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I’ve noticed a few threads mentioning repeated purchases of the same lens. This got me thinking about the large number of lenses we micro four thirds users have to choose from and, if I had my time over or had to start from nothing, would I pick the same glass I have now. Here’s the results of an honest think over a cuppa (with biscuits). Yes = Oly 17mm f1.8 - my go to 'out & about' lens. Oly 45mm f1.8 - love this one for portraits. Oly 12040 f2.8 Pro - the all rounder for family stuff. Maybe = Oly 40-150 f2.8 Pro - OK it’s (a lot!) lighter than the old Canon kit I used to lug around and it’s never let me down, however… I’d be tempted to sacrifice the wider aperture and go for the smaller & lighter f4 Pro version. Oly 60mm f2.8 macro - bought for a forthcoming project to digitise old 35mm slides and negs but after that I’m not sure I’ll have a use for it. The 17mm has a very short minimum focussing distance and the 45mm is, IMHO, better for portraits. Oly MC-14 1.4 Tele Converter - undecided on this one possibly because I've not used it much. It was an impulse buy as the eBay seller listed it in the wrong section and I got it for a good price. No = Oly 300mm f4 Pro - a stonkingly good lens: fast focussing, small (relatively) and excellent IQ. Great for planned shoots from a fixed vantage point. I suspect I’d have been better off with the greater versatility of the Oly or Panny 100-400. I console myself with the knowledge that I got this off eBay, pre-loved, for a great price. Plus it oozes quality both in the hand and in what it produces. Maybe I should just use it more. I’m curious to know what others would do differently and why.

Round and round and round she goes ... M.

You may have seen some other threads where i was investigating the E-300 from Olympus. After messing with if for a bit, I figured out how to get the best out of it. Very cool camera! I was looking to see if I could find a good deal on a 4/3 camera with IBIS and found one today at the local camera store for $100 - the E-510. Took it out for a walk about today and really liked it! Feels good in the hand and responds well. I can see me using this with the E-300 - one with the 14-45mm and the other with the 40-150mm. Surprised at just how useful the live view is. Focus was fast and accurate. Great job Olympus on this implementation! I still have a lot of experimentation to do, but I think that the out of camera JPGs might even be usable with a little tweaking of the settings. Even if they are not - I can still pull a lot from the RAW files! Olympus had a winner system in 4/3! I might even see if I can find a good deal on the Panasonic DMC L1! I discovered that this exists just a few days ago and I really do like the form factor of it (I have the GX85 and I can see where Panny got the styling queues). 2024 and I can still see where a lot of people would still like to shoot with something like this. Anyway - some pics from today! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 - live view shot - low angle 11

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