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I need advice on what would be a good second lens to buy for my Panasonic DMC-GF7.
Even though I've not had the camera that long, I would like to try a different lens to the one that came with it (Panasonic12-32mm f/3.5-5.6 Mega OIS Lens). I have googled the crap out of trying to find helpful advice online and they all pointed to similar lenses, like the prime and telephoto lenses.
Now I will have a fairly decent amount to spend ( ~£300 max ) I'd obviously prefer not to spend it all on one lens if that's possible, as I want to get an extra battery and a camera case/bag.
The lenses that I have been looking at are;
Panasonic 25mm f1.7 £150 ish
Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-150mm f/4-5.6 ASPH. MEGA O.I.S. Lens £170 ish
Olympus M.Zuiko 40-150mm f4-5.6 R Lens £150 ish
Panasonic 45-175mm f/4.0-5.6 X Lens £300 ish
From what I can understand after reading online and this forum, the 25mm would be good for landscapes and portraits, maybe even photos of buildings, the rest are all from my understanding good for nature photos.
As the camera I have doesn't have in body OIS, would the Olympus be a good choice just to save £20 ? I could then get the 25mm prime and the Olympus zoom ???
I live near quite a few big parks and trying to photo birds and squirrels isn't fun when they disappear from you getting too close, I also liked taking photos of other things that I think the 25mm prime lens will be good for as it can do more than the lens that came with my camera (that or I just haven't got the best out of the lens yet).
Any and all advice is very welcome
Cheers
ps. I will most likely be buying from jessops as there is one close by so I can always try the lens out before I buy, I'd hope
Even though I've not had the camera that long, I would like to try a different lens to the one that came with it (Panasonic12-32mm f/3.5-5.6 Mega OIS Lens). I have googled the crap out of trying to find helpful advice online and they all pointed to similar lenses, like the prime and telephoto lenses.
Now I will have a fairly decent amount to spend ( ~£300 max ) I'd obviously prefer not to spend it all on one lens if that's possible, as I want to get an extra battery and a camera case/bag.
The lenses that I have been looking at are;
Panasonic 25mm f1.7 £150 ish
Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-150mm f/4-5.6 ASPH. MEGA O.I.S. Lens £170 ish
Olympus M.Zuiko 40-150mm f4-5.6 R Lens £150 ish
Panasonic 45-175mm f/4.0-5.6 X Lens £300 ish
From what I can understand after reading online and this forum, the 25mm would be good for landscapes and portraits, maybe even photos of buildings, the rest are all from my understanding good for nature photos.
As the camera I have doesn't have in body OIS, would the Olympus be a good choice just to save £20 ? I could then get the 25mm prime and the Olympus zoom ???
I live near quite a few big parks and trying to photo birds and squirrels isn't fun when they disappear from you getting too close, I also liked taking photos of other things that I think the 25mm prime lens will be good for as it can do more than the lens that came with my camera (that or I just haven't got the best out of the lens yet).
Any and all advice is very welcome
Cheers
ps. I will most likely be buying from jessops as there is one close by so I can always try the lens out before I buy, I'd hope