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Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-150 mm F4-5.6 II Lens, Universal Zoom, Suitable for All MFT Cameras (Olympus OM-D & PEN Models, Panasonic G-Series), Black

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I agree with everything Albert has mentioned. I gave the 12-200 a try because of the 12mm end, for me there is a big difference between 12 and 14mm. The 12-200 is ok but I found that walking a city, I rarely needed the 200mm end but I always want/need the 12mm end. The 14-150 is pretty good but there is that 14mm starting point again. The 12-100 starts at the appropriate point for me and 100mm is more than enough in a typical walk through a city. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. With a DxO Mark lens score of 10 points and a peak sharpness of 4P- Mpix, meaning the 16-Mpix sensor and lens combination delivers around 4-Mpix of detail at its optimal setting, the lens is a good performer for a super-zoom. The 14-150mm employs an internal focus system that is designed for fast, silent autofocus, and is optimised for video use. In practice it delivers well on this promise; focus is impressively fast, quiet and accurate (certainly good enough for most purposes other than all-out sports or action work). In this respect it's a massive improvement over Olympus's 14-42mm kit lens. Change in angle of view on focusing ('focus breathing') At the 150mm end, the angle of view narrows to 8.2°, equivalent to that of a 300mm lens mounted to a 35mm full-frame body.

Olympus FT useres have always dreamt of such a Holiday-Lens with good performance, now its real - but not for FT - too bad! Like other early models, the original M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-150mm with its faux-scalloped zoom ring from 1950s was deliberately retro-looking. While it suited the earlier PEN models, the aesthetic started to look a little out place on SLR-style OM-D bodies. This updated model introduced in February of 2015 is more in line with the maker’s distinctive-looking pro-oriented models featuring a finely-machined darkened chrome finish of the focus and zoom rings and a weather-proof exterior (Olympus claims that this model is hermetically sealed).

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We tested the Olympus M.Zuiko ED 14-150mm f/4-5.6 II Lens with the Olympus OMD EM5 and the OMD EM5 Mk II cameras. Ergonomics My intended purpose for this lens would be as a travel lens, pretty much for daytime still photography in varied settings (mostly outdoors + some cities), to replace my 12-32mm and 40-150 R. We have low-light primes for indoor/nighttime (15 and 45mm).

The focus ring of the lens is an indented ribbed plastic just 1/2 inch wide. The ring uses a ''fly-by-wire'' system to achieve manual focus results, and the E-P1 provides some interesting manual focus functionality. When you turn the focus ring with the MF assist option on, the camera brings up a magnified center view to allow you to precisely focus. The ring will turn forever, as there are no hard or soft stops in the focus ring, and there's no way to know how many ''degrees'' of turning action are available. The fly-by-wire operation does allow for an interesting option: you can set the focus ring direction to either left or right, from the camera's menu.The promise of the ZERO (Zuiko Extra-low Reflection Optical) coating applied to the surface of the front element was enhanced resistance to flare and ghosting – and indeed you need to frame your shots in a pretty awful way (see photo above) to see any ghosts or streaking. Our experiment shows that flare effects can definitely be triggered (if you go to great lengths to trigger them, that is) but they aren't likely to raise their ugly heads during normal, everyday shooting – especially if you use a lens hood. Chromatic Aberrations Now, if you want great IQ and state of the art stabilization, then just go straight for the Oly 12-100 Pro and all you GAS will fade away. All the hype is real and it took me two years to realize it. Ideal for a larger body like a EM1 or EM1x. The 12-100 and PL 8-18 is my two lens do everything I want set. (I also own both the Oly 40-150, Pro and slow, zooms) I went hiking and camping all last week and that was all I used, four of the nights it got down to freezing or below, plus rainy conditions, no worries with these pro lens. Yes, they are a bit on the big and heavy side. However, there is no compromise with IQ 😃

Manual focusing is possible in a focus-by-wire fashion. This should not put you off using it as it feels pretty natural in use. The focus ring is slim but adequate for the job. Flare Want to find out more about this multi-purpose zoom? Then be sure to read on! Build Quality and Ergonomics 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. At 14mm, sharpness in the centre of the frame is already outstanding at maximum aperture. Peak sharpness across the frame is achieved between f/5.6 and f/8 for this focal length where clarity is excellent towards the edges of the frame, while it remains outstanding in the centre.

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So I can presume the Panasonic 14-140mm, specially mkii, is better IQ wise then? (Since it's generally thought to be better than the Oly 14-150). It seems to me that lots of people love each lens, of course with the understanding that superzooms means a bit of compromise in image quality. Olympus lenses usually give very solid color rendition, and the this lens is no exception. However, the results are best with the JPEGs that their cameras put out. The lens delivers a fair amount of contrast, though nowhere as much as Sigma or Zeiss do. In Adobe Lightroom, we liked what we got when we applied Alien Skin’s Kodak Ektachrome color profiles to the images. I did not observe any chromatic aberration with this lens, even in shots featuring tree branches taken straight into the sun. Example of a photo taken into the sun – E-M1, 1/500, f/ 8, ISO 200

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