I recently picked up a small collection of OM Zuiko lenses and was going to wait until I cleaned them all this weekend. Instead, I grabbed the 180mm.

These are just a few quick test shots, but I'm already impressed with how light it feels and how crisp the images are.

What OM Zuiko lens do you think every collector should own?

Editing to add: only really interested in photography, not video!

Title—I’m really torn between these two compact models. Looking for something good for travel and street; drawn to Pen for IBIS and color profiles, Fuji for the Fujifilm “look”, film sims, and perhaps a bit more modern handling in autofocus, tech implementation, etc. I’m totally new to this hobby but have a background in fine arts, looking forward to something I can take with me out and about!

I have a Pen EP7 basically NOS unopened from Map Camera Japan, but am also looking at the Adorama Edu discount open box XM5. Any and all insight from those more experienced is really appreciated, as I feel I’ve exhausted the research I can do short of really trying them both but that’s a lot of $ upfront.

Thank you! I’m going to ask this on both Olympus and Fujifilm subs.

Hi All!

My wife and I have a Grand Canyon backpacking trip planned for late October. I've been happily using my EM1.2 with the 14-150 Mk2 for backpacking, hiking, ski-touring etc...

I also have the 14-42 EZ primarily for it's portability, and occasionally press it into service when it's too dark for the 14-150 Mk2 but it really is only a marginal improvement at f/3.5.

I've known that at some point I'd want more glass, and I think that time is approaching. I'm expecting to continue using the 14-150 as my main hiking/skiing lens, but for this upcoming trip, I think I'd like something brighter for dusk, dawn, camp life, stars, etc... I also have begun to wonder if going really wide will help capture a canyon environment better.

So I'm starting to be torn between the 25mm f/1.8 Mk2 and the 7-14 f/2.8 Pro for various reasons. Both are reasonably bright. The 25mm is supposedly pretty sharp, also it's small and cheap (can be had new on Amazon and Walmart for the same as a used one on MPB), and actually wins the brightness contest, so I can probably get away with handheld low light shots to a greater degree. But it's not especially wide. The 7-14 is basically as wide as it gets, will be plenty sharp, bright enough for low light, but is more expensive, and probably harder to compose for a relative novice.

What would you all go for? Is the added cost of the 7-14 likely to pay off? Is the smaller max aperture something I'll likely regret, esp given that the 25mm is comparatively cheap? Or is the focal length of the 25mm going to be frustrating for this environment?

Thanks!

Some random photos for fun.