Hi everyone,

This year marks the 13th Anniversary of my switch to using Micro Four Thirds cameras and lenses. During this time my cameras and lenses have travelled thousands of miles and taken thousands of images. If it wasn’t for the small size and particulary the low weight of my cameras and lenses I wouldn’t be able to still be taking pictures today. Above is a shot of three very small and ultra-compact lenses that constitute a very nice lightweight travel kit. The Lumix 20mm f/1.7 prime lens and Lumix 12-32mm and 35-100mm zoom lenses which, along with a small camera body, all fit in my Billliingham Hadley Digital camera bag along with a few accessories.. When travelling it gives me the flexibility of taking just one lens with me when out and about such as the 12-32mm, two lenses by including the 35-100mm when I think that I might require it and the 20mm lens is there for low light/night time shots and one can get some nice environmental portraits with this lens as well as making a versatile all-round walk-about lens. I have found the 12-32mm to be such a useful lens that I own two of them and one lives in my travelling tech bag as a backup should I ever require it. The only thing that I’ve done is adding after-market lens hoods to suit my preference. and enable me to fit my standardised 58mm filters. I don’t know of any other system where one can pack three equivalent focal length lenses like these for a combined weight of 235g or just over 1/2 lb!.

20mm f/1.7:

Weight	100g (3.5 oz)
Dimensions	63mm diameter x 25.5mm length

Lumix 12-32mm f/3.5-5.6

Weight	70 g (0.15 lb)
Length	24 mm (0.94″)

Lumix 35-100mm f/4-5.6

Weight	135 g (0.30 lb)
Length	50 mm (1.97″)

So you can see from the above specifications just how small and lightweight these lenses are and they are all more than acceptably sharp.

Kind regards

Leigh