#Lenses
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The 24-70 mm F2.8: one zoom for the whole room
Every lens range has one zoom that does most of the work, and in this mirrorless line it is the 24-70 mm F2.8. At 24 mm it takes in a whole meeting room; at 7…
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The 50 mm F1.2: where the money goes
The 50 mm F1.2 is the lens by which the rest of the range is judged. Wide open, the plane of focus is thin enough to hold one eye and no more, and the backgro…
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The 50 mm F1.8: the first lens to buy
The 50 mm F1.8 is the lightest lens in the range and the easiest to afford. It weighs about 145 g and stands little more than three centimetres proud of the c…
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The 35 mm F1.8: the one lens to take
The 35 mm F1.8 is a small lens for the days when you take only one. The 35 mm view is close to what the eye naturally attends to, and it is at home in the str…
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The 70-200 mm F2.8: the long lens that shares a bag
The 70-200 mm F2.8 is a telephoto zoom made for the edge of the court, the foot of the stage and the birdwatchers' boardwalk. It keeps a constant f/2.8 while …
