dave_dejoy Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 <p>I have a couple of Olympus m43 bodies and I am looking to expanding my walk around lenses. I have a couple of kit lenses (decent image quality but suspect build quality). I am looking for a somewhat longer zoom, maybe to about 135mm. Not looking for pro lenses but something better than kit quality. What about Panasonic? Thanks for any help.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 <p>I don't think there's anything sitting between the "kit" zooms and the pro lenses. I have a Lumix 35-100mm f4-5.6 zoom which I find to be excellent. Several reviews support this and say it's only the smaller aperture that differentiates it from the pro lenses. I think 100mm is about as long as you want to go for walk around functionality: beyond that you're looking at tripod support for good sharp shots.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnfarrar Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 <p>The Zuiko 75mm f1.8 is superb, but perhaps shorter than you want and obviously not a zoom!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Katz Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 The Olympus 40-150 f5.6 is a decent little lens, which doesn't cost much and weighs about 6 oz. Its sharp to about 100m and ok beyond that, typical of consumer grade telezooms. Build quality is fine, but all plastic, similar to the more recent kit lenses. The Panasonic 45-175mm and 45-150mm are suppose to be good, perhaps better than the little Oly lens, but somewhat more expensive. The Oly 40-150 f2.8 is very good, but large, heavy and expensive. I don't agree that you need a tripod for anything beyond 100mm, especially with good image stabilization. Here is an image from my 40-150mm, at 150mm, f5.6, and 1/320. I could have used a slower shutter speed but find that animals are usually twitchy and need a higher shutter speed to stop motion:<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_in_PA Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 <p>Plus 1 on the charming little 40-150. Easy to find cheap.<br /><br />That said, when I want to go a little bit longer than standard, I'm in love with the 45mm f1.8 olympus. That and the 20mm f1.7 panasonic get me the vast majority of my shots I love.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_dejoy Posted December 29, 2016 Author Share Posted December 29, 2016 <p>the Bronx Zoo shot is terrific!! So about the Lumix 35-100mm f4-5.6 zoom, what are the implications for image stabilization with the Olympus bodies? Any help appreciated. Thanks.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh_sakols Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 <p>I'm not sure what you like to photograph, but I also would recommend the 75mm 1.8, especially if you like to photograph people. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_narsuitus Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 <blockquote> <p>"...I am looking to expanding my walk around lenses."</p> </blockquote> <p>Here are the "walk around" lenses I use with my Olympus bodies:</p> <p>Panasonic 14mm f/2.5<br> Olympus 17mm f/2.8<br> Panasonic 20mm f/1.7<br> Olympus 45mm f/1.8<br> Olympus 14-41mm f/3.5 - f/5.6<br> Panasonic 45-200mm f/4 - f/5.6</p> <p>If I need anything longer than 200mm, I use adapted Nikon lenses.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 <p>Re the image stabilization on the 35-100, this is not switchable on the lens (on Panny cameras you do it within the menus). I have used this lens on the Oly E-PL3 both with and without in-camera stabilization and it works fine with both, so you won't have any problems.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerrySiegel Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 The Olympus 45mm is a good value. Get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pensacolaphoto Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 <p>I like the 25mm/1.4 Summilux lens.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 <p>There are a number of good primes out there (and I agree the Zuiko 45mm is a beauty) but the OP wanted a zoom.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pensacolaphoto Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 <p>An option is to use a zoom by some other brand and use an adapter. For example, a Tamron 35-80/2.8 SP is a super sharp zoom, and the crop on the M 4/3 will show you a 70-160 perspective. This is a quite inexpensive option. I have used an Angenieux 70-210 zoom on my E-P2 with excellent results that are very sharp and beautiful. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Doo Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 <p>For non-pro lenses, the [very] inexpensive 40-150mm lens is surprisingly good. Beyond that, the 75-300mm is also very good - a great value for the price.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_dejoy Posted January 2, 2017 Author Share Posted January 2, 2017 <p>Thanks for the very helpful comments. I think I may start with the Panasonic 35mm to 100mm. Happy New Year. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claudinho Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 <p>For a zoom I think the zuiko 40-150 f5.6 it is ok.<br /> Another interesting les is The m43 Rokinon or Samyang 7.5mm fisheye is an excellent and cheap lens. It is manual focus, but focused at hyperfocal distance at f 5,6. or any aperture is always in focus.<br /> With a Photoshop plugin like Hemi a rectilinear look it is possible when fisheye distortion is not desired.<img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Hot/201601-Varias/i-XVGPctM/1/700x600/201601041_Templo_Bahai.4-L.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="467" /></p> <p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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