Best Micro Four Thirds Lenses // My Most Used Lenses
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2019
- After being a m43 convert for quite a while now, I thought I'd go through the lenses I use the most... and the lenses I've let go along the way. Here are some of my favourite, most used, lenses
What are your favourite micro four thirds lenses? Let me know in the comments below!
Some of my fave m43 lenses:
Lumix 12-35mm: geni.us/OrHp
Lumix 35-100mm: geni.us/vHL74Y
Lumix 25mm f1.4: geni.us/X76N
Olympus 45mm f1.8: geni.us/cTNGw
Olympus 17mm f1.7: geni.us/fmYsvy
Olympus 15mm bodycap: geni.us/bAZCdk
Olympus 9-18mm: geni.us/jVz59A
Meike 25mm f2.0: geni.us/Gw4ulV1
My Olympus Bodycap lens review if you want a giggle: • Olympus 15mm F8 Bodyca...
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Totally stuck my camera on a book and pushed it to do these "slider" shots 😆 links in the description if you want to check out any of the lenses mentioned!
Pushing a book as a slider is a good idea.
Another great video Emily. Lovin’ the lens lineup. The one lens that I’d add for travel and a great companion to your 25mm is the LUMIX 14-140 f/3.5-5.6. Not the fastest in the world or weather sealed but a real Swiss Army knife if a lens when you’re out for a (bright) day and don’t know what to expect as the focal length range is incredible and it’s very sharp! Great when you just want to sling the camera over your shoulder and want to be ready for (almost) anything!
Absolutely! I really need a longer lens. I'm severely lacking in that and they're super handy
Always enjoy your videos. I’ve owned a lot of m4/3 lenses including a kit of 6 vintage OM lenses, several Panasonic primes and zooms, several Rokinon and Chinese primes and finally the perfect kit, “for me”. Most used and almost always mounted: Olympus 12mm f2 on an E-P5 and 75mm f1.8 on another E-P5 with an EVF, next most used the 7.5mm f2 Laowa, then the 7.5mm Rokinon Fisheye, seldom used 17mm f1.8 and 25mm f1.8 Olympus’s. All lenses are f2.0 or faster and all take 46mm filters except the fish and the 75. BTW I went from APSC to M4/3 and I shoot mostly for myself but also for a designer, the big hotel room wall pics and sometimes murals. I also do interiors and exteriors for some hotel websites.
Thank you for this video, Emily. The Olympus 17mm, f1.8 is also one of my favorite lenses. I also like the Laowa 7.5mm f 2.0 for stunning landscapes, and I really can recommend the Olympus 60mm f2.8 macro. It is amazing, not just as a macro lens.
Excellent video. I’m new to photography so I love informative content like this! Great work
Fantastic on camera personality. Absolutely lovely
I did some early spring cleaning too and today shipped out 3 cameras, 5 lenses, a flash and 2 camera bags, so, now down to essentials. I would love to see a comparison between the FD lenses and the Minoltas when you get around to adapting them.
Love your video's - Keep them coming - Best wishes & happy Snapping !
Hey Emily,
You are simply delightful in your manner and presentation!
More to the point is that your videos are so very helpful and informative. As a new digital camera user transitioning from forty years of film, you have taught me so much!
Thanks for that and keep up the good work!!
Thanks so much! ☺️
Love your videos, thanks! I'm have 2 favorite walking around lenses for my GX85 - the Panny 20mm pancake and the 14-140mm zoom. I have a few others gathering dust.
Just love your content and amusing delivery.
Really surprised you didn't mention the 20mm 1.7. That is definitely my most used lens. Followed by:
Olympus 12mm f2
Olympus 45mm f1.8
Panny 45-150mm f3.5 or whatever
For macro, I bought the macro attachment for the 45mm lens. This works great and allows me to keep everything compact enough to fit in my medium size think tank turnstyle bag. I also use a fl300 mini flash with the tiny Korean remote flash attachment thingy.
Nice overview!
I got that Olympus 60mm macro lens .. I like it! Used it some .. hope to use a lot more of it!
Also, I like those Lumix f/2.8 zoom lenses that you mentioned.
I have a GH5 and a GX8.
Great recount! There is so many glass to try, but here in Perú M43 lenses are hard to find.
Im taking out the GF1 with a Cosina Voigtlander 40/2 F mount(so sweet) alongside with the GM1 / 12-32 kit. And for extra reach, my old Takumar 105/2.8 which is really lightweight.
Awesome channel, info and all the experience you share. Thanks!
I waited until this year to break into M4/3---this was a great help--will look into your linked videos,,,I was using a few Canon FDs on the Sony APSC bodies--will have to get a new adapter,, The old Vivitar 200 3.5 (18 blade shutter) is a fantastic lens..NOW a 400MM!! ,,and not crazy out-sized to use with these small body systems...fun, fun ,, thanks for the great info.
Thanks Emily!
Now I usually putting the Lumix 12-60 (the cheaper one) on my G85, which just replaced former 14-140ii two months ago. I love its sharpness, compactness, light-weight, weather seal and overall feeling together with the camera body. It's an outstanding all-round lens.
Lumix 14-140ii was mostly used in the past three years, especially in travelings. I find it sharp, and extremely compact considering its 10x zooming range. I have to say it's a reliable partner. However I got rid of it for lack of weather-seal, which I have recognized quite important in outdoor conditions. I hope Panasonic to offer kindness adding it on the third version.
I also own the Olympus 9-18, and I'm happy with how small it is. It deliver good image quality compared to the Lumix 12-60 in center, with slight roughness in corners. However, I don't like its lock-mechanism. It makes inconvenience when mounting the lens. Personally I also feel uncomfortable for the external zooming, but I totally understand for its price tag.
Loved your video. I think these most used lens I have is my Olympus 12-40 f2.8 Pro. Shot about 70% of my images with this lens attached to my EM5 MkII. I will often only take this combo with me. If weight is a factor such as hiking up canyons and mountains I often use my Lumix 12-32 on my Olympus E-PL5 or more recently my GX85. Recently bought the Olympus 9-18 and that gets tossed into the bag more often now. I love the small compact lenses. They definitely save my back some grief.
Nice video... it's always hard to decide what "I want" and what "I need" as far as gear goes. The Lumix 25mm f1.4...one of my favourite lenses ever! I could photograph a whole wedding with that lens :) Lately I've been working with the 15mm f1.7 and the Nocticron, both beauty lenses! Thanks!
Really love your videos!! And this one is super helpful.Love these tiny lenses. Usually shoot a mix of landscape, street and wildlife. On a budget, so I’m using an EM-1 and currently only have Panasonic 45-150mm f4-5.6 and the 25ml 1.7. I have a birthday coming up though and I’m wondering what to get next. Do I I need the 35-100mm (instead/ as well as the prime?) or should I go with 12-35mm? Ideally I wouldn’t have to switch out lens on any single day trip. Or trade them both in and get a 12-150mm? Hah!
My most used lens is the olympus 17mm f1.8 ... I find it very versatile, not too wide, good optics, love the clutch mechanism on it (though i m a bit mistrusting of the DOF scale on there). And yes It feels great, looks great on my om-d em5 and is a joy to use.
I love my Olympus OM 50 1.4!! I stuck it on a dumb generic speed booster and I absolutely love shooting it in low light on my EPL-7!!
nice video as always - I love the Lumix Leica 25mm F1.4 - wish they did an update of it - just don't have the eyesight for manual focus - the 20mm f.7 Lumix is also surprisingly good - of course the Lumix F2.8 12-35 and 35-100 are awesome
Stunning! I have just done a cull as well and left just the basics. I have an Olympus Pro 25mm 1.2 that I use to death, then the Olympus 7-14mm 1.8 for landscapes. Apart from these I also have and love the same Oly 17mm prime lens that you have and use it for travelling.
Excellent choices 😁 it's quite liberating having a cull I think it makes us appreciate what we have left more
Thank you for another excellent video! Love your channel. I’m not into video... however, my most used lenses are my 11-24mm f/4 L, 24-70 f/2.8 L ii, and my 600mm f/4 L ii, all in Canon EF mount. I’m just now dipping my toe into M4/3 with the Panasonic GM5 and GX85 bodies and the 12-32 f/3.5-5.6 and 45-150 f/4-5.6 zooms. I also have the 7 Artisans 7.5mm f/2.8 for ultra wide images. It’s nice using small camera bodies that provide excellent image quality.
Thanks for the great videos, I have really been enjoying them.
My favorite lenses with my Olympus OMD-EM10 are:
Canon FD 85mm f1.8, I highly recommend this lens. For concerts in dim nightclubs and speaker photos at conferences it is excellent at 170mm equivalent, very sharp and bright.
Olympus 45mm f1.8, great portrait lens.
Olympus 14-150mm, great for hiking and outdoor travel photography. This and one fast lens in a tiny case on my camera strap are all I need for that.
Olympus 14-42mm pancake zoom. Panasonic 20mm f1.7. When I am packing to go on a plane or need a very discreet or minimal setup, one of these two goes on the camera and it fits in a very small case. For general people photography of groups of friends or family, usually the pancake lens. In a museum or other dim place, the 20mm.
Bower 7.5mm fisheye. I always put a bubble level on the hot shoe and use an Ultrapod as a handle so I don't get my fingers in the shot.
I also have a Pentax K mount 100-300mm which I use for shooting auto races, a Pentax 50mm f1.4 if I really need every bit of light gathering and a Canon FD 135mm f2.8 though I don't use those very often. The 135mm is pretty soft wide open though that does give a nice look for certain portraits but I mostly find I need to stop it down to about f4 to get enough sharpness for my taste. Eventually I will probably get one of the faster FD 135mm to replace it or one of the fast 200mm FDs.
I absolutely love my Panasonic 20mm/1.7 on my EM10 mk2. I bought a used version 1 of the lens for super cheap. The kit is so small and light I don't mind taking it anywhere. Great for general photography. And I agree the Olympus 45mm/1.8 is amazing. I don't use it often but it does give great results.
Cool vid. That Oly 45 f 1.8. is a gem. The next on my list is going to be either the PL 50-200 or Oly 40-150.
thank you for the effort and the sharing. no mention of the pana 42.5/1.8? and i am a big fan of the oly 60mm/2.8 and sometimes even use it as a portrait lens. i am an appreciative subscriber! thumbs up.
I have the 17mm Oly lens which I do use but I recently acquired the Oly 14-42mm pancake kit lens which is on my Pen. Yes it is slower but in daylight/sun it is great and that zoom is so convenient.
Thanks for sharing! I thought I was being unreasonable with my 7 lenses, but after watching your video, I'm right to think it's a good thing to have the proper lenses for the job. I only buy second hand, that's why I can have that many lenses. I use my GX8 + 12-60mm f3.5-5.6 + 45-150mm f4-5.6 for documentaries and events. I prefer my 25mm f1.7 for all around travelling/photo. Then, I have the 14mm f2.5 and 20mm f1.7 for street and low light video (vlog), that I use either with my GX8 or GM1. Finally, I keep my 12-32 and 14-42 kit lenses for my GM1 for my everyday/street camera because these combos are super light and very versatile. If I think I'll want to have a camera for a small event I'm attending, then I bring my GM1 with my 14-42, because it has a manual focus ring. But if I just want a camera "just in case" then I bring the 12-32. Of course, all these are interchangeable so at the end of the day, what's important for me, is to have the right camera/lense for what I want to do. BTW: I discovered your channel thanks for Mattias Burling's recent video.
Hi Emily!
I would love to see in this channel a Review to the Chinese Bokeh King!, The Kamlan 50mm F1.1 for micro 4/3rds Is manual focus and is cheap but I heard very cool stuff about that little baby.
Best regards.
My most used has to be the Olympus 12-100, so versatile and sharp. I use it on a G9 mainly. The only issue is it’s a lazy lens, I such a good reach, makes you lazy, but then again the reach can be artistically beneficial too. The next favourite is the Olympus 17.5 prime, great on the GX9 for street, and not to bulky, both great AF. For sport, love motorbikes, I always take the Pano 100-400, a bit slow but with the ibis and iOS combined using a monopod she works fine even at full reach. Another lovely vid, thanks for all of your hard work. 👍👏📸
I'm using the 12-35 a lot. In addition, I have the Laowa 7.5 for the wide angle and the 35-100 for the longer situations and portrait.
But what I like most is to walk around towns in the evening with my absolute favorite lens: the 12mm/1.4.
Well done. I like how you don't have the top of the top of the line lenses and get great images out of them. I have the Lumix 12-60mm f/3.5-5.6 and use it plenty for professional event work. 4 years and perfectly fine. I just want the Leica for it's slightly better contrast and build. But I'm in no hurry.
Keep up the good work!
Great vid! Just picked up an EM10 Mii about a year ago. I use a 12mm 2.0 prime and 45mm 1.8 prime. Love those lenses.
I recently got the 12-50mm kit lens for $135 brand new in box. Couldn't pass that up. Would be doing some more landscaping with that one. My goal is to get the 12-40 pro 😍. One day! 😅
Great video, I need a new lens for portraits, I love my vintage lenses at 50mm but I'd love some auto focus too
I keep holding back on getting the 17mm 1.8 but one of these days, I am just going to get it. As you said, the focal length is covered by zooms, but obviously not @ 1.8 and as you mentioned, it just LOOKS so good on the smaller bodies. My favorite lens right now is the 45mm 1.8 but I am considering changing that to a 56mm 1.4 sigma. Havent decided yet :)
i'll have to try some adapted Canon FD lenses but i love my adapted lenses too much: Olympus 50mm 1.8, Tokina 28-70mm 2.8-4.3 Macro & Sun Zoom 80-200mm 4.5 Macro. i still love my Panasonic 14mm 2.5 because it does keep everything compact but it's not a focal length i use too often. next up will be either a nice 25mm, the fisheye you mentioned or a wide zoom.
I've started using my Oly 60mm macro for portraits - interesting!! Probably works best on the younger face however as it is so sharp across the field...
The Olympus 45 f/1.8 is an amazing piece of kit. I sold mine in a fit of madness, but might need to replace it. It's always interesting to hear other people's favourites, and two of my personal must haves are the sigma art 19 and 60mm primes. Stunningly sharp, as well as being dirt cheap. Despite having switched to canon M50 last year, because I love dual pixel af for video, I've recently found myself gravitating back to M43 in the guise of the GX80, and may just need to get a second one........🤔
My photography is nothing on yours but I love that olympus 17mm and the 45mm. I pretty much only carry them with me when I'm roaming about. Have you seen the ever had the olympus 25mm 1.8?
I got the 15mm body cap lens as a bonus when I I bought OMD EM10 mark 2 and went into the hills to try landscapes. I so loved the focal length that I got the 14 mm Olympus and it is my all time favourite. My favourite Nikon lens in the 60s was the “slightly fishy” 20 mm but when I got the 14 mm Oly I learned that my normal lens is a 28mm - a lens I aspired to on the Nikon F but never owned. The 14 is my walking around lens and combined with the tilt screen used as a waist level finder is amazing for street. It’s a bit slow for night work but with IBIS it is still a lot better than Tri X on the F. I use the cheap Oly macro to scan the old negatives on a copy Stand but I'd get the one you want if the macro bug bit me. I think I’m going to have to consider a 25 for doing talking head videos given your results here. Really nice combination of opinion and fact in your videos.
On my GH4 I use a speed booster with a 24mm Nikkor a is f2.8 which is good for crowds or confined spaces, I think it works out to about 36mm but I could be wrong. I also use a non speed boosted 45mm f2 Zeiss Planar from a Contax G1 which is superbly sharp and is effectively a fast 90mm. I like to use my Nikkor f2.8 135mm with a 2x converter which makes it a 540mm for moon shots.
Yes, The oly 60 mm macro is a really gem, both for macro and portrait pictures.
Thanks for sharing, my most used lens is the Olympus 12-100 pro. It hardly ever comes off. For street photography I use the 17mm f2.8 a very under rated lens. I’ve recently bought the Oly macro 60mm but honestly I prefer the 30mm. So that one might have to go.
If you have the m43 adapter there is a 50 mm f/3.5 minolta manual macro lens , it often sold in Ebay with the extension tube.
I like your video production approach - short and sweet. & minutes and done. Woohoo!
The 45mm f1.8 is really awesome. I love it too.
Isn't it? Performance for price is unbeatable.
Thanks for your video, I really enjoyed it. I do corporate training and just take happy snaps when i go on holidays. I use 2 x Lumix G85, which are perfect for my work. I have 1 x panasonic kit 12-60 mm zoom and 1 x Olympus 40-150mm zoom. Could you recommend a budget 100-300mm zoom for a G85? Thank you, Cheers, Peter
Other lenses I use often but not seeing mentioned yet are the 17.5mm Voigtlander f0.95 and the Olympus 75mm f1.8. Voigtlander is heavy, but has saved me in low light several time and has a lovely character I think. Olympus is terrific for amazingly sharp shots at a focal length that I've noticed results in your subjects (in my case my kids usually) not being as aware of the camera and as a result acting more naturally.
I definitely want to try one of the 0.95 lenses, wither voit or Nokton. I bet they're insane in low light as you mentioned!
When I used my g9 for photography my fav lenses were olympus 75 1.8, sigma 30 1.4 and sigma 16 1.4. Now that I only use it for video I wanted to get Panasonic lenses to help with the video af performance and o wanted to go cheaper as video doesn’t have to be as ultra sharp ... so my workhorse is the panny 14-140 and when I need low light ... I have a couple cheap primes .. panasonic 25 1.7 and 42.5 1.7
I found your channel about yesterday, And though almost entire night wachted probably all the wideos😊 youre so charming and loving what You do😊 so my fullfil all my entire needs set up is also a GH5 with
-Laowa 7,5mm f2
-sigma 16mm f1.4
-mitakon 25mm f0.95
-panasonic 42.5mm f1.7
-panasonic 35-100mm f2.8
And i love IT.
Fantastic choices! and thanks so much for sticking around and watching 😁🎉
"money sat on the shelf" I don't know why, but I loved it 👌
I currently have the g85 with the 12-60 kit, the 14mm pancake, 45-150 and the 25mm 1.7. my main use case is travel video. I'm finding the 12-60 quite a challenge to use with a variable nd to get shutter 180 in daylight (unusable at night). The 25mm is great for portraits/close up b-roll but not a very good length to capture the scapes I need to while travelling and food on the table. The 14mm is of course very versatile and is the (only) one I use at night, but I do wish I had the option of a bit more zoom in or out. The 45-150 I never use lol. If I were to add one more lens before my travels this summer would you recommend the Lumix 12-35 or the Oly 9-18?? Being able to capture vast expanses with the 9mm is tempting, but then again the fast and constant aperture on the Lumix really does seem like the panache for all my low light ails.
Your style is great - don't change 😊
I love the Panasonic 20mm 1.7 pancake and the old Four Thirds 12-60 2.8-4 on my EM1...These lenses stay on my camera most of the time...My next portrait will be though with the Kamlan 50mm1.1...I'm highly impressed with that lens on m4/3rds
Great vid! Thanks for such many info :)
Emily, I also have a lens problem :-) and have done a little culling. Just sold my samyang fish as it wasn't getting use. Also sold oly 25f1.8 as too many 25's. Gave away a body and 12-50 to a friend. I'm amateur and shoot stills - landscape, street, portraits mostly. Most used P/L 25f1.4, oly 12f2 and oly 75f1.8 (all keepers). For travel/bad weather use with em1 mk 1 I use oly 14-150, macro oly 60f2.8, also weatherproof. These are my essentials. For fun I've a battered voighlander 25f0.95 and oly 75-300. When I go light I can get by on oly 17f1.8 (love, including flaws) and 45f1.8 (on loan to dad!), which are both light and small, and go well with a lighter body. Still have 14-42 ez don't use much but is good, especially with autocap. One day I'll probably get an IS pro zoom for travel, maybe 12-100f4 at which point 14-150 will go but I'm still on the em1 mk 1 so I don't think I can get the full 6.5 stops with it.
Smashing video 😊
I love using my lumix leica 15mm on my GX8 , every time I think ooh I'll use my lumix 25mm or lumix 14 to 140mm, I end up just staying with the 15mm leica , love the leica look it gives me and I can't get enough of it 😊
When I was panasonic, this and the 12-35 were my favorite lenses. The 15mm produces super sharp contrasty images.
The color rendering from the Leica 15mm is stunning. i Think thats the best lens i have. I love my Oly 45 f1.2 aswell. but, yeah.
Yeah the 15mm Leica is superb!
My current lens lineup: Sigma 16 mm & 30 mm 1.4 and the Olympus 75mm 1.8. The 30 mm is my most used one since it’s the most versatile of the three but the 75 is my favorite. I’ve been thinking about selling the 16 mm and my G7 and getting the 12-35 2.8
One of my lenses is that Meike 6.5 mm. Manual focus but it takes absolutely lovely pictures. You should give it a try. Most of my lenses are prime sigma art lens is, the older ones 19, 30 and 60 mm. Again take excellent photos....
Panasonic 20mm 1.7, came in a kit with my GF1 and those two are a match made in heaven. 25(50)mm is actually a slight zoom to my eyes, the 20 (40)mm FOV of the 20 is near as damn it what my eyes see. The rendering is incredible too, and it's nice and compact on the GX80. It doesn't focus brilliantly, though it's not as bad as some make out, but I generally go all out manual when it's on the GX80 anyway. coupled with the 12-35 and 35-100, it's a great kit (One which that little olympus would go well with I'd say).
Hi great video.. what is the sharpness cheapest landscape lens for mft? Mine is well depends what mood im in last week I was taking pictures of the speedway with 100 300.. and the week before i was using the 45 1.7 with extension tubes which was fun.
Great videos, sorry about the olympus fisheye loss! :/
I use the Olympus 12-40 f2.8 on my g9. Really great combo and range. Very comfortable. Such a great sharp lens.
I briefly tried that lens when I loand the em1 mkii and I have to say it was so lovely. Much better build quality than the lumix one too, but bigger
Most used properly still my kit lens with G80 12-60 mm. Favourite my 15 mm and 45 mm macro Pan - Leica. Although like your self the Oly 9-18 mm gets a fair amount of use.
You're awesome, I love your channel!
When I got into M43 i got myself an Olympus M10, a kit with M.Zuiko 14-42 F3,5-5,6. First stand-alone lens i got was M.Zuiko 45mm F1.8. Its great for portraits, but i actually had only few occasions to use it. Those three items comprise my "small kit".
Then i got myself M. Zuiko 12-40 F2.8 PRO. This all-round zoom is almost perfect. Fast, does not lose focus while zooming.
Then i got myself M.Zuiko 75mm F1.8 which is THE sharpest lens for M43 and great portrait or product lens. The downside is you have to be bit further from the subject :). Very underused, but almost perfect for shooting in clubs or on music concerts.
At this point i did not planned to get another lenses and for 4 years I did not. Then i purchased M5 Mark III and i realized i can go pro with the equiment, with few adjustments.
First "adjustment" was Lumix G Vario 35-100 F2.8 II. Equivalents by Olympus were however too heavy and big. I did some city photography with it and surprisingly... its a very nice portrait lens. Bokeh, distortion and vignetting i has can be surprisingly beneficial. This paired with 12-40 M.Zuiko is my "PRO kit", as I plan to do reports with them. Everything in this set is weather sealed.
The last lens i decided to buy is 25mm F1,4 Summilux. I realized i want to have a simple standard prime lens, which will be faster than the zoom, but also might serve as a backup lens in case of an accident. This and 75mm kinda replace my zoom lenses.
Awesome video! Tons of great info for a noob like me.
The Olympus 8mm Pro Fisheye can be defished in-camera on the OM-D-1ii - and you can see the effect live :) 3 settings from wide to narrow, but it doesn't work for video.
Widest setting this is wider than the 7-14mm and narrowest, I wouldn't know, but I doubt I'd still need the 9-18 either.
Great video. I just subscribed. I use Sony FF now but I used Olympus and Panasonic in the past. I still held on to me Olympus Pen E-P3, loves that camera but I don’t have any lens anymore I’m looking for a lens for family and walking around. Piano or Oly 25mm (Oly is dbl the price) or Panasonic 20mm is there a big difference between version 1 and 2 besides the price.
The 25mm Panasonic Leice lens is amazing, same as you I use it for so much, and bought it for video mainly as it gives beautiful bokeh.
Hi Emily, yesterday my new 7artisans fisheye comes. But it isn`t sharp in the corners. Left side more than the right. What about yours?? Is the olympus sharp in the corners?
Just bought the 9-18mm Olympus for 200€, mainly because of your awesome review! :)
For a cheap, fun, and a bit artsy portrait lens, you might want to try an adapted c-mount 75mm f/1.3 Navitar TV lens. I found one for total of about US$65 including MFT adapter, and added a used JJC LH-J61F lens hood for under US$20 (it needs 2 or three layers of electrical tape on the inside to shim it to fit). It is nowhere near as sharp as the Olympus 75mm f/1.8, but it is way cheaper and a full stop faster. It gives a beautiful swirly bokeh when the background is far enough away, and is about as sharp at the center as you want for a flattering portrait. It has 8 aperture blades, and Its image circle is larger than a MFT sensor. However, it was designed for a 1" sensor and the corners tend to lie outside the focal plan of the center (non-planar behavior?), which isn't a really a problem for portraits, but can be for other work.
My kit right now is exclusivly Lumix-based, matching your 12-35, 35-100, and the 25mm 1.4. The only change is that I use the 1.7 42.5 from Pany. I barely if ever use use other brands of lenses so I can steal the advantages of 1 billion axis stabilization.
I just got the Oly 75mm F1,8- super , I use a lot the 100-300mm F4-5,6 for birds a lot, the rest are less used. I have adapters for most of my vintage FF glass- Konica -AR; Olympus -OM; Nikon -F; Minolta -MD; M-42 ; C-mount for 16mm cine lenses. Also the electronic adapter for the older 4/3rd lenses , (I have 2 zooms of the pro series, and they are great and weather sealed) which tells the IBIS the focal length. Still wanting the adapter for the Pentax A110 lenses, for I have all of them.
Hey there -- love your posts. I have a G85 with a handful of Lumix (non-Leica -- lots of $$$) lenses, and I have a generic Nikon-F-to-MFT and Pentax-K-to-MFT adapters and lots of vintage lenses for those. Just got a Canon AE-1 for free with a nice FD 50mm f1.8 and I'd like to get more FD lenses and also adapt those to my G85. Sooooo -- what FD-to-MFT adapter do you recommend? Thanks!!!
Just picked up my GX85 after watching your review! You'll love the Sigma 1.4 with it, though it's just a little bit hefty to be honest. But it is amazing! Hope you send an old lens my way, 😂 as I am just beginning my journey with the micro four thirds. Love your reviews and your photos!
Focus shift tho
helo.. can you recomend me to choose one should I get, sigma 16mm or panaleica 25mm f1.4 ? help me, I love shaprest lens and emage quality for video or photo🙏🏻
Thank you. You inspire me. I got GH5 ii and 12-60mm panny leica lens. Looking other lenses for creativity video.
Goodbye, my fish eye ...I love you!!. Now that needs to be a song for sure! Thanks for the lens advice. I have two and need (want I think more explains) one more. I came to the right place. I thank you!
When I had a GH4/5 I used the 12-35 and the 35-100 to DEATH. Those two were my main travel lenses. I’ve switched to Sony sadly but I might go back to m4/3 for travel.
I'm just getting into the M4/3 system with the G7 and the BMPCC, starting with adapting old FD primes for now. Biding my time and waiting for the crazy Panasonic 10-25 f/1.7 that should be out sometime this year or next. Cannot wait to see that lens in action!
I cannot wait for that either! I think that might make me sell quite a few more lenses (I'm looking at you, 17mm 1.8 and possibly even my 9-18) if it is as good as they say
I think it will be a dream kit to have the 10-25 f1.7, 35-100 f2.8 and one full frame adapted prime lens with focal reducer to satisfy your bokeh lust. Wouldn't really need anything else for most uses.
hi which lenses with best price value (not too expensive) u'll advice for a g9 camera for each catergories : portrait / moving subject (my daughter) / landscape / macro...i'm planning to buy a g9 and will have to find good (but not too expensive for now) lenses...maybe start with one that can do all of them quiet good...
I always a prime shooter and mostly used Leica 15mm, but recently my beloved lens Leica 12-60.... Sooooo versatile!
What are the pro and cons you personally experienced on the 12-60? I don't know if I should go for the g9+leica kit lens or just g9+25mm 1.7 or g9+leica 25mm 1.4, I'm interested mainly in videos and those bookehs
My most used lens is the olympus 25mm 1.8. Its so compact and takes really good pictures
Love the video I even researched some of your favourites. However, I could not help but wonder if you might be eyeing up the new Panasonic full frame? I just checked a review and it is beautiful.
The low light performance in particular looks so good doesn't it?! But at the moment I'm perfectly happy with my lineup 😊
For travel, 8-18mm, 12-60 F2.8, and 15mm f1.7. 15mm for night/indoor shots. 100-400 for birds and wildlife. For videos, sometimes 14-42PZ due to silence/smooth zooming. Macro: 60mm Oly. Also use an old Tamron Adaptall 90mm macro (MF) that I picked up for 50USD.
I shoot alot of different lenses on my EM10 including all my FD mount lenses. That being said my favorite and most used tends to be my $20 CDN 25mm F 1.4 Pixco C mount cinema lens maybe by god knows who in China since it is sold under several brands. Anyway the optical distortions especially at the edges are mad but I have been using it so often for so long I have almost developed my own unique look to my photos by taking advantage of the optical distortions for artistic effect. I can get wild swirling out of focus edges to rival the Petzval lens.
thank you for making the video :) .. hmm my most used lens is my Sigma 56mm 1.4. Its the best lens i have for Micro Four Thirds and it performs amazingly always. Much better then the other two sigma lenses.
Love your channel!!!
Love this - thanks for sharing :)
You want to try the Olympus Zuiko 24mm F/2 It's a amazing lens. I use it on my GH5s
I got rid of the O17/1.8 along the kit zoom O12-50/3.5-6.3 and replaced them with an O12-40/2.8 Pro. I got ~ 400 € from the sale and spent ~ 500 € on the Pro zoom. So far, great move. I replaced two lenses that I barely used by a lens with the ability to become a staple on my camera. Love it so far. I still have a reasonable range of primes (P14/2.5, P25/1.7 & O45/1.8) as well as the O9-18 and O40-150R. A balanced amateur kit to cover most indoor and outdoor situations, except sports and birding, not my bag.
Dropping the 17/1.8 was a relief, once that anchor was out (however nice it was) it helped me focus on how to cover the focal range I wanted.
Yeeees this is why I'm on the fence! For the price I could get for it I don't use the 17mm nearly enough. Of course I have dropped it and dinted the rim so it might not be worth selling anyway 😞
@@MicroFourNerds : I used that method successfully on some vintage lens I had, it works rather well for moderate dents (if the the threads aren't damaged) : ua-cam.com/video/JCCx7rSwC3s/v-deo.html ; the secret is to be really light on the hammer.
My grab & go lens is the Olympus 12 - 200 mm. An adapted Canon 75-300 as a long lens stop gap. My Canon 50mm adapted is in my bag when My Canon 40d comes into play.
Hi Iam using Lumix G7 since 3months... Meike 25mm is really worth buying?? Because Micro four third lenses are a little bit expensive in India...
I always love your videos so much!
Thanks so much Diana! 😊🎉
The oly 45 1.8 is my favourite lens for sure.
My most used lens is the Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro. With the 2x teleconverter, its full frame equivalent magnification is .84x, so it's almost like having a 600mm macro lens on a full frame camera! (Technically, the lens itself is .21x magnification, which becomes .42x with a teleconverter, and that is the full frame equivalent of .84x, so almost a macro lens.) It's the main lens I use when I'm kayaking, birdwatching, or even taking photos of insects, frogs, flowers, and that sort of thing. If I'm photographing an eagle or a beaver and a dragonfly lands on the deck of my kayak, I can quickly grab a close-up without having to switch lenses. I also have the Olympus 60mm macro, which is I have started using for insects, flowers, etc. and it is outstanding too. Usually, if I'm going for a short hike in the forest, those will be the two lenses I take.
I just got the Olympus 12-100mm f/4 Pro for indoor portraits with strobes. I haven't had a chance to use it for that yet, but I'm looking forward to not having to change lenses anymore. For outdoor pet portraits where I may want to blur the background, I use the following lenses:
Pana/Leica 8-18mm f/2.8-4 (Also perfect for real estate photography.)
Sigma 16mm f/1.4 (Yes, it's huge and heavy, but the IQ is excellent and so is the close focus distance.)
Panasonic 25mm f/1.7
Panasonic 42.5mm f/1.7 (Sharper and MUCH less chromatic aberration than the Olympus.)
Sigma 56mm f/1.4 (Coming soon!)
Olympus 75mm f/1.8 (Yes, the IQ is every bit as good as people make it out to be!)
I love the 60mm Macro Olympus! I have a video of a slow mo bumble bee chase using it on my GH5. I use it mostly for product photography, but for insects, it's great because you can get further away from the subject with the longer focal length. Olympus quality is really high with smooth focus ring even though it's plastic compared to Panasonic plastic lenses that feel really cheap and sticky focus rings. Only downside is the expensive lens hood that it doesn't come with, but the upside is that is the best lens hood I have ever used.
I totally bought the lens 🙈