RuleOfThirds
Well-Known Member
For me, I got my S5ii late 2023 and started my FF Panasonic journey with S20-60, S70-300, 35/1.8 and 85/1.8. Although I really loved my starting set, I had to settle in to the system, find out what I liked, and I didn't care for.
2024:
So just for fun I bought the Sigma 45/2.8. I did not got along with that one. I don't know why. Loved the 35 rendering more and much faster. After getting the 24-105 from @Nevyn72 Both the 45 and 85 were obsolete to me... and there was a huge overlap between the 20-60 and 24-105, and I didn't care for the slow aperture of the 20-60, and 60 felt short. That is why I traded the 20-60 and 85 in for the S Pro 16-35, and exchanged the Sigma 45/2.8 for the 50/1.8
So my set of lenses consist now of:
16-35, 24-105 OIS, 70-300OIS and 2 primes, 35 and 50.
But what are my favourite lenses... It's quite hard because there is not that much overlap in use case
Pure from rendering perspective I think I like the 50 the best, closely followed by the 70-300
My most used lenses for 2024 were the 24-105 and the 16-35
If you would put me under severe pressure and have me to only choose one lens, it would be the 24-105, because I really like it's rendering too and it's by far the most versatile. But for now, I think I'm very satisfied with my selection. If Panasonic (or Sigma) would be so kind to produce a very nice 28/1.8 I might exchange the 35. If they make a 135/2.8 I might add it to my selection.
2024:
So just for fun I bought the Sigma 45/2.8. I did not got along with that one. I don't know why. Loved the 35 rendering more and much faster. After getting the 24-105 from @Nevyn72 Both the 45 and 85 were obsolete to me... and there was a huge overlap between the 20-60 and 24-105, and I didn't care for the slow aperture of the 20-60, and 60 felt short. That is why I traded the 20-60 and 85 in for the S Pro 16-35, and exchanged the Sigma 45/2.8 for the 50/1.8
So my set of lenses consist now of:
16-35, 24-105 OIS, 70-300OIS and 2 primes, 35 and 50.
But what are my favourite lenses... It's quite hard because there is not that much overlap in use case
Pure from rendering perspective I think I like the 50 the best, closely followed by the 70-300
My most used lenses for 2024 were the 24-105 and the 16-35
If you would put me under severe pressure and have me to only choose one lens, it would be the 24-105, because I really like it's rendering too and it's by far the most versatile. But for now, I think I'm very satisfied with my selection. If Panasonic (or Sigma) would be so kind to produce a very nice 28/1.8 I might exchange the 35. If they make a 135/2.8 I might add it to my selection.