Here clarity is outstanding in the centre, and very good towards the edges. Stopping down improves performance across the frame, with peak sharpness across the frame being achieved at f/5.6.
Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO PerformanceĪt 40mm sharpness is already outstanding in the centre of the frame at maximum aperture, although performance towards the edges falls behind somewhat, only reaching fairly good levels. A removable tripod collar is also supplied with the lens. The minimum focus distance is 70cm throughout the zoom range, which is incredibly close for a lens offering a telephoto field of view like this. By simply pulling the hood back, it locks into place in a collapsed position, making it easy to stow away in a bag. A deep circular hood is supplied with the lens, which has a novel feature of being collapsible. However, it is incredibly easy to nudge this by accident when removing the lens from a bag, or case, so care needs to be taken to ensure the lens is in the desired mode for shooting.
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Sliding back the focus ring reveals a distance scale and automatically changes the camera to manual focus mode, which is ideal for applying quick adjustments. As far as size and handling are concerned, this lens is a perfect match Micro Four Thirds cameras with a deep grip, such as the Panasonic Lumix G6, but it can feel a little unwieldy on smaller bodies, such as the Olympus OM-D E-M5 used for testing, when used without the optional grip.Īs focusing is performed internally the 72mm filter thread does not rotate, which makes this lens ideal for use with graduated and polarising filters. Despite the robust build and the telephoto range covered this lens only weighs 760g. The lens barrel is constructed from a combination of metal and high quality plastics, with a glossy finish and the bayonet is metal with a rubber gasket to prevent the ingress of dust and moisture into the camera body. Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO Handling and Features Choose used and get affordable access to kit that doesn’t cost the earth. Every month, visual storytellers sell more than 20,000 cameras and lenses to MPB. MPB puts photo and video kit into more hands, more sustainably.
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