tkao2025
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Hi all, I'm new to the forum. I just recently purchased a Pen EP5, which came with a 17mm 1.8 lens. I also bought at the time a 40-150mm Olympus lens. My main use for this camera is for taking pictures of my kids and vacation. I find the 17mm a really nice lens, but hard to use because I have to get up and close to my kids to take a really nice photo, as I don't take many landscape pictures. Similarly, I use the Olympus 40-150 lens shooting my kids playing sports, but again I find the length sometimes not long enough to get a close up. So I'm looking at a few lenses, but finding myself very confused. Below are all the lenses I've looked at. It's a long list and thus confusing for me.
1. 45mm 1.8 Olympus - Highly recommended by most.
2. 42.5mm Panasonic - Although it is really pricy and I'm not a professional. Is it worth the investment?
3. 12-40mm Olympus Pro - Concerned about low light photography, but it would be a good lens for both wide angle and portrait.
4. 75mm 1.8 Olympus - concerned of focal length for a prime, but most shots I've seen are superb.
4. Panasonic 100-300mm for sport
5. Olympus 75-300mm
For the price of Nocticron, I can get 2 lenses. At the same time a 12-40mm lens would allow me to be more versatile and not having to switch back to 17mm lens if I'm out and about taking photos, but I do take a lot of indoor low light photos. The 2 telephoto lenses are very similar, but I read that Panasonic is the better lens. I'd love a lens with great indoor and outdoor versatility and low light capability, as well as good portraiture ability (maybe asking for too much). So many choices and so confusing for me.
If anyone can offer some advice or have similar camera needs, I'd love some input.
Thank you
1. 45mm 1.8 Olympus - Highly recommended by most.
2. 42.5mm Panasonic - Although it is really pricy and I'm not a professional. Is it worth the investment?
3. 12-40mm Olympus Pro - Concerned about low light photography, but it would be a good lens for both wide angle and portrait.
4. 75mm 1.8 Olympus - concerned of focal length for a prime, but most shots I've seen are superb.
4. Panasonic 100-300mm for sport
5. Olympus 75-300mm
For the price of Nocticron, I can get 2 lenses. At the same time a 12-40mm lens would allow me to be more versatile and not having to switch back to 17mm lens if I'm out and about taking photos, but I do take a lot of indoor low light photos. The 2 telephoto lenses are very similar, but I read that Panasonic is the better lens. I'd love a lens with great indoor and outdoor versatility and low light capability, as well as good portraiture ability (maybe asking for too much). So many choices and so confusing for me.
If anyone can offer some advice or have similar camera needs, I'd love some input.
Thank you