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43 responses to “BEST Portrait Zoom Lens EVER | Olympus 40-150 f2.8 PRO & Lumix GH6”
The video shows how the bokeh changes from 40mm to 150mm. Of course it gets softer at 150mm.
But it doesn't portray how the 40-150 lens it really as a portrait lens.
Shots at 40 to 70mm where the model is closer to the camera are missing here.
In the video, the 40mm shots are taken from a greater distance. Same position as the 150mm
shots.
This is hands down the best video for explaining and demonstrating bokeh and image compression! The clear explanations of the depth of field, complete with stunning visual examples, are perfect. The live demonstrations and side-by-side comparisons made it easy to see the impact of different focal lengths. Thank you!
great video… thanks!
Later today I must watch this again. There is so much to take in. I have it with the MC 14. Love it. Good work.
Amazing review and your point about FF DOF was great, really helpful in understanding.
Your model is hot!❤ is that your wife?
Focus by Wire -focusing gets too much hate by people who don't spend enought time at all to learn it.
Today's aircrafts are with Fly by Wire (hence the name). It started with the CF-105 Arrow in the late 50's, and is today the thing. It means that pilot doesn't have physical connection or feedback about the airflow forces to aircraft.
And yet the pilots love it because you get so much better control of everything. You can fly more accurately, more smoothly and you can do huge maneuvers quickly.
And same thing is with the FBW focusing, learning it for a month and you never return.
It is more precise, a lot more.
It is a lot faster, you can quickly jump on the target.
And it is easier to handle for tracking, so you can carefully follow the subject alternating distance changes.
But where it is annoying, is that you can't quickly just disable AF. Why that focus clutch is great, as you don't need to use AF/MF button.
Really liked your concise explanation of aperture on MFT vs. FF: “f2.8 light, f5.6 depth of field.”
No sólo para retratos, para naturaleza, macro ocasional y fauna.
Any thoughts on the olympus four thirds 35-100 f2? Great video. Thanks to your advice I purchased the lens and have been very pleased with it.
Compared to pana 50–200mm?
Spot on!
Just curious about how it compares against the 45 f/1.2 PRO.
Great video. A very practical review. Have just found your channel and subscribed. Thanks 🙏
its great, the function button has always worked for me since my gh4 days
Awesome video. Agree with the review & going to stick 1 with my G9. Can't wait.
Nice video, thanks!
you lost me a bit when you said that nobody shoots a 200 mm full frame at f2.8 .. .. I do that all the time. And then you go on to talk about how great the bokeh is at 150 (300) mm on this lens because of how much you can throw background out of focus.. well its the excact same reason to be shooting a 200 mm full frame at f2.8 except i dont have to be as far away from the model. .. I really wish they would make a 100mm mft 1.4 lens, as then i could get rid of my full frame 180mm f2.8 lens. But as it is now im not sure this zoom is doing it for me except on the very long end, and that is quite a lot of zoom range i would never use then.
were you using autofocus while doing the zooming in test at 5:22? cuz parfocalness only is effective in manual focus mode, from the quick pulsing it feels like autofocus, GH6 cannot focus while zooming so it readjusts focus each time you zoom.
I just got mine, it looks parfocal to me, it works also when you lock autofocus.
I use it for portraits, never fails me.
Is this really better than the lumix 35-100 2.8? This one matches the sigma 60mm for portraits.
Beautiful pictures! 👍🏼
Very good explanation and examples on compression.
I'm seriously considering this lens for my GH5S, as I shoot Super Rugby Pacific games, events, and training sessions. My main concern is optical stability, as I know you mentioned no IBIS support. Can you provide me with a little advice regarding this please?
My 40-150mm f2,8 broke completely of his mount from the body!!! Dit not fell, just happens by a shock!!!😢
Can you operate the zoom from the G9 or do you always have to use the lens ring?
Would you recommend for sports photos like soccer? I have a gh6 and want a good lens for high school soccer.
Smartest review and test I ever watched. 😢
Ordered!
Always love your videos, always inspiring. Thank you for sharing the olympus lens and the Sigma trio lenses.
Great lens review, there is another one, also praising this lens as the best in its class, by "the Weird Filmmaker". Here is the link: https://youtu.be/fArtEA_DNRI
I literally have this exact setup, gh6, smallrig, and 40-150mm(love it)! I also just bought the Olympus MC-20 telecoverter. I've been taking photos as well. Have you ever used the MC-20, and did you have an issue with sharpness?
The function button DOES work on Lumix. On the GH6, Gear->Lens/others-> Lens Fn Button Setting. Hope that helps.
75mm 1.8 would be a good lense to compare it to.
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Sold, thanks for the video 😁😁
The 40-150 f4 is the compact way to achieve essentially the same
My 12-40 Pro and 40-150 Pro are my staple photography diet.
Es una verdad absoluta: Es el mejor lente que uno pueda tener.
A 50mm lens is a 50mm lens. It does not matter what sensor/ film format you are using. You explain it well, the differences. If you want to get real crazy how about equating a 25mm m4/3 lens to a 150mm 4×5 large format camera. They both have roughly the same field of view. With the logic of “ focal length equivalencies” a 20 mega pixel m4/3 sensor has the equivalent pixel density as a 80 mega pixel 35 mm format “full frame”sensor.
It's been worth every dollar for me. Portraits. Wildlife. It's so damned versatile. In fact, this lens is the reason I'll never give up the MFT system. Would I one day go FF to have another photography experience sometimes? Sure- when I have the cash. But lenses like the 40-150 2.8 are too fun to stop using.
Just bought the new OM-1 camera body, and looking to upgrade my lenses to be more compatible with my body. Have the Lumix 12-35 and 35-100 and not overly happy with the results. I think I'll pull the trigger on this lens, and sell off the other gear I'm not going to be using. Great stuff, and I'm a new subscriber.
Blahhh this lens is my great white buffalo. I mean, dream lens for sure. I have never used it but the 40-150mm f4-5.6 R is extremely sharp and an OM System ambassador explained to me that its essentially the same except weather sealed and a wider aperture. I love my basic 40-150 so this lens would be true love. It is my main goal along side the E-M1 mark III and M.Zuiko 75mm f1.8.