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Review of Tamron 14-150 and comparison to other m43 super zooms

Started Oct 4, 2014 | Discussions thread
JimLindner
JimLindner Senior Member • Posts: 1,308
Re: Review of Tamron 14-150 and comparison to other m43 super zooms

bs1946 wrote:

I posted the original question of user experience with the Tamron 14-150mm or the Panasonic 14-140mm f/3.5-5.6 on the E-M10. I did not ask about the Olympus 14-150mm because it did not get the greatest reviews. I was surprised that most of the responders spoke highly of the Olympus 14-150. JL did not like the results of the Panasonic 14-140 but there are two versions; the older 14-140mm f/4-5.8 and the newer 14-140mm f/3.5-5.6. Opinions of the older Panasonic seem to indicate it was a real dog which is probably why Panasonic released the new lens.

Original 14-140mm " real dog" where did you get this from? In fact on slgear.com the original performs better than the the new one at several focal lengths.

New  f/5.6@70mm                                                       Old f/5.8 @70mm

This is a quote from slrgear.com on alternatives to the new model:

"The most obvious alternative to this lens is the previous model, the Panasonic 14-140mm ƒ/4-5.8 ASPH MEGA OIS LUMIX G VARIO HD. It provides the same focal range and very similar image quality with extremely low distortion, however you do have slightly slower apertures. Oddly, Panasonic is still selling this older lens for a much higher price than the new model -- $850 versus $630 for the new model."

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