THE Best Micro 4/3 first lens for beginners?
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Everyone needs the kit lens and the 45 /42.5 1.8 when they start. Ripping out those stunning portraits will keep you motivated and the kit covers everything else. 👍🏻
@meme4one that's assuming one wants to do portraits, which not everyone does. (I don't.)
9:38 I had an idea similar to this but not involving sticking up your lens. When you've used your kit lens a fair bit, assuming it's a zoom, take a look at your photos and the information that comes with them, especially the focal length. Then you can assess if there is a focal length setting that you use most often. Maybe there will be one or two ... and which setting gives you the most pleasing images. Then you could buy a prime lens at that length, which is likely to be a lot faster and more compact than the zoom.
The best thing I ever did was pick a prime lens and stick with it for months of shooting. In my case, it was the Panasonic 20mm. And, like you said, I came to understand and appreciate and have fun learning how to really use my camera. I also started to look at things and see (and frame) the world around me through the optic of that prime. While I have various zoom lenses, I find my enjoyment principally using prime lenses. And 17mm and 25mm (MFT) prime lenses are pure joy.
Thanks, Brian. I appreciate your straightforward explanation. After watching your video and remembering that will become a grandfather in April, I think that a portrait lens should be at the top of my list. Cheers, Peter.
Enjoy being a Grandfather, it’s wonderful
Moved from the 12-60 to the Olymp us12-100. Perfect!
My EM5 iii came with the Olympus 14-150mm lens, a great sharp travel lens. However, I mostly use the Olympus 12-40 mm f2.8 Pro, as I can use it for low light. I also find I use the Olympus 12-200mm, f3.5-6.3, which is great when I’m travelling, as has that extra reach, and it ends up being my most used lens, when out for a walk, etc. Not very fast, but very handy. I leave my Pro lenses for birds, creative, etc.
Thanks, Brian. I agree that the Lumix 25 mm f/1.7 is a great place to begin and one of the best tools to learn the art of photography. And, the Olympus 40-150 f/2.8 pro was one of the first premium lenses that I choose to save up for. But, if a person could only have one lens, which is kind of where you find yourself on your first lens, I would steer people to the incredibly versatile Olympus 12-40 f/2.8 pro. It's amazing across its entire range and just never disappoints.
Kit zoom lens, then a prime. Unless you know for sure what you want, a 25mm 1.8 is great. It doesn't get much better than that, though you might tell yourself otherwise.
For video/hybrid the Panasonic-Leica glass is superb: if you are using the 12-60mm f/2.8-4.0 kit zoom and the 25mm f/1.4 M2 with the latest firmware, you are in the Good Place, let me tell you.
I concur with those views . Myself , I prefer 55mm over 50mm and I went with the sigma 30 2.8 for general walk around and the 60 2.8 for portraits . Both are very affordable and very sharp .
MFT has a load of options to suit just about everybody’s tastes .
You do not need 1.4 apertures and anything around f2 will do most jobs just fine .
For a 28 mm view I rely on my camera on the phone .
It is the ability to shoot regularly that helps us all in developing a unique style and the phone is perfect for keeping our eye trained .
Brilliant video for anybody starting out and looking what lens they should get after the kit lens .
Hi brian, thank you for your great videos!
I got me an used OM-D E M10II around one month ago with the 14-42mm kit lens. Parallel i ordered the 9mm bodycap lens. Yes, this isnt the sharpest lens but i did a lot of pictures i really like with this. I payed 60€ on ebay and im really happy with it. It makes the small camera even more handy and i love the " just pull it out of the pocket and take a shot" easyness. I mostly use this lense in "P" mode. Nice if you want the fisheye effect and for action shots in skateboarding or rollerskating.
I remember buying zooms to start out for their versatility but what really transformed my photography was a 35mm on Nikon. Can’t say enough good things about getting a quality prime (17/25/45 are all killers on M43)
The Lumix 30mm macro is super sharp and works for general photography and macro. The Olympus 45mm if great. It is tight, but then again the narrow focused look really dials in what you want to present. I have used the 45mm on the street. The 30mm is also fine on the street. I do have the 12-60 zoom, which is a fine range, as you noted. I have the Lumix 14mm, which is wide, and renders sort of an interesting image - film like, is all I can say, not super sharp, but interesting. The thing is, when street shooting, if you camera is tilted a bit, it is tilted more, as in distortions, and you must be close to subjects. Across the road is difficult, unless you are going for showing the whole area, buildings, streets and all a block long, then yea! I really should screw on the 14mm again -- it has been a little while. Love to mix it all up, though using just a 25mm ( 50 ff ) would make life more simple. Nothing wrong with tweaking ones view and style to get something different, and perhaps to the better! Brian, I updated my site again -- new stuff :). Take care, Loren Schwiderski
Gorgeous lenses on the title picture! Zuikos of course.
My Canon gear gear got really lens heavy so have just treated myself to an em1 mk3 and not wishing to get bogged down again with lenses I only have the 12-100 f4 which I have found is giving super results.
Super lens
I agree about getting a prime lens as a first extra lens. If on a budget, you might be able to get an adapter and use any old legacy lenses you might have, such as old Olympus Zuiko film camera lenses. Some of these can be cheap secondhand and might be a LOT cheaper than a fancy new lens. If you turn out not to use it, then it can go back on Ebay or Gumtree or whatever and be sold to someone else without much monetary loss!
Olympus 14-40 is my most used lens , second would be my 7mm and least is 40--150 although my most used camera is the fixed lens ricoh gr111 as it goes everywhere with me in a little belt pouch
My first mft lens was a Lumix gx vario pz 14-42 and I loved it. I was still mainly shooting DSLR so didn't want to commit financially, so the next was the Oly 40-150. I found these met pretty much everything i needed. I'm on the pro.lenses now, but my favourite buy was a prime and it was a budget 42.5mm Yongnuo f1.7. I still use it and the IQ is acceptable - just don't get the mki!
Really good info. Thankyou
I started with Olympus 17mm 2.8 pancake. Then accidentally got Oly 4\3 lenses at $50 each and didn't realize they were not M4\3 because they were cataorized under MFT page on a website. So, got an FT to MFT adapter to use the lenses. Found this experience disappointing. Got Panasonic 25mm and loved it s much. Getting Panasonic 45-150mm now, but have to wait as camera stores in my area no longer stock MFT, but order them.
thanks, man, 25mm1.7 for talking head video? what about filming my kid's soccer game (i.e., sports video)...45mm?
Hi ,for street photography (beginner here) , i saw specs, but wich do you recommend for your own experience ? Lumix gx9 or Nikon z30? thanks and nice videos
Correct! You need a fast prime lens. Any one will do.
Personally I do not get along with 25mm [50mm full frame equivalent]. I much prefer the wider 24 or maximum of 35mm full frame which is about an 12 to 19mm micro four thirds lens. I reckon that the 19mm micro four thirds focal length is far nearer to my eye’s natural field of view than a 25mm. I’m shooting more and more 24 to 28 ff [12 to 14mm M4/3] primes these days, especially indoors and street.
While the 45mm Olympus lens is brilliant and affordable, I tend only to use it for very specific portrait shooting. So it stays in the bag rather too much.
I’m actually very much in agreement. I made a video a year ago about the 25mm but stated that I much prefer the 17mm or 20mm lens as I also preferred the 35-40mm lenses on FF. As for the 45mm again I agree with you although when I was running my business around 75-80% of my photos were so that lens and my 85mm on my Canon were constantly in use, now, like you, rarely.