OLYMPUS OM SYSTEM OLYMPUS M.Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R Black For Micro Four Thirds System Camera, 3.75x Zoom Lens, Portable Design

JUST BUY IT.

you get what you pay for

Absolutamente imprescindible para tu micro 4/3 … la relación calidad de las fotos precio es imbatible

The M Zuiko 40-150mm f/4-5.6 is everything the most reputable on-line reviewers say it is: a very light and small medium-length zoom with a remarkable performance for an incredible price. The lens is made of plastic but handling it gives a sense of a fine construction with tight tolerances and no looseness. Both rings operate quite smoothly and there is no zoom creep. Focusing on the EM5II is silent, quick, and assertive even indoors (with static subjects). I tested it for optical performance with a very detailed subject - one of my wife's jewelry creations - all open and closed down 1 and 2 stops at 40mm, 70mm and 150mm. I processed the Raw files in PS CS6 applying my typical white point, clarity and sharpening to all. The results are very statisfying. In conclusion, this is a budget lens that is definitively worth considering for its unique price/quality point. I will add a couple of lines of comments as soon as I take the lens out to photograph birds in action. A word of caution about this and other telephoto lenses negative reviews. The use of a 300mm lens is already demanding in terms of technique. Image stabilization takes only care of camera shake but moving subjects require very short exposures to avoid blur. If the writer does not specify if they are shooting Raw or jpegs there is little value in their conclusions. Additionally, you don't know if they know how to properly process the Raw files and/or what's the setting for in-camera sharpening in jpeg. Lastly, many people shoot on a tripod without turning off image stabilization (a must). 11/16/16 addendum: I am replacing the older pictures with new ones of Echo Bay in New Rochelle, NY, just before and with the latest super moon. All pics are from Raw files developed in PS 6 with the same treatment. Pic 1: 40mm (80mm eq), f/16, 1/320sec, ISO 800 Pic 2: 70 (140)mm, f/16, 1/32sec, ISO800, tripod Pic 3: 62 (124)mm, f/16, 1/6sec, ISO800, tripod

For the price, this Len is a 5 star. It zooms with enough light for daytime shooting. Putting price aside, the plastic is not of the highest grade - bought and returned a silver one as the poor plastic quality is pretty obvious e.g. plastic moulding weld lines and cheap looking silver colour. The black one, however, somehow hides some of these issues and looks decent enough. The zoom ring is a bit stiff but certainly functioning. Picture quality is good - yet to see any serious issue on my raws. Again, this rating is highly related to the currently superb Amazon price - for a hundred bucks there is very little to complain about.

A very compact lens that is very well made and gives superb results. Unbelievable price for such quality.

Purchased this to use with my EM5 MkII. As mentioned in other reviews, the lens feels light in the hand which conveys a sort of cheapness to it, but not in such a way that I'm concerned about it's long term durability. The zoom mechanism is not super smooth, but again, at this price point some sacrifices have to be made. The lens itself produces great images through the range from 40-100mm. As others have noted, I also found some drop in sharpness from 100-150, but for casual shooters this really isn't a problem, but it will be a problem for pixel peepers. I've purchased this to supplement my 12-40mm pro lens. Considering that the pro option for the 40-150mm range is closer to $1700 pre tax, this lens really does get 80% of the job done at less than 10% of the cost. Very happy with this great value lens - it's a no frills but effective solution if you need something in for this range.