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Panasonic 35-100 f2.8 over Olympus 40-150 f2.8?

Started Dec 16, 2015 | Discussions thread
Robiro Veteran Member • Posts: 6,813
Re: Panasonic 35-100 f2.8 over Olympus 40-150 f2.8?

pxchoi wrote:

I think the Olympus 40-150 looks great on paper but after looking at the sample images, I'm not sure if I'm convinced. In my personal opinion, I feel like the out of focus areas in the Panasonic lens is far better than the Olympus. In certain situation, the out of focus blur just looks terrible.

The extra reach would be nice, but the Panasonic lens is so much smaller.

Am I crazy to think that the Panasonic is the better lens here? - if you don't need the extra range.

I can only speak of Pana 35-100mm which I own. It is a stellar lens. It will not disappoint you.

As concerns out of focus areas, it will not blur the background as much as APS-C or FF lenses. A typical background blur example at f4:

 Robiro's gear list:Robiro's gear list
Panasonic Lumix DC-G9 Panasonic 12-35mm F2.8 Olympus 40-150mm F2.8 Pro Sigma 30mm F1.4 for Micro Four Thirds Olympus 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 IS
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