Recent content by The Widget

This is exactly what I've just done. µ43 pancakes on my E-P5 for when slimness and lightness is required, a couple of longer digital lenses for more reach, and now a selection of film lenses for when I really want to suck in some light.

Just thought I'd give you guys an update on what I eventually bought, given that your advice got me thinking. I was going to mix and match brands until I read about focal reducers (aka speed boosters), and then it began to make sense to get lenses that all had the same fitting so I only need...

I've currently 9mm, 14mm, 20mm and 45mm primes, so relatively speaking a 150mm would be a lot longer! The longest prime natively available for m43 is only 75mm (due to crop factor of 2.0 here compared to 35mm film). Most lenses I've seen exceeding 200mm tend to be zooms, or so expensive they...

Hi fellas Thanks for your advice, it's given me plenty more to look up and research; now have a plan in place. I think getting both a 85mm and a 135mm would give me the most flexibility. Not sure how much use the latter would get but cheap enough to find out! At 135mm, I've got down to a...

Hi all I'm looking at adding a long focal length fast prime to my lens roster and I've found a few options but none are jumping out as the obvious choice. I welcome some advice to help my decision! I've an Olympus m43 body and want something with more reach than my 45mm f/1.8. Bright apeture...