Which lens to sell out of these four?

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sparky33

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I know you should always keep the ones you use. However, I can't decide. I shoot my friend's band and my kids.

Out of these lenses if you could only pick three, which one would you sell? Looking to free up some cash and some guilt for spending money on the AF-100 lately :undecided

Panny 7-14
Panny 25mm F/1.4 Summilux
Panny 14-140
Olympus 14-35 F/2

The 25 is great in low light and lightweight, and autofocuses very quickly. Yes, I use it on occasion. Yes, the newbs and non-pros now use the AF100. :)
The 14-35 is just such a pretty lens, but the iris fluctuation with anything above F/2 is annoying. If I use it like having multiple primes then I love it.
The 14-140 is a great daytime video lens, but I rarely use it. I'm afraid if I sell it the next day I'll want it again.
The Panny 7-14 is just too damn much fun.
 
Erik Naso said:
Keep the 7-14. I'm not sure about the others. Do you have a GH1 or GH2?
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Used to have 2 GH2's. I do have a GF2 for stills that my wife uses, which makes me really want to keep the 25mm. So basically it's down to the 14-140 or 14-35 to sell. I was thinking perhaps just get a Tokina 28-80 or 17-50 (both 2.8) and sell both. Don't really need the range from 80-140 actually as I have a 100-300 as well. I just know I'll miss knowing what f stop I'm using and the ability for at least "push" focus.

Just wish I could get a 14-100 lens with a fixed 2.8 and OIS; that'd solve all my problems.
 
I'd sell the Oly due to it's value. then I would sell the 7-14 because I bet its the lens you use least (it is for me anyway). I wouldn't sell the 14-140 because although slow, it versatile with OIS, and auto focus.
 
anatusa said:
defiantly Panny 14-140
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So you're defiant to selling the 14-140. Why the defiance? J/K. Look, if you want to photograph in the dark, sell the 14-140. But if you have light and want OIS, auto focus, face tracking and a good range of focal length with pretty good optics, I'd keep it. I've shot a couple event programs with stage lighting and the 14-140 worked great. What are you really gonna get for the lens anyway? $450-550, maybe? What can you get from the Oly? $1700-1900? Which gives you more headaches?
 
14-35.

Having the other three gives you a useable range of 7-140mm in most conditions, with a 25/1.4 when it gets dark, and all of them would talk with the camera. With the $1500-2000 you could get from the Oly, you could buy the aforementioned 2.8 zoom and have about a grand or more to spare, which is more than you'd get for any of the other lenses alone.

That should be more than enough to buy a simple light to alleviate your iris envy.
 
I would sell that 14-35. You will get most cash out of that sell and still have all essential focal lengths and your camera will be lighter to carry.
 
analog_addict said:
You really bought an AF100 for home movies? :shocked:
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Yep. Not regretting it one bit either. I tried many other cameras, including the GH2, and just couldn't get the colors accurate and always fought manual focusing. I was annoyed with using manual ND filters and the inability to adjust audio levels, etc. Plus I picked up the AF100 for $3400 with 2 batteries, so why not? Figure I'll use this thing for years, and my kids are 2 and 5 years old. Is it overkill? Sure. People have watercooled overclocked PC's to run office and 500HP cars to go to the grocery store too. :)
 
dustylense said:
So you're defiant to selling the 14-140. Why the defiance? J/K. Look, if you want to photograph in the dark, sell the 14-140. But if you have light and want OIS, auto focus, face tracking and a good range of focal length with pretty good optics, I'd keep it. I've shot a couple event programs with stage lighting and the 14-140 worked great. What are you really gonna get for the lens anyway? $450-550, maybe? What can you get from the Oly? $1700-1900? Which gives you more headaches?
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14-140 is the lens that i used 1st 6 month after i bought my af101. i never bought another lens as i was waiting for birger...., so i have 6 month of experience shooting with just that 1 lens - i really dont think any one here can tell the same, as most of guys here have at least few lenses. As soon as i bough another lens - i never used 14-140 any more. Yes IS nice, its not that great as would expect when coming from small sensor camcorders, but its defiantly does some job..... but still i did not find it very useful when filming from hands, i mean here hands only , no rigs or anything. yes its better with that OIS but its away far from perfection.

what i did not like even more about that lens is - the focus ring is very tight! when i want to do manual focus 1 - 2 fingers will not be enough , u kind of need to use some power to turn it - and that's why u make camcorder shake and almost each time i have to cut it in post, really hate it. For example with my pany 14-50 f 2.8-3.5 i only need 1 finger to turn the focus ring, its extremely easy and useful!

now AF - when i hear here how great AF is on that 14-140 lens - its seems like we use different lenses. yes sometimes it really able to hold the focus where u want it , BUT what a great s.... it does on a back ground, its just jerks back and forward. that is what i always get when using AF ........... so after a month i never used AF any more. Maybe , just maybe it works better in a very lighted room, and i mean here very lighted as 2 construction lights 500w each pointed to the sealing, never maid that AF thing to go away. Maybe in a studio with many pro lights it will make if differently, but again i dont know why u ll use af in studio like that....
the only thing i found great about that lens - its very sharp!
so yes that lens was a very big disappointment to me especially when i look back on a price i payed for it.

the zoom range is good, but iris runs away from 4 very quick as soon as u zoom

so i would choose for OIS pany 45mm 2.8 lens, the 14-140 maybe will be useful for jibs and crains, but i never used it yet in my life , so i really cant tell.

but again its just my opinion, and i am glad if some one found it useful, but unfortunately i did not !
 
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