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Is the Panny 14-140 worth $150 more than the Oly 14-150?

Started Dec 5, 2015 | Discussions thread
Marty4650
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Re: Is the Panny 14-140 worth $150 more than the Oly 14-150?
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DxOmark gave this lens a pretty mediocre rating . I also found one user review at SLRgear.

I don't even know why the Tamron lens exists.

Normally, third parties try to fill the gaps, like Sigma did with their three little primes for M4/3 (19mm, 30mm and 60mm).

Tamron introduced this lens when both Panasonic and Olympus had very similar lenses. I suppose it was supposed to be a bargain priced lens, but at $459 (current Amazon price) it is not much of a bargain.

At $299 it might work for some folks. But in my case I'd rather buy a used or refurbished Olympus or Panasonic lens.

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