At the 75mm end of the zoom range, the diagonal angle of view is 16 degrees, equivalent to that of a 150mm lens in a 35mm system. I have to do a side-by-side comparison of the two lenses shooting off the tripod with the OIS turned off, but the limited hand-held tests I've done so far seem to indicate that their optical quality is roughly on par with each other. However, the Olympus lens seems to deliver much more consistent quality resulting in a much higher keeper rate than the Panasonic. Is it the lens you should take on the safari trip of a lifetime? No, you're still going to want to look to the f/2.8 Pro trinity glass for the serious stuff. However, if you're after the perfect lens to take to the zoo or to cut your teeth in sports photography, this is the one to go for.

So without further ado (as they say on YouTube), here's our list of the best Olympus / OM System lenses to get right now. Best Olympus ultra-wide-angle zooms On OIS, I've found the keeper rate is higher with IBIS on both my Em5.2 and Em1.2 when shooting objects in the distance. So I wouldn't see OIS as an advantage with those bodies.Photographers mention that lower weight and IBIS allows them to hand-hold the setup, and therefore, take more interesting angles, have more creative freedom. I partially agree with that. Let’s compare Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III + Olympus M.Zuiko 75-300mm f/4.8-6.7 II (179mm, 1/1250 sec, f/5.9, ISO500) (Image credit: James Artaius) Olympus M.Zuiko 75-300mm f/4.8-6.7 II: Performance

I love reading comment such as yours that you’ve made up to A2 prints with your “worst” lens with no complaints! Bokeh is a word used for the out-of-focus areas of a photograph, and is usually described in qualitative terms, such as smooth / creamy / harsh etc. In the M.ZUIKO Digital 75-300mm f/4.8-6.7 ED, Olympus employed an iris diaphragm with 7 rounded blades, which has resulted in a pretty nice bokeh for a zoom lens, at least in our opinion. However, recognising that bokeh evaluation is subjective, we have provided a few examples for your perusal. Set your camera on a tripod and point it at something with the 40-150 mounted. Switch to your Oly 45 and verify that it still points at the same location. Switch to 75-300 and see it it still points at the thing you pointed it initially. If not, you have a broken lens, return it. Before I start, I would like to indicate that most of Micro 4/3 lenses aren’t in the same league as professional offerings by Canon and Nikon. These have years of RnD, are unmatched in the image quality and focal length range. (Sony sony seem to be catching up)in a panasonic body, with AFC, the oly will very noticably have AF flutter (due to panny's dfd?) while the panny 100-300 is not as noticeable. A steep zoom cam then requires more force to turn (leverage is working against you).​I wish they would extend the throw to close to 180 degrees, to reduce the cam angle and thus the effort needed to turn the zoom ring. And while Panasonic lenses autofocus as you would expect on OM cameras, they are tuned for Panasonic's own DFD contrast detect AF system – and some notable examples (such as the Panasonic 20mm f/1.7) focus incredibly slowly on non-Panasonic bodies. Overall, we think that OM System lenses are just that bit snappier on OM System cameras. There are a few too many M.Zuiko lenses to cram into a single guide, and they cater for a multitude of purposes and user types, so we've split our guide into four sections:

IMO the 40-150mm cropped would still have a better quality image then the 75-300mm at full focal length.<< In this chapter, I will explain where Olympus 75-300 can be used in travel photography. The next chapter tells about the very important lens’s limitations.

DOnt think Panasonic Lens OS works on Olympus Bodies. I have the 100-300MM and have owned the Oly, Hands down the Panasonic is better, Oly is slow in everything and terrible at 300MM. Olympus PEN-F + Olympus M.Zuiko 75-300mm f/4.8-6.7 II (75mm, 1/200 sec, f/8.0, ISO400) (Image credit: James Artaius) Please note that the test shoot was performed only on the two lenses I bought, on my Olympus OM-D E-M5 body. Therefore sample variations were not taken into consideration. Having said that, I didn’t think my Olympus was a lemon! i have the 45-150 panny and at 150, either of the 75-300 or 100-300 is sharper at 150. at least my copies are that way. I have more or less abandoned the micro four thirds system and gave my OM-D to my wife; she loves it but uses it in i-Auto mode 🙁

If your subject moves fast (birds and animals often do), you have to raise shutter speed. And obviously, with F/4.8-6.7, you are at risk of raising ISO. And Micro 4/3’s main disadvantage is poor high ISO performance. Here I tell about Micro 4/3 in general. The purpose is to explain what niche of Olympus 75-300mm F/4.8-6.7 II occupies amongst other telephoto lenses. You may skip it and go to the next chapter.

The idea comes from target rifles, where the heavier target rifle is easier to shoot accurately, than a lighter sport rifle. The weight of the target rifle helping to dampen out the natural body wobble. The 40-150 is a great lens Olympus changed the plastic texture of the external lens barrel from the "PEN" lines to that diamond grid pattern. Optically, the only thing that changed was the "ZERO coating." in terms of sharpness, both are very good on the short end (oly at 75 is quite sharp), at max 300, with good technique, both are acceptably sharp.