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Solid performer

Started Oct 20, 2014 | User reviews thread
SHood Veteran Member • Posts: 6,100
Re: Might be not at its best because of too old firmware.

Oleg Vinokurov wrote:

Focusing speed is worse than 12-40 most likely because of old firmware, with 2.0 looks like it's faster, well lets say at least on par with 12-40. Wonder what else can firmware improve.

Also saw reports that 40-150 is noticeable sharper at 40mm than 12-40. Getting little bit softer at 150, as expected anyway.

But your report on flare is a bit surprising, from what i saw from this lens until now i thought it's at least on par with panasonic 35-100.

The report on flare is not surprising. It was already reported and compare with the 35-100 in this review.

http://www.bestmirrorlesscamerareviews.com/2014/10/13/should-m43s-lenses-always-be-small-olympus-40-150mm-f2-8-pro-vs-panasonic-35-100mm-f2-8/

"The last image quality test I did was in a backlight situation to see micro contrasts and flare rendering. Regarding the ability to retain details, both lenses work fine. The Lumix seem to handle flares better."

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