Panasonic 35-100 f2.8 vs Olympus 40-150 f2.8

kuro_neko wrote:

I'm trying to decide between these two lenses. I keep flitting between the two and I'm hoping a little chat might help me make a decision.

There are pros and cons to each of course. IMHO these are:

Panasonic 35-100

Pros: Smaller, lighter and cheaper (£771 Amazon), slightly wider

Cons: Shorter reach, no tele-converter (that I know of)

Olympus 40-150

Pros: Longer reach, more versatility with the tele-converter, better minimum focusing distance

Cons: Larger, heavier and more expensive (£1,099 Amazon - strangely you can get it with the 1.4x tele-converter for just £2 more!!)

Essentially I want a lens to use at events (both indoor and outdoor - mainly outdoor). Last year I found my 75-300 was often too long at the short end and my 16-70 (Sony A6000 lens) was often too short at the long end.

I appreciate that only I can ultimately decide which will suit my needs best, but I figure some of you will have had to make the same choice between these two and I'd be interested to know people's thought processes.

If is going to be used on events mainly, then is a no brainier, the 35-100mm 2.8 it is. it makes a great combo with the 12-40mm. I can't imagine having to lug around the 40-150mm for 4 hours straight. For anything else, maybe the 40-150 is a better choice, but for events, nothing beats the 35-100. And even for landscape, I find the 35-100 more than enough for me. At least I haven't used my 40-150 (the cheap slow one, not the Pro), in months.