Good Morning, Wayne.
Much of which lens you use will depend on how you "see". I see
long... probably a result of only owning two lenses for the first 20
years of my photogahic life - an 85/1.8 Nikkor and the 200/4 Nikkor -
both on a Nikon "F".
No matter what the reason, I found the 12~60 Zuiko an excellent lens
on my E3. I sold it, replacing it with the new 12~40/2.8 PRO. That
was a decision I regret.
I find the moustache distortion in the 12~40 very distressing. Yes,
it can be corrected in various RAW developers (on in the camera, if
shooting JPEGs) but as has been noted earlier in this list, it
results in cropping, thus reducing the actual field of view.
Personally, I develop in RawTherapee, which does not do the
correction. However, I worked with Tom Nieman, of PTLens, to develop
the correction profiles for the 12~40, which seem to work better than
some of the other software corrections.
The 12~60 is, of course, larger and heavier than the 12~40, so the
balance is a wee bit off, but I did not find it bothersome. Your
mileage may vary.
Some people have disparaged the new MMF-3 FT>mFT adapter, for it's
plastic body. I however, find it lighter yet certainly strong enough
to hold both the 50~200/2.8-3.5 SWD and my 400/6.8 Telyt. When using
heavy lenses, I see no need to add the addition weight of a metal
adapter, if you don't need to.
I'm sure the new 40~150 mFT lens is great. But it has insufficient
reach for me, even with the new 1.4. For rodeos and other distant
subjects, the 50~200 SWD is still my "go-to" lens, with the E-M1.
(All the rodeo images I've posted here, were made with that lens.)
I admit I like the 12~40/2.8 for it's size and weight (good as a
travel lens), but I sure miss the reach of the 12~60. And, being
"old school", no matter how easily I can fix the moustache
distortion, it rankles me that it even exists. To my feeble mind,
very poor design.
Focusing speed, with the new 3.0 firmware, is very good, and very
accurate. I'm hoping that one more update for PD focusing will come
along, as has been implied by recent interviews with Oly. staff. If
there is a problem with the PD focusing it is that the on-sensor
phase detectors are not "cross-type", so it has a harder time on
subjects with predominantly horizontal lines. Still, I find it works
very well.
If you have, or can borrow, the 12~60, give it a try. I think you'll
like it!
Sorry, but I cannot comment on the 14~54, as I've never even seen
one!
You might want to check out my review on the moustache distortion ...
found here:
http://www.furnfeather.net/Reviews/Moustache.html
I'll be curious to to hear you you make out with the older lenses.
Good luck!
David.
Does anyone have any recommendations for the 4/3 12-60mm f2.8 or
14-54mm f2.8 on the OM-D EM-1 ? I'd like to have the m4/3 12-40mm
however I do have the other 2 4/3 lenses and would like to make use
of them on m4/3 if they are half reasonable on the E-M1. How is the
focussing speed/accuracy ? What about image quality, resolution,
contrast, etc. ? Balance on the body ?
I'm more interested in practical experience rather than
theoretical speculations.
...Wayne
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