Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 75 to 300mm II F4.8-6.7 Zoom Lens, for Micro Four Thirds Cameras

This lens takes good quality photos especially when set to the right f stop for the focal length. It is also one of the few long (reasonably priced) zoom telephotos for m43. As others have noted, it can hunt for focus in low light. My main issues were the weight and how slow it is. My E-M10 ii with this lens weights almost exactly one ounce less than a Canon 77D plus a 55-250 lens. The canon lens is f4.5-6 while the Olympus is f4.8-6.7. One of the advantages of M43 is the light weight. With this lens you have lost all your weight advantage vs a larger sensor, plus the lens is so slow that I frequently had to push the ISO over 1500 for wildlife photos with fast shutter speeds I dont like pushing the small sensor M43 to high isos like this. This lens is a 600mm 35mm equivalent. The Canon is 400. However since the Canon (like most apsc cameras) has 24 mp vs 16 for the Olympus, you can easily crop to get the 600mm magnification. I havent done this comparison and Im not trying to do a Canon-Olympus comparison to start an argument between fans of different camera systems, just pointing out what I think are the weaknesses of this lens.

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Bought this to replace the 4/3 version of this lens. That old lens put out some amazing photos and was the last of the 4/3 lenses I replaced. The problem with that lens is that it was never very good at quick focusing and weighed a ton especially with the adapter on. This new lens is lighter, smaller, and focuses quickly... and I dont like it. The feel of the new lens gives the impression of mediocre quality. It is bare bones and doesnt offer the switch from auto focus to manual focus like the old lens had which was quite useful at times. Moreover, I am underwhelmed at the images its giving me. While I understand that this isnt a pro lens, I was expecting a little more than what its giving me. Images look flat and uninspired with no hint of crispness. If I had to do it again, I wouldnt. I believe I would have been better off getting the 40-150mm f2.8 PRO and a teleconverter. Expensive yes, but I feel it would have been a better deal in the long run than this lens.

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