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Starsailor
Joined: 10 Oct 2013 Posts: 12 Location: Sverige
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Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2013 3:09 pm Post subject: Wide angle lens for M43 |
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Starsailor wrote:
I recently bought an Oly 28mm 3.5 for my Panny G6, so now I own this and a Olympus 45mm 1.8, but I want to have another lens that's wider. I've been looking for something within my price range (20-80£) but I've found nothing worthy so far. Could someone recommend a wide lens (for the M43 crop), perhaps something in between a 12-20mm.
Perhaps a cine or c-mount lens?
Also, is there a OM-mount lens that fits this description? Because I already have an adapter for that system. |
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caspert79
Joined: 31 Oct 2010 Posts: 3136 Location: The Netherlands
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Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2013 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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caspert79 wrote:
Look for a Tokina RMC 17mm f/3.5. If you look carefully, you'll probably find one within your price range.
It's an excellent lens. |
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iangreenhalgh1
Joined: 18 Mar 2011 Posts: 15679
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Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2013 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Old manual lenses wider than 24mm are not so easy to find and the cheaper ones are not so great.
Sad to say it really, but you'd be better off grabbing a M42 wide angle zoom cheap secondhand like the Panny 14mm. _________________ I don't care who designed it, who made it or what country it comes from - I just enjoy using it! |
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SXR_Mark
Joined: 12 Jun 2010 Posts: 506 Location: England
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Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2013 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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SXR_Mark wrote:
In truth, the best wide to get true wide angle on m4/3 is to buy a proper m4/3 lens. The problem is that 35mm lenses with focal lengths below 20mm are always going to be expensive unless they are really poor optically or in bad condition. The widest 35mm lenses I have are 24mm focal length. This is because I do not see the point spending large sums on wider lenses when I have really good m4/3 lenses like the Olymous 9-18mm zoom and the Panasonic 14 and 20mm pancakes.
The cheapest m4/3 prime lens will be the Panasonic 14mm 2.5 pancake, which can sell for only about £110 in the UK on ebay. At that price it really is a bargain, and it is also optically very good. The Tokina 17mm is probably the other top choice (i do not actaully own it), but this regularly sells for £80 in the UK, so is not that much cheaper than the Panasonic. I read different opinions of the Tamron 17mm. Some think it's good, others do not.
C-mount lenses below 25mm start to vignette badly even on m4/3.. So they are not giving you the wide perspective you want. I have a Fujinon-TV 25mm and it is only so-so on m4/3. You would be better off buying a Nikon 24mm f2.8 of Sigma Mini-wide II 24mm f2.8 if funds are really tight.
Mark
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LucisPictor
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 17633 Location: Oberhessen, Germany / Maidstone ('95-'96)
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Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2013 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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LucisPictor wrote:
caspert79 wrote: |
Look for a Tokina RMC 17mm f/3.5. If you look carefully, you'll probably find one within your price range.
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I honestly doubt that. The prices are much higher mostly, I'm afraid.
For wide angle µ4/3 lenses you should stick to the original Panasonic and/or Olympus ones. Even a 14mm manual monster will only give you "only" the FoV of a 28mm. _________________ Personal forum activity on pause every now and again (due to job obligations)!
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eeec
Joined: 16 Jun 2013 Posts: 45 Location: Edmonton, Canada
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Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2013 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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eeec wrote:
LucisPictor wrote: |
caspert79 wrote: |
Look for a Tokina RMC 17mm f/3.5. If you look carefully, you'll probably find one within your price range. |
I honestly doubt that. The prices are much higher mostly, I'm afraid. |
I just bought one in EX+ condition for 99£ off eBay. Very happy with it. Once I hook it up to my Speedbooster, it'll play as a 12mm f/2.5 which is nice and wide on µ4/3.
I would also recommend the Tokina 17mm RMC for you |
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ManualFocus-G
Joined: 29 Dec 2008 Posts: 6622 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2013 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
eeec wrote: |
LucisPictor wrote: |
caspert79 wrote: |
Look for a Tokina RMC 17mm f/3.5. If you look carefully, you'll probably find one within your price range. |
I honestly doubt that. The prices are much higher mostly, I'm afraid. |
I just bought one in EX+ condition for 99£ off eBay. Very happy with it. Once I hook it up to my Speedbooster, it'll play as a 12mm f/2.5 which is nice and wide on µ4/3.
I would also recommend the Tokina 17mm RMC for you |
So slightly wider than the kit lens with an effective field of view of 24mm (12mm x 2 crop factor). But larger.
I love manual lenses, but I wouldn't consider putting something so large on my m43 pens _________________ Graham - Moderator
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rbelyell
Joined: 13 Oct 2009 Posts: 4269 Location: somewhere in the mountains of central NY
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Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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rbelyell wrote:
for me personally, balance is very important, so i steer clear of big slr lenses. i agree with a prior post about the m4/3 panny 28/2.5--it is cheap, tiny and produces results as good or better than any mf lens you can comfortsbly stick on your camera.
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