[Leica] Look before crossing

[Don Dory]

The trick with the consumer lenses is to use them two stops down.   The in
camera/ software will fix most aberrations and defects.   My "better"
lenses come out when I need the speed or shallow dof.

On Thu, Mar 7, 2024, 10:28 PM Peter Klein via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

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> Olympus E-M1 Mark II and the underrated "plastic fantastic" Oly 40-150
> f/4-5.6. So many copies are available used. I got mine for a song. I
> think inexperienced people try this lens once or twice, get blurry
> pictures because they don't bump up their ISO, become frustrated and
> sell them.
>
> The image quality is only a little less than the one kilogram Olympus
> 50-200 f/2.8-3.5.  I'm glad I ended up with both. The light one is for
> travel and general carrying around. The Big One is for Really Serious
> Stuff and the need for speed--with the proviso that if it's more than
> 200 feet from the car, it's not photogenic. (Supposedly Ansel said that).
>
> Enjoy!
> --Peter
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