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cinzen wrote:
I am an enthusiast with a lot to learn so will having the better lens be worth the extra money? It is much bigger and heavier, and I already have a few primes so is it worth getting?
I doubt you will learn anything you can't learn without the 12-40mm. There's the theory out there that you learn more just using a single prime lens.
I have a 12-50mm and yes it's a pretty mediocre lens, although maybe I just have a bad copy (it's definitely decentered at the wide end, one side is blurry). Everyone says the 12-40mm is great. I don't own it but I'm not going to argue that point, I am sure it's a really good lens.
Why haven't I bought it? Because it's big and heavy and I really like using the 17mm f/1.8 as my main lens. The lighter zooms I have (9-18mm and 14-42mm II R) probably aren't as sharp as the 12-40 but they are small and light.
If I were a wedding photographer, I am sure I'd jump on the 12-40mm. If I didn't care anything about weight and money wasn't an issue, I'd also jump on the 12-40 as a replacement for the 12-50, the 14-42, etc.
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