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Hands-On with the Olympus 150mm - 400mm Lens

Matt Suess

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Hands-On with the Olympus 150mm - 400mm Lens. Olympus is breaking new ground with the release of their most impressive lens ever - the M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-400mm F4.5 TC1.25x IS Pro lens.

I had a chance to shoot with it for a few days and here is my hands-on look at this amazing lens.

In the first 20 minutes of this video join me in my studio as I discuss everything to know about this lens, along with some shooting tips. Then continue with me as I show you some in-the-field videos, and then I’ll wrap things up with a look at some of the photos I shot with this lens along with all the camera settings.

Have questions about the lens? Ask me them in the comments section.

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20 Comments

@fototravil 3 years ago

November 15th, but what year.....??

@angelisone 3 years ago

Matt, those two wall photos (horse/bird) were cropped?
Asked because they are not 4/3 format. If cropped, how much?

@remusmoise8836 4 years ago

wowww....everything is so impressive, perfect and beautiful but nobody tells about the equivalence on the 35 mm, this is actually an f9 lens, far, far away from a Canon f2.8, Sony or Nikon. backgrounds looks so busy.....

@WMedl 4 years ago

Thank you for the instructive video. Have you tried the Panasonic 100-400 f/4-f/6.3 wich is a little bit faster and sharper than the Olympus 100-400 but does not support dual stabilisation on an Olympus body?

@ajs1501 4 years ago

Rich man's toy

@jannikschou4138 4 years ago

Enjoyed your review with inspiring photos. I ordered the lens early August last year and just picked it up yesterday, 7 month later! Very excited as I have an appointment with a wolverine coming up and the OM-1 is on the doorstep. Fantastic time to be a wildlife photographer.

@dogs4399 4 years ago

Great preview of a fantastic lens, Matt. I ordered mine in Jan '21 and got it in Aug. A great many more sharp keepers now (vs. when I was using 300mm with TCs). Just rec'd my OM-1 this week and have already been blown away by how bright and sharp the EVF is, AF is much faster, tracking objects is spot-on now, and visibly less noise at higher ISOs. This lens plus the new body = stellar bird and wildlife kit! I also appreciate that you contribute on the OM Systems FB page.

@samuelwragg8615 4 years ago

Is this lens compatible with the Panasonic G9?

@yetidodger6650 4 years ago

6k? :(

@davehollander6543 4 years ago

My take is that it's mythical lens. It is just. not. available --even to those of us who might be willing to pay the price.

@nsteinmetz 5 years ago

Notice you holding the camera with the weight of the lens on the Mount. Isn’t that a no-no?

@simonworger 5 years ago

Mines arriving tomorrow, been waiting 6 months !

@DLD_Photography 5 years ago

I ordered mine the other day. The estimated delivery date is early next year but, hoping to get it earlier though.

@HariKumar-vz2ej 5 years ago

Hi thank you. How big prints we can make with Olympus cameras?

@angelisone 5 years ago

If anyone asking should I buy or get a lesser lens.. ATG & I say, "YES" buy it for the sharpness, speed with built-in Tele-Converter adapter.
Like the Canon 200-400/4.0 with 1.4, But Canon's is like $12,000.00.
You are paying for the fast F4.5 constant lens speed, which many beginners to some pros don't even know nor understand.
It's actually a 300mm to 800mm @ F4.5 on all m4/3 cameras.
And once you engaged the TC, the lens becomes 375mm to 1,000mm @ F5.6 on all m4/3

ATG assisted & designed this just like the Canon's.

Some may say it's expensive, then don't complain why you are not being hired or got blurred images.
Since someone was from Germany & asked, "Should I buy.." then I will say, do want to get a Porsche or VW?

Choosing a 100-400 is like owning a VW.
It's F5.0 to a slow F6.3 that many beginners & struggling pros are using.
Speed comes with a price, just like a fast car.

Olympus is $7,500.00 at 4 lbs
Canon is $12,000.00 at 8 lbs

@elduderino4983 5 years ago

Can you recommend this lense for the M5 Mark III? Greetings from Germany

@ammadoux 5 years ago

since i lost my 300 mm f4, and brought the 100-400 mm f6.3. thought maybe i need a 200 mm prime with f2.8 or f2 if possible. i live in always sunny Jeddah the 100-400 is good enough for me but still i need a fast tele for those early morning before work shots of birds in my garden. will Olympus ever do it.
sometime i think why not a remake of the 90-250 f2.8 from the 4/3 mount.

@johnathanquinn9143 5 years ago (edited)

Great review, subscribed and bookmarked your website. 👍🏻. I did have this lens on pre order, I say did, but had to cancel for the short term. However, I’ll be replacing that order as soon as as I can, as I truly see the advantages of the focal zoom range in comparison to the 300mm f4 prime. I have been so constrained by the 300mm in the images that have presented to me. That’s not to say the 300mm isn’t any good, it’s great but it shows the limitations of a fixed prime and the lack of flexibility in what images I go for. The 150-400mm opens all the doors up to the 300mm and then beyond. Cant wait to get it on my E-M1X. 👍🏻

@markrhodes5474 5 years ago

One big problem Matt the price guess I’ll have to stick with the Olympus 300mm IS Pro which is also super sharp

@PeeWee2025 5 years ago

I love how you say you are videotaping the elk. I’m old enough that those words resonate well with me. I used to videotape a lot of things back in the 80s.