Quote: I have the Tamron 14-1500 for buzzing around the town with when i need a bit more discreteness. Admittedly the results are so close my comments are pixel peeping and my decision will rest on how far my shots are, but my wish is for a 4/3 format that calls itself a legitimate alternative for pros and prosumers that they would in fact make legitimate parallels or lead in this area of optical technology. Boasting the smallest size and lightest weight in its class, this cost-efficient 3.8x telephoto lens uses an ED (Extra-low Dispersion) lens element for optimum correction of chromatic aberrations. Incorporating a circular aperture diaphragm for beautiful defocusing, this lens assures high picture quality throughout the zoom range, as well as providing an astonishingly short closest focusing distance of 90cm throughout the zoom range. With the lens set to its maximum aperture of f/4, there is some light fall-off in the corners, requiring you to stop down by at least 2 f-stops to completely prevent it. I use 2 bodies. One with 12-40 2.8 and the 40-150 2.8 on other. Except for exceptional circumstances such as macro etc. the lens is rarely off the camera.

MPB puts photo and video kit into more hands, more sustainably. Every month, visual storytellers sell more than 20,000 cameras and lenses to MPB. Choose used and get affordable access to kit that doesn’t cost the earth. The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f2.8 Pro is a high-end telephoto zoom for the Micro Four Thirds system – as such it’ll work on any modern Panasonic or Olympus body. It was originally teased in September 2013 at the launch of the OMD EM1 and 12-40mm f2.8 Pro zoom, but took a whole year to finally come to market, officially being announced during Photokina in September 2014. Sample photos are available of two laboratory test targets to help in our readers' evaluation of the lenses we test. The VFA target should give you a good idea of sharpness in the center and corners, as well as some idea of the extent of barrel or pincushion distortion and chromatic aberration, while the Still Life subject may help in judging contrast and color. We shoot both images using the default JPEG settings and manual white balance of our test bodies, so the images should be quite consistent from lens to lens.Incredible value. Now using it on my EM10 it is even better value. Great must have lens for a steal. Bought a second one for 144 EU. hehe. This kind of zoom lens can also be a nice addition to a filmmaker’s bag, especially for nature and animals. The versatility of the focal range combined with the close focussing capabilities and the MC-14 is really interesting for video as well. Unfortunately the lens isn’t optically stabilised so with a Panasonic camera like the GH4, a good video tripod with a nice and fluid head becomes very important to bring home nice sharp footage. Home » Olympus 40-150 F4 Pro Compared – Sensibly Compromised Olympus 40-150 F4 Pro Compared – Sensibly Compromised Just got this a couple of days ago. It's great for portraits, and for nearer objects at mid focal range, it's terrifically sharp. However, zoomed out on distant objects, I found it didn't resolve very well. Shooting moving objects didn't work at all, even at very high shutter speeds, but that could be my camera's AF. Still, as a budget long zoom and portrait lens, it's a winner. When fitted to the OMD EM1, the camera and lens combination is beautifully balanced. It feels just right, not just when carrying it around but when you raise the camera to your eye and shift your left hand from the tripod mount to the zoom ring.

I will wait until I have more shooting experience before rating the lens IQ. But I want to correct the impression that the field of view is not a true 150mm at the long end. I tested it against a Minolta MD 135mm f3.5 lens mounted via an adapter, and there clearly WAS a significant difference between the fields of view. I have no reason to distrust the labeled focal length. A lens like this is useful only if its autofocus is 100% reliable autofocus when paired with your camera of choice, and here again there is very little to complain about. This lens isn't a ''constant'' lens, in that as you increase the focal length, the maximum aperture size decreases. The following table reflects the change as you zoom: Focal lengthThe lens balances very well indeed, even on my little EM10 (which I use with the small accessory grip). It feels even better on the EM1. I had the camera and lens combo dangling around my body all day and I wasn’t particularly aware of the weight, nor did I grow tired whilst using it.