Olympus ZD 150mm f/2.0 super telephoto lens

see also:

• Olympus Four Thirds dSLR system
• Four Thirds lenses
• super telephoto lenses
• Olympus website product info

• Super High Grade (SHG) Olympus Four Thirds dSLR system lens
• equivalent field of view and depth of field (DOF) as a 300mm f/4 lens on a full frame dSLR but with 2 stops more light yet more compact
• this is an awesome nature photography lens
• adding a EC-20 2x teleconverter gives a 35mm equivalent of a 600mm field of view yet effective aperture is only f/4 and easily hand holdable with the 4-5EV built-in IS of Olympus cameras.

• 150mm focal length = 300mm field of view in 35mm terms
• f/2.0-f/22
• weatherproofed
• 11 Elements in 9 Groups, including ED/Super ED Lens Elements
• close focus 1.4m
• 9 circular blades
• 82mm filter
• 100x150mm
• 1,610g w/o tripod adapter
• compatible with extension tube and teleconverters
• $2499

• SLRGear.com review
• FourThirdsPhoto magazine (pdf):
  • with EC-20 2x TC it is half the price and weight, and faster focus with more DOF than the ZD 300mm f/2.8 but not quite as sharp, and f/4.0 wide open.
• Pen3.de - some awesome macro and bird images shot with various lenses on the E-M5 including the ZD 150mm f/2.0 lens
• Imaging Resource - 150mm f/2 on the E-M1 Mark II and Pen F

Pen3.de shot with Olympus OM-D E-M5 camera with EC-20 2x tele at 1/50 - F/9 - ISO400 - see his gallery at http://galerie.digitalkamera.de/Default.asp?SearchKW=1&SUName=Maakroo&NOption=2&Show=User: