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

Started Dec 16, 2015 | Discussions thread
ijm5012 Senior Member • Posts: 1,889
Re: Panasonic 35-100 f2.8 over Olympus 40-150 f2.8?

Eric Nepean wrote:

I can put the 35-100/2.8 in my small camera bag for travel. No way that going to happen with the Oly 40-150/2.8

OTOH I have the 50-200/2.8-3.5 (similar in size to the 40-150/2.8 ) for wildlife and birds.

Same here Eric. I have the Panasonic 12-35 & 35-100 f/2.8 lenses, as well as the Olympus 50-200. The size of the Panasonic f/2.8 lenses is their biggest benefit over the Olympus versions, which are larger, heavier, and take different size filters (another bonus of the Panasonic lenses, as both take 58mm filters).

When I need more reach and speed, I use the 50-200. In order to get the same reach with the 40-150 PRO, I need to buy the TC which makes it a constant f/4 lens, and that's all the further that lens will go. With the 50-200, I have a native f/2.8-3.5 lens, and I can put a 1.4x TC on it and get a 280mm f/5 lens, all in the same size and weight of the 40-150 PRO (when stowed for travel).

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