What prime do you use?

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  • 09-21-2009, 05:11 PM
    Greg McCary
    What prime do you use?
    I have been thinking of getting a prime. The 35mm Macro or 25mm pancake. I want light. To use on bike rides. Any thoughts on these lenses would be helpful. Focusing, speed, ect.....
  • 09-21-2009, 06:03 PM
    Sushigaijin
    Re: What prime do you use?
    By all accounts the 35 macro is a sharper lens. The pancake will AF on m4/3 bodies should you choose to go smaller. IMO the pancake is a more useful length, but the macro has a very convincing 1:1 magnification.

    The way I see it, that's the trade-off.

    I'd kill for a 25/1.8 in the high-grade range that wasn't stupid heavy and large. Olympus lags behind in fast primes, and that's really a shame.
  • 09-21-2009, 06:56 PM
    Greg McCary
    Re: What prime do you use?
    I am not much to do a lot of Macro shots. My 14-54 and 70-300mm works fine for what I do. Since the 25mm would work on the m4/3rd that could be a big factor with me. At some point, maybe in the spring, I may get an EP-1 or GF-1.
  • 09-21-2009, 07:44 PM
    Atomic2
    Re: What prime do you use?
    Out of those two, the pancake....

    But if you don't mind a third party lens, the Sigma 30mm 1.4 is awesome. Very fast, focuses quick [when it finds it] and is decently sharp. Oh and its about the same size as the 35 3.5 and its not very heavy.
  • 09-21-2009, 08:29 PM
    Dave6223
    Re: What prime do you use?
    Standard Oly manual 50mm f1.8 for me or oly 135mm f3.5

    Sharp, fast in the case of the 50mm, but manual focus.