Thanks for the heads-up on the lens cap. Ordered!
Jez
On 09/07/2017, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 7/9/2017 1:45 PM, Jez Cunningham wrote:
>> An update, fwiw.
>> We clicked. It's done. OMD-EM10-II package is ordered. With two lenses:
>> 14-42 pancake (she loves the overall size) and 40-150. And a £60 rebate.
>> I'm very impressed by the features and she loves the handbag-size (U.K.
>> Or
>> purse-size - U.S.)
>
> Good, I hope she enjoys them!
>
> If by pancake, you mean the 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 EZ, it's an interesting and
> quirky little lens.
> <https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1026122-REG/olympus_v314070bu000_14_42mm_f_3_5_5_6_ez_lens.html>
>
> It's a 'power' lens, which means when you turn the camera on, it extends on
> its own, unlike the regular 14-42, where you
> twist the zoom ring to extend it. It can be a bit unnerving the first time,
> if not expected.
>
> It doesn't have a usual zoom ring. Twisting the ring is much like the zoom
> tabs on P&S cameras, switches that control
> powered zooming direction. I think it's two speed, but on that short zoom
> range, doesn't make much difference.
>
> Odd, but on balance, I prefer it to the regular 14-42, where collapsing the
> lens requires sliding a fiddly release. Turn
> the camera off, and it 'pancakes' immediately.
>
> What's cool, for handbags, etc., is the automatic lens cap and semi hood. It
> screws onto the filter threads, then when
> the lens extends, it opens up, then closes when the lens collapses. Brings
> the convenience of those blinds on P&S zooms.
> I have the Oly one (which actually lives on the Panny 12-32 on my Oly
> Air-01.) I see JJC now makes one, for half the Oly
> price.
> <https://www.amazon.com/JJC-Z-O14-42-Self-retaining-Olympus-M-ZUIKO/dp/B00R5Z0PQC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1499639122&sr=8-1&keywords=JJC+Z-O14-42+Auto+Lens+Cap+for+Olympus+M.ZUIKO+DIGITAL+ED+14-42mm+f%2F3.5-5.6>
>
> Variable Moose
> What if the Hokey Pokey *IS* what it's all about?
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