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

Started Dec 16, 2015 | Discussions thread
Bhima78 Senior Member • Posts: 2,850
Oly is sharper at 100mm+, but...

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.

Though the Oly seems as sharp as the panny, and then even sharper at 100mm (and obviously longer), it is a significantly larger, and heavier lens. I find the Panny 35-100mm f2.8 to be a defining lens of this system as it does a good job balancing IQ, size/weight. It's also significantly cheaper (can be found for $780). I think objectively though, the Oly is a little better in overall IQ in the longer focal ranges, but that is a sacrifice worth making to me for the size/price advantage of the Panasonic.

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