Olympus 40-150mm 2.8

[mugge]

I am nearly ready to purchase 40-150mm Olympus lens. I have been warned
that this lens does not perform at all well in low light situations. Should I
worry, and if so, what are my alternatives?
Cheers Mugge

[Shadowman]

Must be a new lens, is this for micro 4/3rds or 4/3rds cameras?

[Manfred M]

Are you sure it's the lens rather than the camera?

My newest camera is a higher end mFT 18MP Panasonic GX7 and the low light performance is awful when compared to my older Nikon D800 (which is not designed for low light per se). I suspect that both sensor pitch and contrast detect autofocus are the main culprits here, not the lenses themselves.

I'm going to move this to the equipment thread where it belongs.

[selig1656]

It is a relatively new lenses telephoto zoom 40-150mm or 80-300mm on 35mm FF,the initial response has been positive , fast auto focus and quite, also very sharp a long with a price tag of around $1500 . Picks up where the 12-40mm leaves off.This is for 4/3 formats only.

[Venser]

I bought the lens and haven't looked back.
You'll have to be more explicit with what you're asking? I haven't had any problems in low light, but what exactly are you worried about?

[William W]

What camera(s) are you using?

What specifically does "low light performance" mean?

Also, who was it that warned you?

WW

[mugge]

It is a 4/3 camera.

[JR1]

I am nearly ready to purchase 40-150mm Olympus lens. I have been warned
that this lens does not perform at all well in low light situations. Should I
worry, and if so, what are my alternatives?
Cheers Mugge

I have a sort of Pen Pal in the USA, she bought one before Christmas and it never comes off the camera, Weddings, (personal) wildlife etc