Best super zoom for EM5 Mk II?

Rafael Edwards 2 wrote:

I recently was travelling in Europe. I like to do a lot of street photos. Carrying my new OM5 Mk II and several lenses (Mostly Oly 12-50, 9-18 and 40-150) I found myself losing a lot of opportunities by having to change lenses all the time.

Then decided to check on the so called "super zooms". I know I will sacrifice some IQ at both ende but it seems a good compromise in practical terms.

So, looking at what is being offered today I found the Oly 14-150 mk II, the Panasonic 14-140 MKII and the Tamron 14-150 being the most recent.

Note, if you bought the E-M5 mark 2 due to weather sealing, the Olympus 14-150mm mark 2 is weather sealed, but the other lenses are not sealed. I've had the 14-150mm mark 1 for some time, but last weekend, I yielded to temptation, and upgraded to the 14-150mm mark 2 to get a weather sealed package.

I can't tell you how the two compare, since I don't have it yet. There is a sale going on in the USA, and everybody is back ordered.

I don't shoot video with Olympus cameras, so I can't say whether you can hear focusing noise with the lens shot in video.

An alternative to switching lenses is to get a second camera to mount your other lens on. Unless you went with an E-M5 mark 1 (or E-M1/E-M5 mark 2), you would not be able to switch batteries. As I have upgraded cameras over the years, I keep the older bodies to shoot with the secondary lens. But you could also get second hand Pens or Panasonics to act as the second body.

It takes some practice to be able to do two cameras, particularly if they are not the same model. Generally, if you use a shoulder bag, you can put the second camera in the bag, and keep it unzipped, so you can instantly reach if if needed.