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

Started Jul 26, 2015 | Discussions thread
Hen3ry
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Regardless of the body use the lens you want BUT …

… WHEN MAKING COMPARISONS, COMPARE LIKE WITH LIKE.

Robert Evagelista wrote:

Trying to compare the closest Focal Length and Aperture Lenses Between Pana and Oly.
It appears that the Panasonic Lenses OIS is significantly driving the cost of each Lens purchase.

Question
1.What Pana Lens is worth considering Over Olympus lens if you use OLY body?
I found 1 focal length range is cheaper in Panasonic.
That is the Panasonic 14-42 f/3.5-5.6 (165 USD) vs Olympus 12-50 f/3.5-5.6 (500 USD)

Comparison:

Panasonic 15mm is a considerable amount wider in view than the Olympus 17mm. It makes quite a difference.

The Oly 12-50 is incomparable. The 12-50 is one of a kind -- it is the only lens with those zoom boundaries in the m43 range. Forget comparing it with anything.

In the middle range, compare the Panny and Oly 14-42s -- they have a whole bunch of them.

Did you mention the Oly f1.8 45 and the Panny 1.7 42.5? One is old and the other new. That accounts for any price difference.

The Oly 40-150 and the Panny 45-150 -- for the longest time, these two were comparably priced with the Panny just upwind a little. I paid that price for each of them and considered I was doing very well what with the lovely results I got. Then Oly started to throw out the f4~5.6 40-150 -- I presume to put the emphasis on the f2.8 40-150. Both these Oly and Panny lenses are first quality -- I have used/use them both and am unstinting in my praise for them. Lots of other people on this forum are too.

At $99 it is practically criminal neglect for any m43 owner not to grab the Oly lens. I am not doing so as I now have the Panny 45-150. That's all.

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