I'm mulling over an idea and thought I'd see what folks think.
We have a trip to NZ coming up in Feb, and I'm probably looking at using the 12-100 as my primary lens. (see context here anyone 'regret' upgrading from E-M5II to E-M1II?).
Since 12mm is almost certainly not going to be wide enough in all cases, and a body upgrade would leave no room in the budget for the 8-18, I'm considering trying to set up my E-PM2 (or possibly original E-M5) as a dedicated camera for stitched panoramas - it seems attractive to have a small rig ready to be slapped on a tripod/monopod rather than hassle with rejigging the main camera to do so. I'm not entirely sure this is strictly necessary, but it seems like a fun idea to explore.
For this to make sense and not just be a case of 'carrying a 2nd body', it would have to be small. So the criteria is
- small(ish)
- cheap(ish)
- wide enough for decent vertical coverage
- sharp, and possibly more importantly sharp across the frame.
The candidates seem to be the P20, Sigma 19 or the P12-32. The 12-32 might be the best candidate due to flexibility, but lack of a manual focus capability might make it tricky. The S19 is interesting in that some reviews indicate amazing sharpness and uniformity, but I see others that are less compelling. The P20 is probably the safest bet, although 20 might be a shade long in some cases.
Has anyone done anything like this? Any options I should be looking at in addition to the above? Am I over-thinking this and really should just use the 12-100 since it's going to be better than other options?
We have a trip to NZ coming up in Feb, and I'm probably looking at using the 12-100 as my primary lens. (see context here anyone 'regret' upgrading from E-M5II to E-M1II?).
Since 12mm is almost certainly not going to be wide enough in all cases, and a body upgrade would leave no room in the budget for the 8-18, I'm considering trying to set up my E-PM2 (or possibly original E-M5) as a dedicated camera for stitched panoramas - it seems attractive to have a small rig ready to be slapped on a tripod/monopod rather than hassle with rejigging the main camera to do so. I'm not entirely sure this is strictly necessary, but it seems like a fun idea to explore.
For this to make sense and not just be a case of 'carrying a 2nd body', it would have to be small. So the criteria is
- small(ish)
- cheap(ish)
- wide enough for decent vertical coverage
- sharp, and possibly more importantly sharp across the frame.
The candidates seem to be the P20, Sigma 19 or the P12-32. The 12-32 might be the best candidate due to flexibility, but lack of a manual focus capability might make it tricky. The S19 is interesting in that some reviews indicate amazing sharpness and uniformity, but I see others that are less compelling. The P20 is probably the safest bet, although 20 might be a shade long in some cases.
Has anyone done anything like this? Any options I should be looking at in addition to the above? Am I over-thinking this and really should just use the 12-100 since it's going to be better than other options?