written by Coastyboy on 28/06/2009
Olympus 40-150mm is a lens I've come back to after 15 years. In between digital cameras came along. Have to use them for work but have recently re-purchased an OM1n and OM2.
Re-discovering the joys of intelligent, no hassle photography.
Plastic digi-cameras, even my recent Olys (brand loyalty) wreck the whole experience of evaluating what's in the viewfinder. Pre and post production has overtaken things. I recently bought a book of Time-Life's greatest pictures. Guess what? The subject and our interaction is everything.
By the way, I'm not 117 years old but a youthful 45 year old going FORWARD to how he used to take photographs.
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written by drbobsolomon on 03/02/2008
Once I had to use the 150mm setting indoors, hand held, at an unexpectedly candle-lit supper (I know: Prior Planning Prevents P-Poor Performance) -- and, to my amazement, most photos were v. good for 5x7 in. prints and full screen PowerPoint Slide Show. The Olympus 40-150mm is a fine outdoorsy lens -- still hard to keep steady. Teamed with Oly's 14-42 or the more expensive base lenses, it makes a rich set of focal lengths. Couple it with the Zuiko Macro 35 or 50, and you get a versatile portrait-taker. Using it, alas, makes the 14-45's lack of sharpness so apparent you may pack the latter in a drawer except for family shots. For anything less wide, the 35 macro and the 45-150 are terrific -- and terrific buys for very large prints. Just turn off the body's over-zealous noise-reduction -- and the Oly Master's, too.
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