Olympus 40-150mm f/4-5.6 ED M.Zuiko Digital

Just got this a couple of days ago. It's great for portraits, and for nearer objects at mid focal range, it's terrifically sharp. However, zoomed out on distant objects, I found it didn't resolve very well.

cheap; light; at some focal lengths very sharp; due to length can have nice blur at times; although sometimes rough

feels flimsy; zooms out ridiculously long; AF (on E-PM1) useless for moving objects

Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 40-150mm 1:4-5.6 ED R MSC - Review / Test Report

The construction of the lens is basic as to be expected from an affordable, consumer-grade lens. The lens body is made entirely of plastic down to the lens mount which is also why the lens is extremely light-weight at just 190g.

Very good

Its a basic lens but it does work very well.......

Awesome Lens for the price!

"Ever since I moved to Micro Four Thirds, I was missing my Sony 55-200mm, but never really looked into similar alternatives - was too focused on primes. This Fall, I'm in a new city, and felt the need for a flexible telephoto lens - luckily for me, I found the Oly 40-150mm at an awesome sale!

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f4.0-5.6 R Review

The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f4.0-5.6 R ($199.99 direct)($199.00 at Amazon) is one of the less expensive lenses you can attach to your Micro Four Thirds camera. It's designed to complement the entry-level M.Zuiko 14-42mm zoom that ships with Olympus PEN bodies like the E-PL5($199.00 at Amazon). It gives you the telephoto reach that the standard kit zoom can't manage, covering an 80-300mm field of view in terms of traditional 35mm photography. It doesn't have an ambitious aperture, and it's not as sharp from edge to edge as more expensive lenses, but it performs well in good light, bringing distant objects into clear view. The lens is light and compact when you consider its focal range. It measures 3.3 by 2.5 inches (HD), weighs just 6.7 ounces, and supports 58mm filters. The front element doesn't rotate when zooming or focusing, so using a polarizing filter is not an issue, but the lens does double in height when zoomed to the 150mm position. The barrel is plastic, wit...

The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f4.0-5.6 R is a solid budget option for Micro Four Thirds shooters looking for an affordable telephoto zoom lens.

Inexpensive; Good telephoto zoom range; Sharp through most of its zoom range

Plastic lens mount; Performance suffers at the edges of the frame; Not optically stabilized; Modest aperture