Best 1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-lens kits for your Micro 4/3? - Page 2

WT21 · #11 July 14th, 2012, 12:58 PM

1. PL25
2. PL25 and 9-18
3. PL25, 9-18 and 100-300
4. P14, PL25, 9-18, 100-300

This is based on my shooting habits right now -- I'm carrying two bodies in a Domke 5xb bag. If I was still trying to put stuff in my pants or jacket pockets, then the P14, P20 and 9-18 would be more critical.

But for me, I see my 7.5, 14 and 50mm lenses as "specialty" lenses. The 9-18 is a walk-around, the PL25 is just gorgeous, and I just really like telephoto work.

my only complaint on the 9-18 is the CA. I'd like a 9-18 ii that doesn't collapse and does a little better in the corners and with CA. I don't want the 7-14, as I want to get out to 18, and I don't need to go as wide as 7.

gugarci · #12 July 14th, 2012, 01:03 PM

Just got my E-P3 recently and right now all I have is the 14-42II. For a kit lens it's pretty sharp. But here's what I would do and plan to do as soon
as I start selling off Nikon gear I no longer use. Also I made this list in mind with me keeping the cheapie but good kit lens.

+1, Lens Olympus 12mm 2.0
+2, Lenses add the Panasonic 20mm 1.7
+3, lenses add the Olympus 45mm 1.8
+4, lenses add the Panasonic 12-35mm 2.8

Other lenses that also interest me is the Olympus 75mm 1.8. I would love to mainly use primes in the future. But that Panasonic 12-35 2.8 is too tempting.
Now if I didn't have the kit lens I would change the order of the first 2. The Panasonic 20mm would be 1, and the Olympus 12mm would be second.

Bill

D@ne · #13 July 14th, 2012, 01:06 PM

1 lens - 12-35
2 lens - 12-35 & 45-175
3 lens - 12-35, 45-175 & 25
4 lens - 12-35, 45-175, 25, 7-14

Kingsfan · #14 July 14th, 2012, 01:14 PM

1 - panny 14mm, my favorite street lens on m43 plus it's pocketable
2 - add the panny 20mm, images have such a great look but focus is slow so this is not #1
3 - add CV 25mm, AMAZING lens but huge and i already have a CV 50mm nokton so i sold it
4 - hoping to add the oly 45mm, mostly for my gf who i've noticed uses the long end of her kit lens the most, this should be better for her

MAubrey · #15 July 14th, 2012, 01:32 PM

Here we go...

(1) PL25mm f/1.4.
This was a tight competition with the 20mm, but the PL25 does better portraits than the 20mm, which makes it slightly more versatile for my interests.
(2) mZ. 9-18mm and the mZ. 45mm f/1.8.
Both are tiny and cover just about everything, except for low light wide angle shots, for which I can depend on the OMD's rather good high ISO.
(3) mZ. 9-18mm, PL25mm f/1.4, and the Voigtlander 58mm f/1.4
The 58mm gives nicer portraits than the 45mm with very nice blurred backgrounds. This lens may very well be replaced by the Olympus 75mm f/1.8, which looks like it'll be much sharper at f/1.8 than the Voigtlander...or maybe I'll keep both. I enjoy manual focusing.
(4) mZ. 9-18mm, PL25mm f/1.4, and the Voigtlander 58mm f/1.4, Canon FD 135mm f/2
Angle of view coverage from 90 degrees to 8 degrees for under 3lbs.

McDark · #16 July 14th, 2012, 01:34 PM

1. 14-150. Sounds kinda lame but I never regret having this lens bought as a kit with E-PL1. For travel it's a gem, there is no anything close IQ-wise in any other system. I've chosen

because of it.
2. Add 20/1.7
3. Add 45/1.8
4. Replace 20/1.7 with 14/2.5 and 25/1.4 or maybe add 9-18 instead. I ended with both but it does not fit this topic

Sammyboy · #17 July 14th, 2012, 01:57 PM

1 lens - 14-150
2 lens - 9-18 & 14-150
3 lens - 9-18 & 14-150 & mZuiko 60/2.8 macro
4 lens - 9-18 & 14-150 & mZuiko 60/2.8 macro & 75/1.8 -OR - mZuiko 25

RaZZ3R · #18 July 14th, 2012, 02:16 PM

I really don't have any native lens except the kit Panny 14-42mm but this is what I use for my G2:

1- Revuenon 50mm f 1.8, really long for what I am used to but I manage plus it's really fast (compared with the kit lens) and good sharpness
2- Above + Makinon 135mm f 2.8, really nice lens for wildlife and really sharp
3- All of my 3 lenses above, but I can't even remember the last time I shot with the kit lens
4- It's more of a wishlist but what the hell: Panny 7-14 (love landscaping), Panny 25mm (love portraits also), Oly 60mm Macro (big fan of macros) and Oly 75mm f 1.8 (damn that's such a wonderfull lens).

Now all I can do is get some money (in about 2 milenia

) and buy those suckers ...

Dave Jenkins · #19 July 14th, 2012, 02:24 PM

One lens: Oly 12-60 f2.8-4 (if they release it in M4/3 form).
Two lenses: The 12-60 and the Oly 40-150 f4-5.6
Three lenses: the 12-60, the 40-150, and the 20 f1.7.
Four lenses: add the Oly 9-14.

dre_tech · #20 July 14th, 2012, 02:30 PM

For the E-M5:
1 lens - 12-35
2 lens - 12-35, 7-14
3 lens - 12-35, 7-14, 45-175
4 lens - 12-35, 7-14, 45-175, 45

For a more compact package with the GX1 I would probably bring the 20 instead of the 45 for its compact size and good all-purpose FOV.