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Puzzled Lens Testing - m43 lenses on e-m5

Started Apr 21, 2013 | Discussions thread
Feudal1
Feudal1 Regular Member • Posts: 367
Re: Puzzled Lens Testing - m43 lenses on e-m5

The 14-150mm is really not a bad lens.  However, given that the max aperture is f/4 at the wide end, and f/5.6 at the long end, you were presumably shooting the primes at those same apertures, which would neutralize one of the big advantages of the primes.

It's hard to judge without seeing images, but depending on what you were shooting, the time of day, and the aperture, it's not unreasonable to think that the zoom might match the performance of the primes.  However, if you're (i) shooting in low light, (ii) wishing to have a narrow DOF, or (iii) wanting nice bokeh, you're going to see the limitations of the zoom when compared to the prime lenses.

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