Olympus ED 14-150mm f4-5.6 is a Variable aperture Auto Focus (AF)
Superzoom Zoom lens with FourThirds max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with Micro Four Thirds mount cameras.Olympus ED 14-150mm f4-5.6 was replaced with Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-150mm F4-5.6 II. Follow the link to read our comparison of these lenses:
Compare Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-150mm f4-5.6 vs Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-150mm F4-5.6 II
What type of photography is the Olympus ED 14-150mm f4-5.6 lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Olympus ED 14-150mm f4-5.6 is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
| Photography Type |
Suitability |
| Bird/Wildlife | Average |
| Sports | Good |
| Portrait | Good |
| Travel | Excellent |
| Street | Good |
| Wedding | Good |
| Walk Around | Very Good |
| Vlogging | Good |
| Landscape | Good |
| Macro | Fair |
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Reasons to Buy Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-150mm f4-5.6 Lens
Here, we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-150mm f4-5.6 lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
| Autofocus |
| Full-time Manual Focusing |
| Versatile Lens with a Zoom Ratio of 10x |
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| Hood is not supplied |
| Lens Extents while zooming |
| Slow Aperture at Tele end |
| Variable Aperture |
Lens Mount
Olympus ED 14-150mm f4-5.6 is compatible with cameras that have Micro Four Thirds lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Micro Four Thirds lenses are OM System OM-5, Panasonic GH6 and OM System OM-1.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Olympus ED 14-150mm f4-5.6 has a maximum diameter of 64mm and total length of 83mm when not extended . It weighs 280g / 9.9 oz.
Olympus ED 14-150mm f4-5.6 has a filter thread of 58mm.
Focal Range
Olympus ED 14-150mm f4-5.6 has a focal range of 14-150mm and 10.7X zoom ratio which has a 35mm equivalent focal range of 28-300mm when used on a FourThirds format camera.
Optical Image Stabilization
Olympus ED 14-150mm f4-5.6 doesn't have an optical image stabilization system so the only option to stabilize the image taken with this lens is to mount on a camera body with IBIS (sensor based In-body image stabilization).
Alternatively, you can check the Panasonic 14-140mm F3.5-5.6 II OIS in Micro Four Thirds mount that have similar focal range but features Optical Image Stabilization.
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Zoom Method
Olympus ED 14-150mm f4-5.6 features Rotary (extending) zoom method where the length of the lens changes as you zoom in or out. This makes it possible to design the lens with a smaller minimum length ( generally when it is zoomed out) compared to internal zoom lenses. The disadvantages of this design are being harder to seal against dust and moisture, weight balance shifting while zooming and zoom creep in certain lenses.
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Olympus ED 14-150mm f4-5.6 has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.24x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.5m.
Aperture
Olympus ED 14-150mm f4-5.6 is a variable aperture lens with a max aperture of f4 and a minimum aperture of f22 at 14mm, and a max aperture of f5.6 and minimum aperture of f22 at 150mm .
| Focal Length |
Max Aperture |
Min Aperture |
|
14mm
|
F4 |
F22 |
|
150mm
|
F5.6 |
F22 |
Optical Formula
Olympus ED 14-150mm f4-5.6's optical formula consists of 15 elements in 11 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- 2 ED glass elements
- 3 aspherical elements (1 ED glass)
Lens Hood
Olympus ED 14-150mm f4-5.6 doesn't come with a lens hood but there is an optional lens hood with a part code of LH-61C that you can order separately.
Body Colour
Olympus ED 14-150mm f4-5.6 is available in Black color.
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