DPReview.com is closing April 10th - Find out more

I'm thinking about getting an Olympus 40-150 f2.8 pro, any advice?

Started Jul 12, 2017 | Discussions thread
Day Hiker Forum Pro • Posts: 10,829
Fantastic zoom lens
2

Thomas Kachadurian wrote:

I am seriously thinking about abandoning my Canon FF set-up, and the only thing I'll miss is my 70-200f2.8 zoom. I have the Panasonic 35-100f2.8 and just don't love it. I'm thinking about the Olympus 40-150 Pro. I have two questions.

1. Any general advice on this lens? If you have it, do you love it?

The M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro is truly excellent. I have the 75mm f/1.8 also, and they compare very well @f/2.8. I was extremely surprised when I did my testing and saw how good the zoom is. I cannot imagine a better lens in this range. I use it on my Pen F with no worries. Handles well. A really solid lens.

2. What's the deal with the prices? B&H has it listed at $1,500 on sale for $1,300. They are all over ebay for $900 new, and used they are going for $750-850. I'm not shy about grey market or used, but are there known counterfeits of this lens? Are there repair issues?

Get the best price you can and enjoy the lens. I paid $1150 for mine as a pristine used copy, about six months after it was introduced. I suspect you can find it new for that price or less now. I won't buy grey market, but that's me. I always go new, or used from my local shop where they offer a full return policy.

Jim Pilcher
Summit County, Colorado, USA
Life is good in the woods. All paths lead forward.

Post (hide subjects) Posted by
(unknown member)
(unknown member)
(unknown member)
Keyboard shortcuts:
FForum PPrevious NNext WNext unread UUpvote SSubscribe RReply QQuote BBookmark MMy threads
Color scheme? Blue / Yellow