Stay away from Olympus 'test & wow' program

techie takes pics wrote:

NovakM wrote:

which one did you test?

I must say I'm lusting over them all

I constantly am thinking about upgrading to the em1ii....or getting a pro lens. Problem is I can at least sell my current body and recuperate some for a new body but the lens will be pure debt.

I have the Pro 12-40 myself. It can be had relatively cheap second hand because the 12-100 now exists. I got mine for €500.

It is virtually the same range as my kitlens, it is a lot bigger and heavier... and I prefer it vastly over the (fine!) kit.

I now have the 40-150 Pro on loan. I have quite a few nice vintage lenses in that range which I considered as fine lenses.
It's like the 40-150 box contained some magic which instantly degraded all my lenses to 'all right' or 'having character'.

I think I'll dissapoint Olympus though. Because of size I might go for the Panasonic 35-100 but definitely the 2.8 version.

I have the Panny 35-100 f/2.8 and the Oly 40-150Pro.  Both are quite good and the Panny is easier to carry around.  That said, the Oly is just plain a better lens, especially on an Oly body.  Like the 12-40Pro and other Pro lenses, it has the focus ring clutch that allows pretty much seamless switching between AF and MF. No fumbling to switch MF/AF. I started out in M43 an AF shooter but now use MF for the majority of non-action shots when shooting with Pro glass.