Olympus Cameras and Four Thirds System Digital SLRs Forum

Olympus Cameras Forum Discuss Olympus film and digital cameras as well as Panasonic and Leica Four Thirds System digital SLRs - forum moderator is Greg McCary.
Olympus E-System Digital SLR Reviews >>
Panasonic Four Thirds Digital SLR Reviews >>
Leica Four Thirds Digital SLR Reviews >>
Official Four Thirds Web Page >>
Olympus OM-System 35mm SLR reviews >>
Olympus Cameras History Page >>
Results 1 to 4 of 4
  1. #1
    Senior Shooter Greg McCary's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    Rome Ga.
    Posts
    10,550

    Leica D Vario-Elmar 14-150mm F/3.5-5.6 Mega O.I.S

    The Leica D Vario-Elmar 14-150mm F/3.5-5.6 with Mega O.I.S.. Optical Image Stabilizer should be out next month for the Four Thirds system. I am not sure of the street price, but here is a link if you want to check it out.

    http://www.panasonic.co.uk/puk04-otm...50mm/index.htm
    I am like Barney Fife, I have a gun but Andy makes me keep the bullet in my pocket..

    Sony a99/a7R

  2. #2
    Film Forum Moderator Xia_Ke's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Location
    Mainahh
    Posts
    3,353

    Re: Leica D Vario-Elmar 14-150mm F/3.5-5.6 Mega O.I.S

    There you go Greg! There's a zoom lens for you
    Aaron Lehoux * flickr
    Please do not edit my photos, thank you.

  3. #3
    Senior Shooter Greg McCary's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    Rome Ga.
    Posts
    10,550

    Re: Leica D Vario-Elmar 14-150mm F/3.5-5.6 Mega O.I.S

    Quote Originally Posted by Xia_Ke
    There you go Greg! There's a zoom lens for you
    Thanks Aaron, but this one has built in IS. I already have that in the 510. This one would certainly help Panasonic and 500 users. If I hear a street price I will post it.
    I am like Barney Fife, I have a gun but Andy makes me keep the bullet in my pocket..

    Sony a99/a7R

  4. #4
    Captain of the Ship Photo-John's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2001
    Location
    Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
    Posts
    15,422

    Re: Leica D Vario-Elmar 14-150mm F/3.5-5.6 Mega O.I.S

    The optical image stabilization sort of defeats one of the main benefits of the FourThirds system, in my opinion. That is, it makes the whole thing bigger. We did a review of the Leica Digilux 3 and one of the first things you notice is how huge the lens is. Compare the Leica or Panasonic with Leica zoom lens to the Olympus E-510 and a comparable lens and you'll immediately notice the difference. Pick them both up and you'll be amazed at how much heavier the Leica/Panasonic is. I'm just finishing up a follow-up article to my first Olympus E-3 preview piece. One of the things that Olympus points out is that in-camera image stabilization keeps the lenses smaller and lighter. That's not something I had thought about before. But when I do think about it, it's a huge benefit - especially if you need small and light, like I do.
    Photo-John

    Your reviews are the foundation of this site - Write A Review!

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •