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

Started Jul 12, 2017 | Discussions thread
Roger Engelken
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Re: I'm thinking about getting an Olympus 40-150 f2.8 pro, any advice?

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?

Yes...get it.  

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?

I always go with reputable dealers or the manufacturer, especially when considering an expensive lens such as this.

Thanks

Tom

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I can also recommend the companion MC-14 1.4x teleconverter.  That will get you 210mm on the telephoto end, and images suffer no ill effects from using it.

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