Hi everyone,

Whilst I’m waiting to get out and get some shots I thought I’d choose my gear for my next outing as there are a few ideas I’d like to try out. I’ve chosen to take my trusty and much-loved Olympus PEN-F MFT camera and three, lightweight (as always), lenses, my Lumix 20 mm f/1.7, 14-42 mm II and 45-150 mm.

Firstly, packing my 45-150 mm is a bit of an odd choice for me as I don’t really take many shots with telephoto lenses and they’re not my first, and more obvious, choice for landscapes and it could be interesting doing some landscape shots with this lens. During my recent ill-fated trip to Spain I fell back in love with my Lumix 20mm pancake lens as a very capable lightweight walk about lens and I’m keen to continue with using it as such. The focal length is an interesting one as it sits between 35 mm and 50 mm (in 35 mm terms) lenses. For me, it’s a bit of a Goldilocks lens as 35 mm focal length is frequently “just too wide” and the 50 mm focal length is “just too tight” and the 20 mm (40mm equivalent) focal length more than often feels “just right” 🙂 and of course good in low light too. Its autofocus isn’t the fastest in the World and it can occasionally hunt for focus neither of which bother me unduly as it’s very sharp, ultra-compact, lightweight and fast. Lastly, I’m going to take my JJC pistol grip/remote and see if I can use it to hopefully explore some interesting angles and elevated views and I also find it comfortable, versatile and steadying in use especially with longer focal lengths such as the 45-150 mm.

I’ll post the results here.

Best wishes,

Leigh

PS. Here’s one of the few landscape shots I’ve taken to date with the 45-150mm lens.