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Tax refund lens

Started Feb 18, 2019 | Discussions thread
Terrible Photographer
Terrible Photographer Senior Member • Posts: 1,454
Re: Tax refund lens

PicLiz wrote:

I am thinking of getting the Oly 40-150 Pro and teleconverter to replace my Pan 35-100 and hopefully get some sharper shots than my 75-300 can produce. Is this a bad/good idea? Is this a better choice than the Pan 50-200 for my Oly Em1.2? I have read some discussions about these lenses in other posts, but I am still unsure and would like to consolidate my kit in the best way possible. I am really enjoying my 12-40 Oly Pro.

The 40-150 Pro is an amazingly sharp lens (and amazingly small, considering)

Works well with the 1.4 TC, but there is a noticeable drop in clarity at 150mm with the TC. Below 150, no visible consequences, still crazy sharp.

My only beef with the 40-150 is the character of the bokeh, it’s not good. Expect very busy backgrounds and out of focus shapes retaining their edges. If you’re used to a C/N 70-200 on FF, this ain’t quite like that.

Examples of it’s bad bokeh can be seen in these two recent threads:

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4366226

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4367540

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