Olympus mZD 14-150mm f4-5.6 Experience Diary - Page 4

Brian Mosley · #31 June 17th, 2010, 04:29 PM

Sorry Simon - I only just caught my train!

Cheers

Brian

Brian Mosley · #32 June 18th, 2010, 05:13 AM

A couple from this morning, on the way home from school run...

E-PL1 + mZD 14-150mm f4-5.6
1/320s f/5.6 at 135.0mm iso200

E-PL1 + mZD 14-150mm f4-5.6
1/200s f/5.6 at 150.0mm iso200

I'm really happy with the sharpness wide open aperture at full zoom... this makes a wonderful walkabout lens!

Cheers

Brian

las Palm as · #33 June 18th, 2010, 06:08 AM

Good photos Brian, im waiting for this lens....

BBW · #34 June 18th, 2010, 02:35 PM

Wow, Brian - I am very impressed with the fine detail and quality! Miss Mallard is gorgeous - that first photo in particular is a real beauty.

Very exciting and to think that my lenses cost so much more than my camera. I guess that's par for the course these days.

w7ox · #35 June 18th, 2010, 08:37 PM

Promising results and not particularly unexpected for an 11.7x zoom lens. I have one on order but apparently it's not being shipped in U.S. yet. I hope to have it in July.

I have the GH1 and 14-140, but that lens feels pretty heavy and poorly balanced on my E-PL1.

Phil

Brian Mosley · #36 June 19th, 2010, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deckitout

Many thanks Brian most helpful

Is there a chance that you could show some images with it on the Camera to give an idea of the size.

Thanks

Hi Phil,

apologies these are a bit rushed, but to give you an idea, here are some shots comparing the E-PL1 + mZD 14-150mm f4-5.6 vs the E-30 + PL 14-150mm f3.5-5.6

Hope that helps!

Cheers

Brian

mabelsound · #37 June 19th, 2010, 11:22 AM

What, if any, is the optical relationship between these two lenses?

Brian Mosley · #38 June 19th, 2010, 11:33 AM

Could you please expand on your question? one is made by Panasonic under license (to use the name) of Leica for the 4/3rds mount... it includes Optical Image Stabilisation and opens to f3.5 at 14mm... the other is designed and manufactured by Olympus specifically for the m4/3rds mount.

The PanaLeica has the edge for image quality, but not by much.

Cheers

Brian

mabelsound · #39 June 19th, 2010, 11:44 AM

Well, I know that Leica and Pana and Oly are all in bed together in various ways...Oly releases a new lens with the same focal lengths and almost the same f-stops as the famous Leica zoom, both of which are designed for a 4/3 sensor...so are they in any way the same lens design? Or are these totally separate? I don't know of any direct link between Leica and Oly, but...

Brian Mosley · #40 June 19th, 2010, 11:59 AM

I'm fairly sure that they're completely different designs. The Olympus lens is specifically designed from scratch for m4/3rds (shorter distance from mount to sensor) and for fast CDAF - with lightweight focusing elements.

Cheers

Brian