It is impressive/unsettling how quickly the "optimal kit" can evolve
these days. I think I am smitten with the Panny 42.5 for the GM-5 too. The bokeh and
starbursts on the Oly are better but the other advantages of the Panny Including
IS/macro outweigh these features. I don't know if the clearly superior starburst feature
is worth keeping the Oly for or not.
I guess I can see that in some optical perfect theory land the Oly starburst might be considered superior. If I had shot
those test shots, I would find the Panny version much more attractive. I don't like the Panny purple halo at all. I've
fixed that sort of thing before, and it's not that much fun, so I hope I don't run into it. :-)
I suspect the later and that the Oly will be relinquished to a foster home at
KEH. I thought you would not be able to resist the performance and reach of
the 12-100 despite the size.
Well, I have yet to haul it around for hours on the trail. There is another player about to be officially announced, a
PLeica 12-60/2.8-4. The current, relatively recent, Panny 12-60 is a decent, but uninspiring lens, far inferior IQ to
the 12-100. The new PLeica will be about 60% the weight of the 12-100 about the same size and a little lighter than the
Oly 12-40/2.8.
My OM kit is a comforting, very enjoyable to use, well performing complement
to my other gear at least.
Keep having fun with it; you have to do that for both of us. ;-) I only fondle
mine.
Melange Moose
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