Which OM System / Olympus 40-150mm Lens Should You Buy?
OM Systems has three 40-150mm lenses in their lineup. Each lens has its own features and is at a different price point. So which lens should you get? Here are the choices: OM System / Olympus M.Zuiko 40-150mm F2.8 PRO …
OM System 150-400mm Unboxing and First Impressions
It’s taken a long time, but I finally received my OM System M.Zuiko 150-400mm lens with a built in 1.2x teleconverter from OM Digital Solutions. In this blog, I’ll discuss the time it took to receive the lens, the shipping…
An Unbiased Evaluation of the OM System 90mm f3.5 Pro Macro Lens: Is it right for you?
I have to admit that I had sticker shock when I saw the announcement for the OM System 90mm f3.5 Macro Lens. I had been excited about this lens ever since it showed up on then OM System’s Lens Roadmap. …
Should You Upgrade to the Olympus M.Zuiko 150-400mm f/4.5 Pro Lens for Bird and Wildlife Photography
I’m finally getting around to selling my old Canon DSLR gear. I’ve been using Olympus Micro Four Thirds photography gear since 2014, and I have been using it for all genres of photography (except deep sky astrophotography) for several years.…
Quick Fix for Olympus M.Zuiko Lenses that Won’t Autofocus
I went out at sunrise for a bird photography hike at a local park. When adjusting the settings on my Olympus OM-D E-M1X for the lighting conditions, I noticed that the camera stayed in manual focus mode. I tried to…
Field Test Results of the Olympus 100-400mm f/5.0 – 6.3 Telephoto Lens for Bird and Wildlife Photography
Olympus released the 100-400 f/5.0-6.3 lens in August 2020. Not including the Olympus 75-300mm lens, this is the most reasonably priced of the long telephoto bird and wildlife lenses in the Olympus lens line up. Olympus Long Telephoto Bird and…
How to get your Manual Lens Information and Aperture to show up in the EXIF data of your Olympus Camera Photographs
There is a large selection of manual lenses available for Micro Four Thirds cameras at reasonable prices. Many of these lenses have excellent optical quality and many of the Olympus camera features still work with these manual lenses. One of…
Which Olympus Features Will Work with Non-Olympus Lenses
Olympus cameras are packed with special features like Live ND, Focus Peaking, Pro Capture, etc. Of One of the questions that I frequently get asked is which of these features won’t work with 3rd party lenses. I set out test…
The Olympus 100-400mm f/5.0-6.3 vs. the 300mm f/4 on a Handheld High Res Moon Photograph
I recently picked up the Olympus 100-400 f/5.0-6.3 lens from OM Digital Solutions Reconditioned Gear website. I waited a long time to get this lens because I’ve really happy with my Olympus 300mm f/4 lens. The refurbished price plus an…
My Micro Four Thirds Photography Kit for Traveling to Hawaii
On a trip to Hawaii, I planned on doing a lot of hiking and a various types of photography, so I wanted to travel light. I was able to use my Olympus OM-D E-M1 and four lenses for my entire…