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28.7.2015

As a primes-only photographer this was my first zoom lens purchase in years. The last zoom I bought was the Panny 100-300 when I first bought my OM-D EM5 Mark 1 some years ago and I sold it soon afterwards. Back then I was only shooting pictures but now I'm shooting video almost exclusively.I'd done some reading up on zooms for video because I found I was missing out on video opportunities whilst shooting with my wide-angle primes. I realised I needed something to swap over to quickly capture a passing moment in the distance, something that my primes couldn't reach. Living and recording footage on a boat meant I needed a zoom with a good reach and was quiet too.I didn't want to spend too much on my first zoom for video as I'm still uncertain it's the way forward for most of my stuff.I'll continue to shoot with primes in the main, but I've just done some test clips on this lens and I'm impressed. I mean, really impressed. I still can't get over how Olympus can pack in such quality in a lens this cheap. OK, it's all plastic, it doesn't have that pro lens feel, but with the EM5's in-body IS the balance is good. I can zoom in to the 150mm end (300mm equivalent) and get away with handheld footage. The IQ at the 300 end is good enough for me, and I'm quite discerning.For this price it's almost not worth talking about the negatives of the lens but for the sake of this review I'll just comment that the focus ring requires quite a turn if you're focusing manually, which I tend to do with video (if you're on AF, it's quick). It's not a parfocal zoom either so you have to readjust the focus once you've zoomed in, unless you're using C-AF, in which case the auto re-focus's speed is acceptable.Although I would recommend this for video I'd be inclined to recommend this for budget-conscious photographers too. Whilst this might not be up to a Canon L lens, for the price it is incredible. As a fussy photographer who likes to pixel-peep on occasion, I'm impressed. I can't see myself spending all those extra hundreds of notes to go up to a pro zoom any time soon. As someone who used to own a full-frame Canon 5Dii and a load of L lenses, that's saying something.
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23.6.2015

I was very close to giving this lens five stars as it is very good quality for money. Still, when it comes to photography equipment, I would like to reserve the fifth star for things that are both good value as well as outstanding in quality.I have been very disappointed with telezooms ever since I got my first micro four thirds camera. Unlike the Canon 70-200 I used before that peaked at full extension, the Panasonic ones all started getting so fuzzy at the long end the last 50mm of range or so might as well have been digital zoom as opposed to optical. This kept annoying me so much I didn't keep any of them.Eventually, I went for this one that, unlike the Panasonic 45-200mm, for instance,didn't seem to overextend its range at the cost of image quality as much, as well as being light and cheap.Image quality isn't excellent at full extension, nor would I expect it to be, but it is usable. The lens is very light and therefore easy to bring along when your main shooting is done with a standard zoom or prime - as is often the case for me.I know this varies from lens to lens, even from copy to copy sometimes, so I can't generalise too much, but from my experience with it, it does seem to be optimised for infinity rather than close range, which I think is good for a long-reach telezoom as most of my photography done with it would be at mid-to long range and not at the close-focus limit.I ended up selling my M43 kit in the end, including this one, for reasons I won't go into here, but for the last year or so, this was my go-to telezoom, and I think it did a decent job of it. In fact, I think if you want something significantly better, you really have to go with the pro f/2.8 lenses. They cost several times a much, are bigger and heavier, but of course outstanding in image quality.If all you want is a bit longer range at a very affordable price, I don't think you can go wrong with this lens.
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3.8.2019

This is my only Olympus lens (my mft kit is Panasonic). I bought one for use on a holiday, i chose mft as its lighter and cheaper than my apsc kit and this lens really suited that philosophy (being much smaller than the same apsc focal length also makes you look a lot less weird in crowds!)First impressions are indeed its very cheap. Everything about it shouts cheap. Action, looks, no lens hood, weight, materials. It feels infant toy like next to an all metal fuji lens.But all is forgotten when you use it. The picture quality is excellent, so good I actually have no concerns using it instead of my 35-100 F2.8 in good light as the extra 50mm more than makes up for the almost un noticeabledifference in image quality (thats unfair to the 35-100 as its advantage come in other areas).I also found my small 14-42 stayed in my bag as the F4 at 40mm on the oly more than made up for its lack of wideness. Its better to step back for 40mm than suffer the aperture limitation of the 14-42 (chosen for its size/price also)Its also light so can be carried on a mid range MFT body all day without even being noticed.I love this lens. Mine wont get used much, but for something expendable with good flexibility I dont own or can think of anything that comes close.That includes another option of a 1" bridge. I also used a Sony R100M4 alongside this lens while away, and the 40mm images on the oly lens'd GX9 were far superior than anything my M4 could manage. So I feel much more confident in this setup than investing in a heavier, more expensive bridge that wont have the same image quality.I always thought the 35-100 2.8 was a great lens to show off what MFT can do, but this also does so just as much.
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9.10.2013

Like another reviewer here, I was lucky enough to pick this lens up new for £119 (October 2013). Presumably a dealer offloading split kits. To call it a bargain is an understatement. This little lens - and it's in 35mm terms an 80-300mm lens, we should keep that in mind - is a cracker. More than anything, it's the lenses that make MicroFourThirds the success it is. There are the obvious "must-haves" like the Olympus 12mm f2 and 45mm f1.8, the Panasonic 20mm f1.7 and 14-45mm, but you can virtually add this little baby to that list because it's cheap and light and - oh boy! - it punches way above its weight. I checked it out on the EM5 and G5. Wide open it's a tad soft, no surprise there,but take it down a stop or two and you will get crisp useable 20" x 16" pictures. I even shot f16 @ 1/125 hand-held at max. 150mm, with excellent result (though I'd suggest f8 most of the time). Mechanically, it performs well, decently smooth with no "stiction". Manual focus is possible but at full extension I'd suggest leave it to the AF. I long since ditched my bulky, heavy SLR cameras and lenses and don't regret it. So this lens is largely plastic - so what? Unless you plan to take it to a war zone, you'll get years of service from it. Buy this lens and buy into MFT, you will be getting the best tech available today and unlike that hefty SLR you'll always want to have the camera with you. Great lens.
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7.2.2015

I got this lens for Christmas last year. Given the price, I wasn't sure how good it would be, but it provides great value for money. The lens is more than twice as large as the 14 - 42mm kit lens, but is very light. It seems sturdy enough, but I wouldn't like to drop it. It's plastic construction and not weather proof.The lens is really sharp, even wide open, and can produce shallow depth of field with good bokeh, especially at longer focal lengths. Due to the slow max aperture, it's not ideal as a portrait lens. At 45mm the depth of field isn't shallow enough, and at the longer end you need too much working distance. It's great for taking close ups of architectural details in large buildings,or slow-moving animals that aren't too close or far away. I've also got some nice shots of sunsets and moon rise at the longer end of the zoom.The lens is light enough to use without a tripod in good light, though as it is non-stabilised this may only apply to users with Olympus cameras which have IBIS. In low light, the focal length means you really need a tripod. Minimum focus distance is around 90cm away meaning you can't really use this for close-ups of small objects as an alternative to a macro lens.The lens isn't perfect, but it's great for what it is. It's much lighter and easy to carry around than the new pro 40 - 150 zoom, and much better value for money.
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16.8.2015

I've had this just over a year now, and bought it because it was a good price for a fairly good range of focal lengths for day to day use. I use it with an Olympus omd em10. The lens itself is incredibly light and I guess some would complain that is it a bit plasticky, but I am not too heavy on my gear and I bought into micro 4/3 so I could fit all I need for a day's shooting into a small bag so I'm not complaining. It takes a while to get used to the quirks of each lens. I am just back from a wedding and used a variety of prime lenses of shorter focal lengths but my favourite pictures of the day were taken with this lens, wide open, up to full focal length and 800iso to keep the speed high.The results are breathtaking enough for me to think I should write a review. In fact in a lot of photos the results are too sharp and I have been softening down the skin on portraits to be kind to the subjects! The autofocus was plenty quick enough especially with the automatic eye detection on the camera for me not to have a single photo go wrong for lack of focus, only composition error. The bokeh is lovely and smooth and even though I forgot my lens hood, the contrast is really very good in the photos. I'd highly recommend this lens as an easy to carry and won't leave you disappointed in real life situations.
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11.5.2015

If you need the extra reach that this lens provides you can't go wrong. It has an equivalent 80-300mm on full frame so can come in very handy when you need to get closer to the action. Good for Wildlife, Weddings etc but be aware this is a kit tele zoom so does have a slow variable aperture f4-5.6 so requires good light if you want it at it's best! The pro version 40 - 150mm f2.8 is of course a superior lens, weather sealed, metal build constant 2.8 aperture (much better for low light and bokeh) but retails for over £1000! This lens is light, compact and pretty sharp for a kit lens. For the price it's a very good alternative for those that don't want to spend or can't afford it's pricey big Brother!I use this lens with the superb Zuiko 17mm f1.8 and 45mm f1.8 for weddings etc. It's capable of pretty good results from 40-100mm and still very usable at 150mm. Bare in mind it will not give you the same level of image quality of its big Brother but when you look at the price ratio of the 2 lenses it's a very good choice for those on a budget! Recommended.
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27.7.2019

My Olympus E520 and associated kit was becoming ancient and needed replacing, so I plumped for a body-only OMD EM5 II (it’s being discounted now) but I needed a lens. I didn’t want to go overboard to start with then I noticed this baby. Unbelievably, including postage, import duty and unfavourable exchange rates, it was still a huge saving buying it from the USA via Amazon’s Global Store. (Ordered on a Monday, it was delivered on the Thursday.)And what a great piece of glass it is. Okay, it might be plastic, and no one expects wonders at this price point, but it does take nice photographs. Being a bit of a slow lens, it’s not one for low light shooting but that is far outweighed by the positives and as a budget zoom option it does a fine job.It’s tack sharp at the mid setting and still very good at the top end. And the lens doesn’t rotate when focusing, a plus for those using filters. There’s no ‘lens creep’ either. The absence of any lens hood is a bit disappointing but it’s not insurmountable and certainly not a deal breaker.
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10.12.2018

I already own the highest quality Olympus lenses, including the more expensive counterpart to this lens (the 40-150mm F2.8 Pro)I bought this for a friend who has caught the photography bug hard and has an Olympus EM10 mk IIInitial impressions was that someone had forgotten to put the glass in the lens, it is so light that it feels like a cardboard cutout of a lens.I had already started to make excuses to my friend that it was good for learning, until she could afford something better, but at least it's lightweight etc etc.Then I saw the pictures she took with it. Amazed. I would say that there is about 85% of the sharpness of my much more expensive lenses, but still plenty sharp. Colours are great.Did I mention it's small and light !!For the money paid, this is absolutely tremendous. If you are on a budget, and in the market for this range lens, don't hesitate, just buy it.
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20.9.2016

I have owned this lens on 3 different occasions and I keep coming back to it. Why? It's such a great zoom lens, it's tiny and produces sharp images.I have owned budget telephoto lenses on other DSLR formats and they are normally compromised in the image quality department but not this one. Even at full Zoom (150mm) it is still decently sharp and at shorter focal lengths it's great. I have included a photo taken with this lens of a local squirrel. It's amazing sharp and I would have struggled to have got a better picture than this on my old Sony Alpha camera.If you have an MFT camera you probably should have this lens as your first telephoto.Any downsides? As ever,it's a great shame that Olympus down give you a lens hood - however, you can buy them for very few pounds on Amazon!
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18.9.2013

OK, I'm a retired pro photographer and still have a Nikon D800 and D700 plus numerous lenses. However at 71, I found my shoulders were beginning to droop with the weight of the DSLR plus lens. I took the plunge and bought a little Olympus Pen together with this lens and a 14-42. I have been amazed at the image quality of this telephoto zoom. It certainly beats the 70- 300 Nikkor I use as a travel lens and is almost as good as my f2.8 70- 200 VR AF Nikkor, a lens costing over 5 times as much but shoulder numbingly heavy. It's a treat to carry the Pen outfit around and the only drawback I can see is that because of the smaller sensor size on the Pen, I won't be able to print images beyond A3 but now I'm retired,I don't need to anymore!
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19.5.2018

I was going to buy this off the UK site at £159 when the global version came up, exact same product but £99 including duty fees. Ordered it and it arrived from the US via UPS just two days later. Very impressed. Only tried it briefly on my Olympus E- PL8 but so far very pleased, sharp images and blurry backgrounds on portraits, exactly what I wanted. One minor thing, the description on Amazon was for the silver lens, and the box is labelled silver, but I was sent a black lens. Not a problem as it matches the black body of my camera but someone who really wanted the silver lens might be disappointed.

29.1.2016

I have to admit I wasn't expecting too much with this lens once coupled up to my OM-D E-M1 but I took it away with me anyway on a recent holiday just so that I had a little extra focal length if the occasion arose. I didn't fit any type of filter to the front so shot completey bare and was pretty much surprised and impressed with the final outcome. A couple of pics from the trip are attached which I thought turned out reasonably acceptable in being both bright and reletively sharp so all in all and taking into account the cost of this lens I would certainly put it in the 'value for money' bracket.

21.10.2015

Bought to go with my Olympus OMD em10. It's the first choice of many as the first extra lens to buy. Excellent product and as it's Olympus obviously works as intended. Be aware with the four thirds mirrorless systems of the implications with the stabilisation system if you use lenses/camera combos from different manufacturers. This is a lovely compact lightweight lens and is well suited to taking candid shots. I expect many who see this camera assume that the OMD is an old film SLR. All in all, a brilliant purchase and at £128 a real bargain. I can't fault it optically.

3.3.2014

This lens is unbelievable for the price, although I did not purchase from Amazon. Even though the case is plastic it is never the less very well built. Focusing is instant and super silent and it is pin sharp throughout. I have had Nikon and Canon lenses in the past which cost an arm and a leg but this Olympus lens is up there with the best of them. I don't know what I expected when I purchased it but I did not expect such fantastic clear sharp images that this lens produces. Just FANTASTIC.If you are thinking of buying, don't hesitate. You will not be disappointed.

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