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What Pana Lens is worth considering Over Olympus lens if you use OLY body?

Started Jul 26, 2015 | Discussions thread
Guy Parsons
Guy Parsons Forum Pro • Posts: 40,000
Re: They all are worth considering
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Marty4650 wrote:

If you have an Olympus body, then you don't have to worry about whether a lens has OIS. better or worse.

If you have an early Pen body with 2 axis IBIS then switchable OIS is a better option.

If you have the later E-PM2, E-PL5, E-PL6 again with 2 axis IBIS but now able to use unswitched OIS then again the OIS is a better stabilising option.

Plus of course with OIS the live view can be stabilised without needing to half press, nice and easy framing with tele.

In my case earlier with E-PL5, the Panasonic 45-150mm using OIS was great. And earlier still with E-PL1 using the Panasonic 14-45mm with switched OIS was ideal.

Now with E-P5 anything goes and I only use IBIS.

So choose the lens that does the best job and that can be used to advantage with the particular body you own now, or might own in the future.

A lens lasts a lot longer in obsolescence terms than any of the current bodies.

Regards...... Guy

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