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Oly 300 f4 on Panasonic G9

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How is this NOT a PRO lens? Olympus 100-400mm M.Zuiko overview - YouTube

BUT, how does IQ compare to the Pany/Leica 100-400mm, especially at the long end? IF the Oly is significantly better, not well maybe just a smidge better, then it be a big seller.

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[surfar]

how does IQ compare to the Pany/Leica 100-400mm,

Those comparisons will come for sure,the problems with the Panny are well known.its a great lens apparently while its working correctly.

[northcoastgreg]

IF the Oly is significantly better, not well maybe just a smidge better, then it be a big seller.

I doubt there's any significance difference in terms of sharpness between the Panny and the Oly 100-400s. But the Panny does have better color, contrast, rendering, and it's a third of a pound lighter. A few months back, I did a little research on the Panny and the Oly 300 Pro as possible wildlife lenses solutions. I looked at literally hundreds of images from these two lenses, and the very best images, and the very worst images, tended to be from the Panny. It's a true art lens, but it's very temperamental. The Oly is amazingly sharp, but I didn't care for how it rendered detail. It just didn't look natural to my eyes.

[WPRESTO]

I doubt there's any significance difference in terms of sharpness between the Panny and the Oly 100-400s. But the Panny does have better color, contrast, rendering, and it's a third of a pound lighter. A few months back, I did a little research on the Panny and the Oly 300 Pro as possible wildlife lenses solutions. I looked at literally hundreds of images from these two lenses, and the very best images, and the very worst images, tended to be from the Panny. It's a true art lens, but it's very temperamental. The Oly is amazingly sharp, but I didn't care for how it rendered detail. It just didn't look natural to my eyes.

So the choice will come down to personal taste, or in my case, common sense because I already own the Pany. Common sense is sometimes as annoying as growing old.

[UncleVanya]

I doubt there's any significance difference in terms of sharpness between the Panny and the Oly 100-400s. But the Panny does have better color, contrast, rendering, and it's a third of a pound lighter. A few months back, I did a little research on the Panny and the Oly 300 Pro as possible wildlife lenses solutions. I looked at literally hundreds of images from these two lenses, and the very best images, and the very worst images, tended to be from the Panny. It's a true art lens, but it's very temperamental. The Oly is amazingly sharp, but I didn't care for how it rendered detail. It just didn't look natural to my eyes.

Olympus 100-400mm vs Panasonic 100-400mm – The complete comparison

Summary: Oly is sharper than the PanLeica, Oly has better IS, Oly offers a teleconverter option or two, PanLeica is smaller and lighter and slightly faster optically until the longest focal lengths.

[aaacb]

Interesting Oly 100-400, though I'm perfectly happy with the Pana Leica. I like it for the small size and dual IS. It's sharp enough for me that I never questioned it; for my use in wildlife, fine detail is reduced by high iso noise more often than by lens performance.


G95 and 12-60 kit lens

[Ivan]

Small size, dark, wind ... Everything we love.

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Stone fence/wall, ubiquitous feature of New England woods.

[northcoastgreg]

With the E-PL1 + Oly 17/1.8:

[Mbaez]

Fulton Street Market and the 8 Spruce Street Tower

Lumix GX8 + Lumix 20mm

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Rose-breasted grosbeak

[northcoastgreg]

E-PL1 + Oly 17, false color infrared:

[aaacb]

dfa 28-105 adapted to pana g95

[northcoastgreg]

Pany 45-175:

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Lady hummer on the wing.