I really don't want to turn this into a 'What Lens Should I Get' thread. But I'm curious if there are other people who have had a PL 25 and have decided to ditch it for the 30 Macro?
I'm just about at that stage now.
I rather like the PL25's output, f /1.4 is very useful and 25mm is adequate as walk around length.
Negatives?...The ridiculous hood....CA wide open....and the aperture chatter which is supposed to be an Olympus problem but, on my GX85, goes insane near my Ikea desk lamp. Outdoors it's acceptable.
So the 30 Macro as a replacement?
Sure maybe a bit long for an ideal walkaround but it's only 5mm diff.
f/2.8 is fairly pedestrian but coupled with Dual IS on the GX85 it's not too far from the low light capability of the PL25
And then there is the Macro! I'm not buying it specifically for macro but it's there when I want to use it.
Maybe a tad sharper than the PL25...almost certainly edge to edge and with low distortion.
The 30 Macro really seems to be flying under the radar.
Interestingly, eBay AU always has a lot of PL25s for sale/auction with quite a bit of disinterest from buyers.
I'm just about at that stage now.
I rather like the PL25's output, f /1.4 is very useful and 25mm is adequate as walk around length.
Negatives?...The ridiculous hood....CA wide open....and the aperture chatter which is supposed to be an Olympus problem but, on my GX85, goes insane near my Ikea desk lamp. Outdoors it's acceptable.
So the 30 Macro as a replacement?
Sure maybe a bit long for an ideal walkaround but it's only 5mm diff.
f/2.8 is fairly pedestrian but coupled with Dual IS on the GX85 it's not too far from the low light capability of the PL25
And then there is the Macro! I'm not buying it specifically for macro but it's there when I want to use it.
Maybe a tad sharper than the PL25...almost certainly edge to edge and with low distortion.
The 30 Macro really seems to be flying under the radar.
Interestingly, eBay AU always has a lot of PL25s for sale/auction with quite a bit of disinterest from buyers.