Panny 45-150 or Oly 40-150?

[Bhupinder2002]

Hi Guys:smile:
I sold my trusty Panny 45-200 and currently have nothing to cover this focal length . I just want my fellow forum members to share their thoughts , experience or advice for these two lenses. If someone has handled and used both , that will be very good . I am inclined towards Panny 45-150 but OLy looks awesome in reviews and in one review(see link below) it even exceeds many graphs. Please offer some help .
Cheers
Bhupinder
Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6 Lens Review

 

[EP1-GF1]

I considered both earlier this year - and ended up buying the O14-150 instead. I looked at the sample image thread and decided it was plenty good enough for me. If you didn't have IBIS I'd say get the Panasonic though. The 14-150 has about the same diameter as the Panasonic 14-45 and is only a little longer. It feels light but quite well made, and has a metal mount. No zoom creep either.

However if I had to choose between the two you actually asked about and I had an OMD, I'd go for the Olympus.

 

[NickLeon]

Does anyone have any experience with the new Panny 45-150 please?

 

[marcl]

Why not the Panny 45-175? I did some testing on a brick wall. I found it sharper than the Oly 40-150. However, there is that double line blur issue that can be worked around. I think I like the colors of the 45-175 a bit better; they seem more contrasty to me.

 

[dhazeghi]

Hi Guys:smile:
I sold my trusty Panny 45-200 and currently have nothing to cover this focal length . I just want my fellow forum members to share their thoughts , experience or advice for these two lenses.

Well, the 45-150mm isn't yet shipping outside of Japan and Taiwan. Makes it hard to say anything meaningful.

 

[Robstar1963]

I'd always go with the 14 - 150
It has a much better quality feel to it than the very plasticky 40 - 150 and I wouldn't want a lens that had issues that I had to work around (Panasonic 45 - 175) - why have a lens with such issues when there are alternatives without such problems !
I recently reduced my body collection down - eliminating the Olympus ones I had (E-P3 and E-PL2) and leaving only Panasonics
A mint black E-PL2 with only 100 shutter actuations came up on eBay and just had to buy it - there is something about the E-PL2 at the £150.00 I paid for it that can't be beaten for value combined with results - but one of the reasons I bought another is the 14 - 150 I had retained and missed using.
It's so light, compact and so versatile and such a good one lens does it all solution for general use
Plus you can use the MCON- P01 Macro adaptor on it (and the 40 - 150) adding further to the versatility (fits very very quickly with a simple twist onto a bayonet)

 

[NickLeon]

It's on sale here in the UK, though perhaps it is still too soon to expect any user feedback.

 

[Biro]

Here in the U.S., I've had the Panny 45-150 on preorder from B&H for a few months now. It still isn't here. Perhaps it will begin shipping to the States around the time its successor is announced - just like with Panasonic's camera bodies. Do I sound bitter? It took me six months to get my G3 from Panasonic Direct.

 

[dannat]

i should have let you try my 45-175 yesterday, its pretty good much lighter /smaller than 14-140 Panny. not as light as Oly 14-150 though - its a god all round zoom.

 

[Bhupinder2002]

i should have let you try my 45-175 yesterday, its pretty good much lighter /smaller than 14-140 Panny. not as light as Oly 14-150 though - its a god all round zoom.

Never mind , its always next time. I am glad to drive up to ur town for a coffee and try lens . I will leave my bodyguards at home

 

[st3v4nt]

I choose the mZD 40-150 R, tough the plastic mount is a bit letdown the performance is good and very light. Even when my heavy ZD 40-150 still have more character if you compared it very closely. I never had a chance to try the Lumix 40-150 so can't comment about it.

 

[manju69]

Does anyone have any experience with the new Panny 45-150 please?

Hi. I just bought one and am pretty pleased with it so far. Previously I had the Oly 40-150 and then the Pana 45-200. The small form of the 45-150 is perfect, only a wee bit bigger than my PL25! (At its smallest FL) I will post some pics soon but was pleased about the results. Like many budget zooms, it will have its limitations. I avoided the 45-175 because of the OIS complaints. So far so good...

 

[Bhupinder2002]

Hi. I just bought one and am pretty pleased with it so far. Previously I had the Oly 40-150 and then the Pana 45-200. The small form of the 45-150 is perfect, only a wee bit bigger than my PL25! (At its smallest FL) I will post some pics soon but was pleased about the results. Like many budget zooms, it will have its limitations. I avoided the 45-175 because of the OIS complaints. So far so good...

Hi
Its so good to see u .Where u have been these days? I think that makes more sense. 45-200 was too big for me and 50 mm wont make any big difference .
Cheers
Bhupinder

 

[manju69]

Hi
Its so good to see u .Where u have been these days? I think that makes more sense. 45-200 was too big for me and 50 mm wont make any big difference .
Cheers
Bhupinder

Cheers. Been relocating from London to Stroud. Huge city to small town. That and 18 month old toddler keeping me busy. Finally have a little time for photography

I thought I might miss the extra 50mm on the new Pana zoom, but so far no. Will try and post a few samples.

 

[Pim]

I have the lens already, received it a few weeks ago (not sure why it was available so early in Holland...), and took it out for a few shots today. You can see the pictures and read my impressions in this thread

https://www.mu-43.com/f38/first-shots-panny-45-150-a-34890/