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Comparison Olypmus 40-150 Pro with 75/1.8, 100-300, 14-140 mk2

Started Jan 12, 2015 | Discussions thread
drj3 Forum Pro • Posts: 12,636
Re: Comparison Olypmus 40-150 Pro with 75/1.8, 100-300, 14-140 mk2

M43 Dude wrote:

It's interesting to me, that the more expensive lens is not always necessarily the sharper of the two and in your testing for example the 75 vs the 40-150 the 75mm IS definitely sharper reading the text on the signs where it counts where the prime has it. The zoom perhaps is more versatile, but its expense does not necessarily always justify the outlay from what I am seeing in these and other photos.

I think the focus for this comparison is slightly off for the 40-150.  Looking at the branches behind the sign, they appear to be in better focus with the 40-150.  However, it would not surprise me if the 75 prime was sharper than even a professional zoom.

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