Sorry, another repost from some time ago. I think was taken using manual focus. I like this lens a lot. Feels much better than the Panasonic 100-300 when handling.

I'm reposting this image just t show the difference with yesterdays image. One taken with an Olympus system and the other with a Panasonic system. Could you really tell which image was taken with which system? I'm not really sure I could if I saw the images for the first time.

And we are back to the E-PL1 and the mZD 14-150 lens. I think most of my images in the last two years have been taken with this combination. It just screams to be taken on walking or trekking trips. And that is exactly what I do. I can hand the combination in one hand all day long.

This image shows the quality you get using this combination. The lens is great anyway but here I used the E-PL1 and I think the quality is simply astounding. Just a reminder, this lens gives you a magnification of 1:2 out of the box. You have to use the adapter for it to get a 1:1 magnification. Personally I haven't missed it and tend to use the lens as is.

Just look at these coulours. Im my opinion this is the best DSLR that Olympus ever produced. Just like the *D was the best camera that Pentax produced. I'm not saying that the following models were rubbish, I just think they didn't rival the first DSLRs that wre brough onto the market by both companies. I'll have to dig out some images from the Pentax *D, just to show how good it really is (because I'm still using mine today with the amazing Pentax pancake lenses).

Just thinking about this focal length zooms brings to mind the PL 14-150 lens for Four Thirds cameras. It seems that these lenses have been more successful on these formats than on any other. The image above was made on the first camera that Olympus brought out, namely the E-1. It's a 5MP camera but the files are really great. This lens also performs wonderfully on it (as well as on the Panasonic L1).

I would just like to continue this series on the mZD 14-150 as the images really impress me as I look back through my archives.

I think this is an anazing image to get from this combination. It's images like this that has driven me away from the DSLR cameras which are heavy and cumbersome. The lenses for them are also heavy and pretty expensive if trying to get the best quality out of them. I know that some CSC lenses aren't cheap but this lens is worth every penny. When you also look at what the E-PL1 can produce (at the time of writing this it costs you around €200 on ebay or by Olympus as a refurbished unit) why carry a huge DSLR around with you for miles.

This lens is very versatile. With an equivalent 28-300 in 35mm terms (a lens I would never have bought for a DSLR) I was very surprised by how good it really is. In my earlier posts I believe I've posted many images from this lens. It's a favourite of mine when going on walking holidays. It is small, light and produces great images.