Best travel lens for the olympus pen e pl9?

For travel on the PEN E-PL9, I'd start with one zoom and add one small fast prime. The travel guide makes the same case.

• Olympus M.Zuiko 12-45mm f/4 PRO: the smallest all-rounder here, covering roughly 24-90mm on full frame.
• Panasonic Leica DG 12-60mm f/2.8-4: a wider reach to about 24-120mm, with a brighter maximum aperture for dim churches and markets.
• Olympus M.Zuiko 17mm f/1.8: the evening and food prime, like 34mm on full frame.

My pick is the 12-45mm for a light bag. The E-PL9 already has stabilisation in the body, so you don't need a stabilised lens to shoot handheld indoors.

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