zoom lens for my E-pm2 ,,,,???؟؟؟

sam991 · Jan 31, 2015

hello everybody

as in title

I was asking about pm2 and finally buy it !!! loool cool camera

anyway I am looking for good zoom lens and i want low price

so I find pany 45-200mm and oly 40-150mm

no compare size an weight ( for sure the pany bigger and heavy )

I am asking about 3 things (IQ - focus - sharpness )

I like the extra reach of the pany (200mm vs 150 mm on oly ) but

I read so many thread

some say / the pany is get soft 150 to 200 and oly is better

and some see the pany is sharp and the oly get soft at 150mm and the extra 50mm is worth on pany

I am really confused !!??? as i told you I like the extra + 50mm for the pany to get extra recah

but I am afraid the lens is not good in 200mm or even in 150mm

or get the oly and safe $ + lightweight + compact size

So my big question / which one is better ?? I want the lens for birds -moon and other far subject ) ??

any advice ??

thanks in advance for help

Tony8232 · Jan 31, 2015

sam991 said:
hello everybody

as in title

I was asking about pm2 and finally buy it !!! loool cool camera

anyway I am looking for good zoom lens and i want low price

so I find pany 45-200mm and oly 40-150mm

no compare size an weight ( for sure the pany bigger and heavy )

I am asking about 3 things (IQ - focus - sharpness )

I like the extra reach of the pany (200mm vs 150 mm on oly ) but

I read so many thread

some say / the pany is get soft 150 to 200 and oly is better

and some see the pany is sharp and the oly get soft at 150mm and the extra 50mm is worth on pany

I am really confused !!??? as i told you I like the extra + 50mm for the pany to get extra recah

but I am afraid the lens is not good in 200mm or even in 150mm

or get the oly and safe $ + lightweight + compact size

So my big question / which one is better ?? I want the lens for birds -moon and other far subject ) ??

any advice ??

thanks in advance for help

Maybe neither. How serious are you about birding? I have the 40-150mm Olympus and it's a good lens. I can't comment on the Panasonic because I know very little about it. I ended up buying the Olympus 75-300mm for birds. Birds are small. The 150mm length was too short for me and I suspect the 200mm Panasonic would have been also. Since I got the 75-300 I rarely use the 40-150. The problem is the Olympus 75-300 is twice the price of the Panasonic. I also have the EPM2 and it very usable on that body. I don't find any issues with the handling. So if you are very serious about birding then get the Olympus 75-300 and pay the extra. It's worth it. I paid $150 dollars for my 40-150 and it sits unused. Did I mention that birds are small.

Alexsfo · Jan 31, 2015

Panny 45-175mm is great for E-PM2, lightweight and very effective OIS.

sam991 · Feb 1, 2015

thank you all of U guys you the Best

I can't buy oly 75-300mm (high cost for me)

ammm the 45-175mm it's very nice lens (compact - high built quality ) but also high price

I know you give me the best zoom lens to choose but Unfortunately, I can't handle the price

I found the pany for 200 usd and oly for 165 usd

but the 45-175 is 2x cost more than pany 45-200

and oly 75-300 also cost more than 2x than the 40-150

so what the best between these 2 lenses :

pany 45-200mm vs oly 40-150mm ??

sam991 · Feb 1, 2015

sam991 said:
thank you all of U guys you the Best

I can't buy oly 75-300mm (high cost for me)

ammm the 45-175mm it's very nice lens (compact - high built quality ) but also high price

I know you give me the best zoom lens to choose but Unfortunately, I can't handle the price

I found the pany for 200 usd and oly for 165 usd

but the 45-175 is 2x cost more than pany 45-200

and oly 75-300 also cost more than 2x than the 40-150

so what the best between these 2 lenses :

pany 45-200mm vs oly 40-150mm ??

So the Question is now

PANASONIC 45-200 MM OR OLYMPUS 40-150 MM F4-5.6 .... ???

I am sorry but the pany 45-175 & oly 75-300 out of my range (my budget is limit by to $200 usd)

Tony8232 · Feb 1, 2015

sam991 said:
thank you all of U guys you the Best

I can't buy oly 75-300mm (high cost for me)

ammm the 45-175mm it's very nice lens (compact - high built quality ) but also high price

I know you give me the best zoom lens to choose but Unfortunately, I can't handle the price

I found the pany for 200 usd and oly for 165 usd

but the 45-175 is 2x cost more than pany 45-200

and oly 75-300 also cost more than 2x than the 40-150

so what the best between these 2 lenses :

pany 45-200mm vs oly 40-150mm ??

Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-200mm f/4-5.6 OIS - Review / Test Report - Sample Images & Verdict

OpticalLimits - Lens reviews and beyond!

www.photozone.de

Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 40-150mm 1:4-5.6 ED R MSC - Review / Test Report - Samples & Verdict

Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 40-150mm 1:4-5.6 R MSC Review

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One thing to think about is Chromatic Aberations. CA is the purple fringing you sometimes see in photos. The Panasonic is high in CA. Panasonic cameras automatically correct this when it creates a jpg but the EPM2 does not. So you have to edit them out with software like Photo Shop . If you just want to take good photos without the fuss get the Olympus. The Panasonic is probably sharper overall but you may have some CA issues. Personally I would save up my money and get the 75-300 in the long run you won't be sorry. If not get the Olympus 40-150.

rube39 · Feb 1, 2015

sam991 said:
so what the best between these 2 lenses :

pany 45-200mm vs oly 40-150mm ??

I have both, currently use neither (I use the Oy 75-300 instead). Although the Oly is smaller and lighter, I personally like the Pany better, mostly for the longer reach. Plus I have a good copy of the Pany. Lenses like there often vary in quality.

Brought the Oly40-150 and the cheap Sigma 60 to the zoo today. The Sigma blew the Oly away!

Allan Brown · Feb 1, 2015

sam991 said:
sam991 said:

thank you all of U guys you the Best

I can't buy oly 75-300mm (high cost for me)

ammm the 45-175mm it's very nice lens (compact - high built quality ) but also high price

I know you give me the best zoom lens to choose but Unfortunately, I can't handle the price

I found the pany for 200 usd and oly for 165 usd

but the 45-175 is 2x cost more than pany 45-200

and oly 75-300 also cost more than 2x than the 40-150

so what the best between these 2 lenses :

pany 45-200mm vs oly 40-150mm ??

Click to expand...

So the Question is now

PANASONIC 45-200 MM OR OLYMPUS 40-150 MM F4-5.6 .... ???

I am sorry but the pany 45-175 & oly 75-300 out of my range (my budget is limit by to $200 usd)

The Panasonic 45-200 has very good OIS whereas the Olympus has none. The IBIS in the EPM2 is mediocre at best. Also, the Panasonic OIS will give you a stabilized preview which the IBIS will not give you. So, you will be a lot further ahead by buying the Panasonic.

If you do buy the Panasonic, make sure you have Lens Priority turned ON in the EPM2's menu.

I find my copy of the 45-200 to be quite good at 200.

Allan

sam991 · Feb 1, 2015

thank you so much for helping me !! I am really glad that I am here

ammm..... so the end of story ,, the pany 45-200mm is not recommended because of the CA

anyway dose the CA Corrupts the IQ ??? because I like the extra 50mm reach

If the CA Corrupts the Image Q ok I will get the oly 40-150mm + Olympus TCON-14B (teleconvert 1.4x) ?? is it good idea ???

sam991 · Feb 1, 2015

Allan Brown said:
sam991 said:

sam991 said:

thank you all of U guys you the Best

I can't buy oly 75-300mm (high cost for me)

ammm the 45-175mm it's very nice lens (compact - high built quality ) but also high price

I know you give me the best zoom lens to choose but Unfortunately, I can't handle the price

I found the pany for 200 usd and oly for 165 usd

but the 45-175 is 2x cost more than pany 45-200

and oly 75-300 also cost more than 2x than the 40-150

so what the best between these 2 lenses :

pany 45-200mm vs oly 40-150mm ??

Click to expand...

So the Question is now

PANASONIC 45-200 MM OR OLYMPUS 40-150 MM F4-5.6 .... ???

I am sorry but the pany 45-175 & oly 75-300 out of my range (my budget is limit by to $200 usd)

Click to expand...

The Panasonic 45-200 has very good OIS whereas the Olympus has none. The IBIS in the EPM2 is mediocre at best. Also, the Panasonic OIS will give you a stabilized preview which the IBIS will not give you. So, you will be a lot further ahead by buying the Panasonic.

If you do buy the Panasonic, make sure you have Lens Priority turned ON in the EPM2's menu.

I find my copy of the 45-200 to be quite good at 200.

Allan

hi thank you Allan

so you have the pany 45-200mm good I have questons for please

did you have test another lens (like 40-150 olympus) compare to 45-200mm ??

did you notic the CA ( Chromatic aberration ) in your photo ?? because the guys here told me this lens has high CA and the Olympus body doesn't have auto correction for CA ???

Allan Brown · Feb 1, 2015

sam991 said:
thank you so much for helping me !! I am really glad that I am here

ammm..... so the end of story ,, the pany 45-200mm is not recommended because of the CA

Very bad reason to dismiss this lens. All lenses have CA to some degree. You need to find out what CA is.

I use Panasonic lenses quite often on my Olympus bodies and I also use Olympus lenses on my Panasonic bodies and they are just fine. I never wory about which combination is going to produce what amount of CA. If you find you do have CA, then remove it during processing.

sam991 said:
anyway dose the CA Corrupts the IQ ??? because I like the extra 50mm reach

CA is produced by the lens under certain conditions such as tree branches against a bright sky. How much depends on many factors. Your EPM2 does not remove this effect for any lens including Olympus lenses while Panasonic bodies will remove it for Panasonic lenses. There are a couple of bodies that will do both.

sam991 said:
If the CA Corrupts the Image Q ok I will get the oly 40-150mm + Olympus TCON-14B (teleconvert 1.4x) ?? is it good idea ???

The 45-200 will be better than the Oly 40-150 with the TCON-14b.

Allan

Allan Brown · Feb 1, 2015

sam991 said:
Allan Brown said:

sam991 said:

sam991 said:

thank you all of U guys you the Best

I can't buy oly 75-300mm (high cost for me)

ammm the 45-175mm it's very nice lens (compact - high built quality ) but also high price

I know you give me the best zoom lens to choose but Unfortunately, I can't handle the price

I found the pany for 200 usd and oly for 165 usd

but the 45-175 is 2x cost more than pany 45-200

and oly 75-300 also cost more than 2x than the 40-150

so what the best between these 2 lenses :

pany 45-200mm vs oly 40-150mm ??

Click to expand...

So the Question is now

PANASONIC 45-200 MM OR OLYMPUS 40-150 MM F4-5.6 .... ???

I am sorry but the pany 45-175 & oly 75-300 out of my range (my budget is limit by to $200 usd)

Click to expand...

The Panasonic 45-200 has very good OIS whereas the Olympus has none. The IBIS in the EPM2 is mediocre at best. Also, the Panasonic OIS will give you a stabilized preview which the IBIS will not give you. So, you will be a lot further ahead by buying the Panasonic.

If you do buy the Panasonic, make sure you have Lens Priority turned ON in the EPM2's menu.

I find my copy of the 45-200 to be quite good at 200.

Allan

Click to expand...

hi thank you Allan

so you have the pany 45-200mm good I have questons for please

did you have test another lens (like 40-150 olympus) compare to 45-200mm ??

I did not buy the Oly 40-150 as it does not have OIS and the EPM2's IBIS is poor. The 45-200 works well on my Panasonic and Olympus bodies.

Why is OIS important? with a longer lens like this, without some form of stabilization, it will be difficult to compose the photo as the image will be jumping around on the screen. The EPM2's IBIS only stabilizes during exposure. The OIS will provide a stabilized image for composing.

sam991 said:
did you notic the CA ( Chromatic aberration ) in your photo ?? because the guys here told me this lens has high CA and the Olympus body doesn't have auto correction for CA ???

Your EPM2 does not have auto correction for any lens including Olympus lenses. I see some CA with my Olympus lenses as well.

I have an EPM1 and an EPL5 and use my Panasonic lenses with those bodies.

Allan

Tony8232 · Feb 1, 2015

Allan Brown said:
sam991 said:

thank you so much for helping me !! I am really glad that I am here

ammm..... so the end of story ,, the pany 45-200mm is not recommended because of the CA

Click to expand...

Very bad reason to dismiss this lens. All lenses have CA to some degree. You need to find out what CA is.

I use Panasonic lenses quite often on my Olympus bodies and I also use Olympus lenses on my Panasonic bodies and they are just fine. I never wory about which combination is going to produce what amount of CA. If you find you do have CA, then remove it during processing.

Allan Brown said:

anyway dose the CA Corrupts the IQ ??? because I like the extra 50mm reach

Click to expand...

CA is produced by the lens under certain conditions such as tree branches against a bright sky. How much depends on many factors. Your EPM2 does not remove this effect for any lens including Olympus lenses while Panasonic bodies will remove it for Panasonic lenses. There are a couple of bodies that will do both.

Allan Brown said:

If the CA Corrupts the Image Q ok I will get the oly 40-150mm + Olympus TCON-14B (teleconvert 1.4x) ?? is it good idea ???

Click to expand...

The 45-200 will be better than the Oly 40-150 with the TCON-14b.

Allan

sam991 · Feb 2, 2015

thank you for ssupport my thread

so the panasonic 45-200mm is not that bad and it's better than olympus 40-150mm right ?

sam991 · Feb 5, 2015

sam991 said:
thank you for ssupport my thread

so the panasonic 45-200mm is not that bad and it's better than olympus 40-150mm right ?

guys thank so much for advice

I just bought the pany 45-200mm can't wait it to get

hope it arrive sooner ,,,,

Tony8232 · Feb 5, 2015

sam991 said:
sam991 said:

thank you for ssupport my thread

so the panasonic 45-200mm is not that bad and it's better than olympus 40-150mm right ?

Click to expand...

guys thank so much for advice

I just bought the pany 45-200mm can't wait it to get

hope it arrive sooner ,,,,

Congratulations on you purchase. I'm sure you will enjoy it. That lens will add a new world to you photography.
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