how foolish am I ; Oly em10 + oly 40-150 2.8

Thank you all for your reactions. They made me doubt more, in stead of the 2.8 Oly the Pana 2.8 or the small Oly 4--5.6?, they convinced me otherwise to choose for the Oly 2.8, because of the, except one, enthusiastic reactions from users of the Oly 2.8 and their pictures.

So.... Just now I ordered the Oly 40-150 2.8, will arrive tomorrow...

And now I've got to concentrate on taking pictures, not the gear.

Thanks, Rien

I have one E-M 10 that my 40-150 f/2.8 and or MC-14 lives on. The other one get my variety of lenses. I have the 40-150 f4.0-5.6 and I just never learned to love it (although my wrist, elbow and shoulder love it).

Ulfric M Douglas wrote:

rienm wrote:

So what a fool am I when I buy the 40-150 2.8?

Fine if you want the size and weight for the bright aperture

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but really EVERY Olympus owner should at least have the original 40-150 cheap zoom.

For $100.00, I just ordered one from Adorama who shipped it free,  and included a 3-year spill & drop warranty. i will hve it Thursday.

I also have the 14-42 EZ,  and have had great results with it.

dcuttler wrote:

Ulfric M Douglas wrote:

rienm wrote:

So what a fool am I when I buy the 40-150 2.8?

Fine if you want the size and weight for the bright aperture

...

but really EVERY Olympus owner should at least have the original 40-150 cheap zoom.

For $100.00, I just ordered one from Adorama who shipped it free, and included a 3-year spill & drop warranty. i will hve it Thursday.

I also have the 14-42 EZ, and have had great results with it.

I think we are all getting spoiled with the diminutive size of these lenses.  The 40-150 f/4-5.6 is now the largest in my bag and it seems HUGE!    Great lens for the price though....you will love it.  I just sold my Nikon 70-300mm f/4-5.6 VR to buy a Olympus 45mm 1.8...slowly the tides are turning......

My wife and I were a bit hesitant to pick up the lens because honestly, I've never purchased a lens at that price range being only an amateur photography. But considering the field of view you get for it's size compared to a FF DSLR, pro level build quality and constant f2.8 aperture, we jumped the gun and have no buyers remorse whatsoever. The weight is not bad at all! Just recently went on vacation to Hawaii with my E-M1 along with the Oly 12-40, 40-150, and some primes in a messenger bag and had no difficulty carrying it around all day.

Overall, I'm very pleased with the images I'm able to get with it!

Hi Paul,

So glad to read your comments re: 40-150 2.8 and EM 5. I've been considering this lens for some time, but have been concerned about it being unwieldy on my EM5 2. I'll definitely be purchasing one now!

Regards,

Pete Bond

Pete 123 wrote:

Hi Paul,

So glad to read your comments re: 40-150 2.8 and EM 5. I've been considering this lens for some time, but have been concerned about it being unwieldy on my EM5 2. I'll definitely be purchasing one now!

Regards,

Pete Bond

You resurrected a two year old thread but I thought I think the comments are all still valid.

I would suggest something like a Photodiox grip for the larger lens.