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Skeeterbytes said:
glassoholic said:
Chris R-UK said:
Skeeterbytes said:
40-150/2.8 has consistently been my most used since getting it. The 300 could be #2, but I don't have a handy way of combing through all the image folders to figure that out. Plus, I have a sock drawer to organize.

Still on the original hood, too. Perhaps should not say that out loud.
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When the sale of the Olympus camera business to OMDS was originally announced, the first thing that I did was to buy a backup hood in case they stopped making them.

I am also on my first one. :-D
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Yes... will OMDS, moving forward, make things like the hoods?
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In my morning post-coffee overthinking mode, my hunch (based on nothing else) is we may see a mkii edition 40-150 and like the 12-40ii, a hood makeover as part of it.

Do I recall correctly the 100-400 hood fits the 40-150? They share 72mm filter size.

Being fond of the current hood, no fussing with reversing it to use, getting a spare sounds like a great idea.

Cheers,

Rick
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Yup, fits 40-150 and 100-400 (it said on the Wex website).

A
 
ahaslett said:
Skeeterbytes said:
glassoholic said:
Chris R-UK said:
Skeeterbytes said:
40-150/2.8 has consistently been my most used since getting it. The 300 could be #2, but I don't have a handy way of combing through all the image folders to figure that out. Plus, I have a sock drawer to organize.

Still on the original hood, too. Perhaps should not say that out loud.
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When the sale of the Olympus camera business to OMDS was originally announced, the first thing that I did was to buy a backup hood in case they stopped making them.

I am also on my first one. :-D
Click to expand...
Yes... will OMDS, moving forward, make things like the hoods?
Click to expand...
In my morning post-coffee overthinking mode, my hunch (based on nothing else) is we may see a mkii edition 40-150 and like the 12-40ii, a hood makeover as part of it.

Do I recall correctly the 100-400 hood fits the 40-150? They share 72mm filter size.

Being fond of the current hood, no fussing with reversing it to use, getting a spare sounds like a great idea.

Cheers,

Rick
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Yup, fits 40-150 and 100-400 (it said on the Wex website).

A
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Thank you, it's good to know.

Rick
 
Skeeterbytes said:
ahaslett said:
Skeeterbytes said:
glassoholic said:
Chris R-UK said:
Skeeterbytes said:
40-150/2.8 has consistently been my most used since getting it. The 300 could be #2, but I don't have a handy way of combing through all the image folders to figure that out. Plus, I have a sock drawer to organize.

Still on the original hood, too. Perhaps should not say that out loud.
Click to expand...
When the sale of the Olympus camera business to OMDS was originally announced, the first thing that I did was to buy a backup hood in case they stopped making them.

I am also on my first one. :-D
Click to expand...
Yes... will OMDS, moving forward, make things like the hoods?
Click to expand...
In my morning post-coffee overthinking mode, my hunch (based on nothing else) is we may see a mkii edition 40-150 and like the 12-40ii, a hood makeover as part of it.

Do I recall correctly the 100-400 hood fits the 40-150? They share 72mm filter size.

Being fond of the current hood, no fussing with reversing it to use, getting a spare sounds like a great idea.

Cheers,

Rick
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Yup, fits 40-150 and 100-400 (it said on the Wex website).

A
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Thank you, it's good to know.

Rick
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I am now resisting buying a 100-400! If I break down, I’m going to blame you when Linda says “is that a new lens?”.

Andrew
 
ahaslett said:
Skeeterbytes said:
ahaslett said:
Yup, fits 40-150 and 100-400 (it said on the Wex website).

A
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Thank you, it's good to know.

Rick
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I am now resisting buying a 100-400! If I break down, I’m going to blame you when Linda says “is that a new lens?”.

Andrew
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Know that moment well--my standard response: "This old thing?" has about 75% success rate. If I ever get a 150-400 I'm truly doomed. (Did marketing ever ponder the spousal factor with that finish?)

"It's for the kid" has less leverage than back in the day.

Rick
 
Skeeterbytes said:
ahaslett said:
Skeeterbytes said:
ahaslett said:
Yup, fits 40-150 and 100-400 (it said on the Wex website).

A
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Thank you, it's good to know.

Rick
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I am now resisting buying a 100-400! If I break down, I’m going to blame you when Linda says “is that a new lens?”.

Andrew
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Know that moment well--my standard response: "This old thing?" has about 75% success rate. If I ever get a 150-400 I'm truly doomed. (Did marketing ever ponder the spousal factor with that finish?)

"It's for the kid" has less leverage than back in the day.

Rick
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Last time the answer was “No” because I had bought it 9 months before. Having just spent as much on sewing equipment and materials as on photo gear, we are all happy. You wouldn’t believe the cost of a stable table, even used cost!

I feel a used 300/4 coming on. Wanting to try it before buying cuts the GAS risk down…

Andrew
 
The 150 2.0 4/3 lens, large and heavy so does not get used much. But when the situation calls for it it is great. I have a bunch of other lenses that don't get used much but when I need them I am glad I have them. I have learned not to sell lenses because at some point you will need them.
 
SterlingBjorndahl said:
The original Panasonic-Leica 14-150 D Vario-Elmar 3.5-5.6 that was for the DMC-L1 SLR. On MFT it focuses a bit slowly, and it's much heavier than the Panny 14-140, but its image quality can't be beat. The trouble is, the 14-140 is "good enough" for most of what I do with it, so the venerable 14-150 usually only gets used when I take out my L1 for a bit of exercise. I did take it on a trip to Ireland in 2013 when I was shooting with a GH2, and I'm still amazed at the amount of detail some of those shots have right into the corners of the frame.

Sterling
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Lens Grit
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That's an interesting one... a Panaleica super zoom! If Panaleica could do a 12-100 type zoom today, it would be interesting how it would compare to the highly regarded Oly Pro. Even a variable aperture, but starting at 12mm, to 150mm, could be an interesting alternative... I suspect the main difference would come down to system specificic Dual IS due to no cross compatibility again... or maybe OMDS and Panasonic would be more "friendly" in future?
 
leuallen said:
The 150 2.0 4/3 lens, large and heavy so does not get used much. But when the situation calls for it it is great. I have a bunch of other lenses that don't get used much but when I need them I am glad I have them. I have learned not to sell lenses because at some point you will need them.
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Yes... if you can afford to keep them, and the lenses are good/ suit your purpose, it's the way to go.
 
Best glass I own, so good I own 2. 1 sits in a drawer, 1 lives on a rarely used e-m1ii. Super big, super heavy, super loud motor, and super results.

They will have to be in my will, and you will have to pry them from my grasp, because.....well, just because:)

If I have a home invasion and my 2nd amendment jams, I am grabbing that lens and clobbering someone with it.
 
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Crazy Micro Four Thirds Dude said:
Best glass I own, so good I own 2. 1 sits in a drawer, 1 lives on a rarely used e-m1ii. Super big, super heavy, super loud motor, and super results.

They will have to be in my will, and you will have to pry them from my grasp, because.....well, just because:)

If I have a home invasion and my 2nd amendment jams, I am grabbing that lens and clobbering someone with it.
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Thanks... had a laugh at that! I looked and had a demo with that lens once... super impressed but the weight was just too much to consider, unless I had a lot of work to do that covered that focal range and needed f2.0. I wonder, with modern software correction and design, what a m43 35-100 f2.0 could look like today? It seems a type of lens nobody has done a prototype for, that I know of. Whilst the 40-150 2.8 Pro is the same kind of concept, 35-100 f2.0 would be next level for those who want to do a lot of portraiture, fashion, etc.

I owned a Pana 35-100 f2.8 and it was super small for what it is... I just didn't get on with it. On Oly gear, I had weird AF issues and at 100mm wide open, got some strange and ugly looking rendering occasionally... it was the original model... I think there is a version 2 that might be better?
 
glassoholic said:
I have a few lenses that, although I cannot fault them, are very rarely carried/ taken for a specific job/ purpose. I want to keep them as when I need them, I really appreciate having that option. I have been too quick in the past to trim back, and then had to buy a few lenses back again.

If any had any flaws or annoying shortcomings, they would be gone already.

Does anybody else have such lenses... too good and useful to sell, but rarely used?
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M.Zuiko 7-14 f2.8

I now live on the prairie and find little use for this lens regarding the original idea for buying it- archetechture.
 
Crazy Micro Four Thirds Dude said:
Best glass I own, so good I own 2. 1 sits in a drawer, 1 lives on a rarely used e-m1ii. Super big, super heavy, super loud motor, and super results.

They will have to be in my will, and you will have to pry them from my grasp, because.....well, just because:)

If I have a home invasion and my 2nd amendment jams, I am grabbing that lens and clobbering someone with it.
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Now I'm no self-defense expert but if your gun jams it might make more sense to clobber the robber (heh) with the gun instead.

Sage advice from Snatch:
 
VS80 said:
glassoholic said:
I have a few lenses that, although I cannot fault them, are very rarely carried/ taken for a specific job/ purpose. I want to keep them as when I need them, I really appreciate having that option. I have been too quick in the past to trim back, and then had to buy a few lenses back again.

If any had any flaws or annoying shortcomings, they would be gone already.

Does anybody else have such lenses... too good and useful to sell, but rarely used?
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M.Zuiko 7-14 f2.8

I now live on the prairie and find little use for this lens regarding the original idea for buying it- archetechture.
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But what a gorgeous lens it is....I've never owned one as I only needed f2.8 at the wide end so have a Panaleica 8-18, but I've always thought the 7-14 Pro is one of the Oly poster kids for quality of design and good looks. Maybe you could have a go at astro on the prairie!
 
faunagraphy said:
Crazy Micro Four Thirds Dude said:
Best glass I own, so good I own 2. 1 sits in a drawer, 1 lives on a rarely used e-m1ii. Super big, super heavy, super loud motor, and super results.

They will have to be in my will, and you will have to pry them from my grasp, because.....well, just because:)

If I have a home invasion and my 2nd amendment jams, I am grabbing that lens and clobbering someone with it.
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Now I'm no self-defense expert but if your gun jams it might make more sense to clobber the robber (heh) with the gun instead.

Sage advice from Snatch:
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The 35-100 f2 was a fantastic portrait lens for me. However, the Olympus 45 f1.2 and 75 f1.8 ended up replacing it and I unreluctantly sold it.
 
The 50-200 is the last 4/3 lens I have remaining. However, with my recent acquisition of the Olympus 40-150 f2.8 and MC14 the 50-200 will soon be put into retirement as I haven't used it since.
 
I'm going to have to buy that lens now
 
glassoholic said:
OlympicGuy said:
14-35 F2...it’s the primary landscape lens, especially in low light conditions combined with HHHR on my X. It’s rendering is warm and sometimes painterly while still being sharp. For more general conditions I use the 12-100.

The 50-200 hasn’t yet found a replacement.

35-100 has no equivalent but I seldom use it.

i sold quite a few 4/3 lenses as I wasn’t using them and am not a collector.
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That 14-35 rendering is quite beautiful... its like a zoom version of the 25 1.2 Pro.
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I'm SO GLAD this forum is no longer overrun with people saying things like "The 14-35 does the same job as a 28-70mm f4 on full frame, but is more expensive and heavier".
 
When I used to travel extensively, I used this lens daily for both flora and fauna. Now, it sits on the desk waiting... however, I'll never part with it because it has something none of my other lenses have:
  • 800mm of reach!
We had rain today in southern California, first in a long time. I'm celebrating by making a series of water drops on plants. The opportunity for this lens to show itself!



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Richard
 
faunagraphy said:
glassoholic said:
OlympicGuy said:
14-35 F2...it’s the primary landscape lens, especially in low light conditions combined with HHHR on my X. It’s rendering is warm and sometimes painterly while still being sharp. For more general conditions I use the 12-100.

The 50-200 hasn’t yet found a replacement.

35-100 has no equivalent but I seldom use it.

i sold quite a few 4/3 lenses as I wasn’t using them and am not a collector.
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That 14-35 rendering is quite beautiful... its like a zoom version of the 25 1.2 Pro.
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I'm SO GLAD this forum is no longer overrun with people saying things like "The 14-35 does the same job as a 28-70mm f4 on full frame, but is more expensive and heavier".
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