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

Started Dec 16, 2015 | Discussions thread
Jorginho Forum Pro • Posts: 15,370
The Panny is very sturdy too.
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I think the focussing is largely depending on the body. On my GH4 the AF of the 35-100 is extremely fast, on a GH2 not as much nor on the EPL5.

As a testament Gh4 + lens fell 80 cm down on a wooden floor and got away with simply nothing. Not a dent. Stone would probably be less forgiving but wood is not really soft either. Of course it also matters what hits the floor first etc, so it might be luck too. Still: more than a year ago and everyting works flawlessly.

Second point: I have used it for hours in pouring rain, sleet and snow (wet kind, dry kind is no problem anyways) and not one hickup. So weathersealing of that lens seems exceptional actually.

 Jorginho's gear list:Jorginho's gear list
Olympus PEN E-PL5 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 Olympus E-M1 II Panasonic Lumix G Vario 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 ASPH OIS Panasonic Lumix G 20mm F1.7 ASPH +8 more
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