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Tax refund lens

Started Feb 18, 2019 | Discussions thread
G Rash Senior Member • Posts: 2,890
Re: Tax refund lens

PicLiz wrote:

G Rash wrote:

The Panasonic 50-200 works well on my EM1ii. I went with it for the added reach and the lighter weight. I got mine for $1,500 on Greentoe, which only sales new US warranty lenses.

Do you believe this lens is as sharp as the Oly?

I'm happy with the sharpness on mine, but I have never used the Oly 40-150, so I don't know how the two would compare. One thing that concerned with me the Oly is its lack of stabilization. It might not be an issue at all with the EM1ii, but I've read reviews for several years that say IBIS is better at shorter focal lengths and in-lens stabilization is better at long telephoto focal lengths.  According to the review at cameralabs.com, the in-lens stabilization was excellent and was about 1 stop better than using just the IBIS of the EM1ii with this lens at 200mm.

They 50-200 has OIS, longer telephoto and is lighter than the Olympus, but lacks the constant f/2.8. For my uses, the extra "reach" and lighter weight made the Panasonic my choice.

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