[jschoonj]

Great shot. The combination of the young girl's posture and moody lighting are powerful. Plus the whimsical splash of colour on the Mickey Mouse pillow for contrasting viewer emotion. Your daughter I assume?

Just a beautiful photograph!

Congrats on the house... I just celebrated our first anniversary in our new house. You'll really cherrish those first few months of unpacking and settling in.

Thank you both! Such a lovely description . The girl is indeed my youngest.


I'm very happy with the way the Olympus is rendering SOOC since it's one of the main reasons for me buying into the system.

Really helps when my desktop is still boxed up and I can't really do any editing . Part of the settling in, right ;-)

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Olympus OM-D EM-1 Mark III
M.Zuiko 12-40 f/2.8 PRO

[edom31]

Hello - can anyone shed some light as to the Oly 40-150/4-5.6 ED lens?

I am looking for a walk-around w AF for my PEN E-PM1 - obviously I am not looking at an Art lens or a PRO = just something to be able to snap some decent shots.


Is the lens worth it to those who have it? Reviews online seem good; the flickr group got nice samples... At $99 is it a bargain?

[UncleVanya]

Hello - can anyone shed some light as to the Oly 40-150/4-5.6 ED lens?

I am looking for a walk-around w AF for my PEN E-PM1 - obviously I am not looking at an Art lens or a PRO = just something to be able to snap some decent shots.


Is the lens worth it to those who have it? Reviews online seem good; the flickr group got nice samples... At $99 is it a bargain?

I got one for $25 used. I didn't hate it, but I preferred my Panasonic 35-100 f4-5.6 and my Panasonic 45-175.

[UncleVanya]

Hello - can anyone shed 0 light as to the Oly 40-150/4-5.6 ED lens?

I am looking for a walk-around w AF for my PEN E-PM1 - obviously I am not looking at an Art lens or a PRO = just something to be able to snap some decent shots.


Is the lens worth it to those who have it? Reviews online seem good; the flickr group got nice samples... At $99 is it a bargain?

I got one for $25 used (since sold). I didn't hate it, but I preferred my Panasonic 35-100 f4-5.6 and my Panasonic 45-175.

I'm shooting mostly an em1 mk1.

[WPRESTO]

Hello - can anyone shed some light as to the Oly 40-150/4-5.6 ED lens?

I am looking for a walk-around w AF for my PEN E-PM1 - obviously I am not looking at an Art lens or a PRO = just something to be able to snap some decent shots.


Is the lens worth it to those who have it? Reviews online seem good; the flickr group got nice samples... At $99 is it a bargain?

Super light weight and compact especially considering the FF equivalent coverage. I could not resist the $99 price, but I also purchased several softening filters from adapterrings.com so I could use the 40~150mm as a zoom soft focus lens, there being no satisfactory soft-focus lens available for MFT. I could have used on old film-era trick to convert an ordinary lens into a dreamy soft-focus optic = take a cheap UV filter and smear the outer side of it with Vaseline. Seriously. That was suggested in a photo mag although at the time I didn't have any interest in soft focus so I never tried it.

ADDED as a supplement. Two examples of the 40~150mm with a couple soft-focus filters attached, same subject, one taken wide open, the other at f8 (background leaves at upper right reveal which aperture was used). Flowers of course, the favorite subject for soft-focus effects (also popular= children and attractive young women).

[sundown]

Thank you both! Such a lovely description . The girl is indeed my youngest.


I'm very happy with the way the Olympus is rendering SOOC since it's one of the main reasons for me buying into the system.

Really helps when my desktop is still boxed up and I can't really do any editing . Part of the settling in, right ;-)

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Olympus OM-D EM-1 Mark III
M.Zuiko 12-40 f/2.8 PRO

love it

[edom31]

I got one for $25 used (since sold). I didn't hate it, but I preferred my Panasonic 35-100 f4-5.6 and my Panasonic 45-175.I'm shooting mostly an em1 mk1.

Thanks - I look at the Panasinic as well... as always, there are subjective opinions all over pro and against one and another lens.

The price point... The Panasonic is more steep. Also I saw that some folks see a difference with using the Panasonic under another brand's body. I did not dwelled much on it. Both seem to produce decent results.

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Super light weight and compact especially considering the FF equivalent coverage. I could not resist the $99 price, but I also purchased several softening filters from adapterrings.com so I could use the 40~150mm as a zoom soft focus lens, there being nor satisfactory soft-focus lens available for MFT. I could have used on old film-era trick to convert an ordinary lens into a dreamy soft-focus optic = take a cheap UV filter and smear the outer side of it with Vaseline. Seriously. That was suggested in a photo mag although at the time I didn't have any interest in soft focus so I never tried it.ADDED as a supplement. Two examples of the 40~150mm with a couple soft-focus filters attached, same subject, one taken wide open, the other at f8 (background leaves at upper right reveal which aperture was used). Flowers of course, the favorite subject for soft-focus effects (also popular= children and attractive young women).

Haha awesome samples/ never heard about the vaseline and now I am inclined to do this!!!

Odd how the wide open shot seems more contrasty than the f8. I do see the differences in bokeh.

I might pull the trigger on it; I reckon it will only leave me to future MFT purchases... Ohhh lord, here we go again!

[WPRESTO]

I posted a different version of this image sometime earlier this year, hopefully on a different thread. Forgot to include: Panasonic GX8, 50~200mm with achromatic close-up filter

[UncleVanya]

Here are some recent Panasonic 35-100 shots made on my Olympus OMD-EM1:



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[Ivan]

If still relevant. I trust this expert. He's a salesperson. He also has a YouTube channel. It seems to me that it remains objective. Read it may be useful to you. Another good review, though for the first version, but as I understand it, the optical scheme is the same there. And a couple of my shots of the old Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150 / 4-5.6 ED at different apertures, and different focal lengths.
Olympus M.Zuiko 40-150mm F4-5.6 R Mini Review ~ ROBIN WONG
Olympus 40-150mm f/4-5.6 ED M.Zuiko Digital Review





No artistic sense. Physics only.

[edom31]

f still relevant.

Extremely helpful. Thanks for posting this. Also, that first shot of yours, basically can sell the lens.

[WPRESTO]

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Love that kitty. Blue eyes looking for places to be mischievous - perhaps a new sofa or chair to "break in," or a bathroom tissue roll that needs unwinding.

[Ivan]

Thank you, my cat is really beautiful. And he loves to play very much. As for my lens, I have no complaints about it, except that it is dark and does not have all-weather protection. This is not even a pretense, but a fantasy. Considering that it is being sold as a plug for old cameras, this is a mega deal. I didn't get the chance to make a good comparison. You don't have to close before f / 8. It works with an open aperture. I don't think the Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm F4-5.6 R will be any worse. Although evil tongues claim ...

[edom31]

I purchased the 40-150/4-5.6,,, While it arrives, shooting with the Rokkor PF 58/1.4 wide open:

[edom31]

M.Zuiko Digital 40-150mm 4-5.6 - E-PM1