Originally posted by Stickler That's a pretty good endorsement for either one. Also historically Olympus has been praised for their zooms vs. Pentax for primes, this is what led me to this conundrum. Some good thoughts expressed here, especially from those who have used both, which is what I was hoping for.
Yes, but remember that this particular Oly wasn't made with the same intention as previous Oly SLR zooms - the 40-150's intended to be a "kit+1" lens.
Both lenses are good for the price. Personally, my m43 zoom kit would be a 16MP body + the Panasonic 100-300 zoom.
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Originally posted by ElJamoquio I'd have to see a direct image comparison to believe it. Conventionally speaking, the larger sensor on the Pentax is worth far more than the smaller zoom range. There could be exceptions of course but on telephoto zooms, the most important thing IMO is the long end, and the 300mm has about 50% more reach AND is a larger sensor.
I wish I had the pics I took with the 40-150, but it was borrowed and I only took a few snaps out of curiosity. I eventually ditched my m43 kit, just didn't grab me.
There's actually precious little difference between the 16MP m43 sensors and the current 16MP APS-C sensors - that is, much less than the size differential would indicate.*
If I were looking for (and willing to pay) a "consumer" tele solution, I'd take one of the newer m43 bodies + Panasonic 100-300 lens. Sharper than the Pentax 55-300, and more "reach".
* I'll say, though, that there is still a
something about certain APS-C images images that I prefer to m43... I guess maybe its the same how some folks compare FF images to APS-C.