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Will I miss my 75m?? (purchase 40-150 pro)

Started Jun 24, 2015 | Discussions thread
jackkurtz Veteran Member • Posts: 4,724
Re: Will I miss my 75m?? (purchase 40-150 pro)

I have both. Both lenses are very sharp and excellent in every way.

I carry and use the 75mm f1.8 every day. I carry the 40-150 when I think I'm going to need a longer lens.

Advantages to the 75: much smaller and a better fit on the E-M5, a little more than a stop faster.

Advantages to the zoom: greater flexibility, weather proof construction.

I think the 40-150 is a brilliant lens. In FF terms, it's the equivalent of an 80-300mm f2.8. Include the tiny 1.4X teleconverter and you have the reach of an 80-420mm lens. For a little over $1500 US. That's pretty remarkable. In absolute terms, it's a small lens, about the size of a Canon or Nikon 70-200 f4 with a lot more flexibility than either. In Micro 4:3 terms, it's huge.

That said, I still consider the 75mm f1.8 as my principal telephoto. That's because I'm a prime guy (my other lenses are the Oly primes) and the 75mm f1.8 is about the sharpest lens in the Olympus inventory. I think it equals the Canon 135mm f2 L.

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