Micro 4/3 Pro Telephoto Zoom Battle | Panasonic vs. Olympus vs. Leica 

Thanks for the comment! It’s so hard to tell these days with some of the metals they use!

@@RhettThompsonFilm True! Great comparison by the way :)

MrBillMorisson thank you! If you notice anything else I missed about the Olympus or anything else please comment! I want people to have all the information possible, that’s why I did the video because literally no one was talking about some of these points.

@@RhettThompsonFilm You forgot to include presetting the clutch focus length to swap two focal lengths just by pulling the the manual focus clutch.

do you own the olimpus? how is it for video?

priel hackim I’m happy I could help!

The first video I conceptualized and shot ever! Glad it turned out so well!

Man you really watched till the end. I appreciate it my dude! Thanks for stopping by!

Not bad for the first video I ever recorded right?

This video is more or less the reason I decided to make this channel! Although I think it warrants an update…

Very interesting...is that watch causes that jumping effect when doubt an orbiting type shot as well? I’ve noticed sometimes dual is is much better, sometimes it’s about the same and every once in awhile I feel like I’m fighting it.

Glad it was helpful! It took a lot of work so thanks for stopping by!

I think I peaked early! This wasnt my first upload but it was the first video I started for the channel and its not too bad! I couldnt believe noone had compared all three lenses before then and Im glad I did.

High praise! I’m glad you think so hah

Check out my follow up video on which lens I kept and why if you want a little extra info! But yeah the Olympus is kind of a perfect blend of the other two lenses for me, although it is also the biggest by a good bit.

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AdPaGycFwSA.html this is my follow up on which one was personally the best for me!

I find 100-150 useful for those emotional moments for sure, and then you have that 40mm if you need a 2 shot or sometimes even the whole wedding party. The Leica was always too tight at 50mm for me, and the extra reach at 200mm wasnt worth it. Dual IS 2 is pretty incredible at 200mm though.

I tried my best to make it THE video to watch when considering these lenses!

@@RhettThompsonFilm100% On point

I wonder the same things which is why I ended up making the video! Glad it helped!

If you think the parfocal ability of the lens and extra reach would be worth it I would absolutely consider the Leica. I hold the build quality of it slightly higher than the Olympus even and you still have that f2.8 for light gathering on the wide end. I will say going from 40-50mm on the wide end can certainly feel restricting in certain events or types of shooting in my experience but you may never run into that issue

I think the 12-100 is pretty underrated and have a video coming out on it very soon!

I tried my best! Couldn’t believe someone hadn’t made anything close to this before.

@@RhettThompsonFilm yup. 3 quality lenses. Would probably go for that leica if i had the money. Love the leica Panasonic lenses, particularly the metal build.

I think probably something like the cheaper 100-300 from lumix would do just as well for hobby type stuff. The 50-200 is a serious lens with a serious price tag!

It really depends on what you value honestly. If I were you, for stuff I do I get kind of obsessed with "lens sets" that match perfectly so I would go for the leica to match your 12-60 but honestly if low light is a struggle for you the Olympus and the panasonic would be better at the long end. The 50-200 excels in a few ways. It has the biggest total zoom range of 4x, it is the most telephoto of them all by 50mm, and it can get the best macro-ish photos by a little too. For me, most of the time if I am going to get a wide angle lens, I want the WIDEST lens, and if I am going to get a telephoto lens I want the most telephoto lens. That being said, olympus lenses generally work better on olypmus cameras and given the olympus can be found for much less used than the Leica 50-200 part of me feels like the extra cost wouldnt be worth it. If you want a short telephoto option and dont need to go super super far the Olympus 75mm 1.8 could be an interesting option as well, but that limits you a little bit in other ways but certainly would fix the low light issues. Anyway, I hope the video and this comment helped but you're on the right track, see if you can test out or rent these lenses before you buy them if possible!

I think sharpness is a good feature to keep in mind, or an aspect of a lens to know in the back of your thoughts and then forget about, especially for video you are going to be hard pressed to see a big difference in these three. Photos, that might be a different story.

For photography I’m pretty sure that blue mixed lenses work best on Lumix bodies so I would say probably be 35 to 100. When it comes to range and aperture I think the 35 to 100 or the Olympus would both be fine but the like a 50 to 200 I worry would be overkill for indoor sports. Maybe Friday and rent one and find out for yourself?

It took me buying two and renting the last one to make up my mind and I still sometimes second guess my choice! It’s just a case of all three being excellent and none being perfect because nothing is. Hope eventually when it comes buying time this manages to help you in one way or another! Thanks for stopping by man!

Truly unique design! Just wish it was as sturdy as the rest of the lens

The 50 to 200 is one of the best lenders I’ve ever used but unfortunately starting at 100 mm it’s just a little bit too long for me some of the time. I think the range of the Olympus is the most practical and well-rounded personally but it really depends on what you’re doing obviously

You’ll have to get the Leica 25-50 to round out the pro lenses!

Mostly agree! The lack of trombone is nice but not essential for me. Ibis abs stabilization is always confusing on a tripod. I wonder if boost IS would work on a tripod on a windy day!

@@RhettThompsonFilm I haven’t tried it. I shoot live theatre, concerts, and dance shows.

I try and get back to everyone I can! You guys are great and speaking of thanks for the kind words! I tried to pack as much as possible into this beast of a video

Likely wide open-ish. Olympus and lumix at 2.8 and the Leica I almost always just left at f4

Been a while but it was fairly close. The image quality testing was a bit lacking in this test and I really have tried to do better since

Yup it’s all or nothing!

Don't think you've quite got it right - the Leica is a Panasonic Leica, and so won't turn off the IBIS in a GH5, it'll work with the IBIS - it is still a Pana lens. But if you turn off the Leica lens stabilisation, then the body stabilisation will also turn off.

The reversed zoom drove me crazy for sure but yea my lens hood arrived in the mail broken haha. Maybe partially how they choose to ship it but who knows

There is a setting in camera to alter the zoom direction

@@21upbowls I don’t think so since you’re physically moving the lens

Interesting. What camera bodies are you using?

For that purpose I think that’s a really good choice. If I were to buy these lenses today that’s likely the way I would go to be honest

It certainly is cheaper and im sure nearly as good optically but for the "pros" out there, whatever that means, these lenses are the go tos. Ive always wanted to get my hands on that lens though...

@@RhettThompsonFilm Keep your expectations in check with that one. I bought it expecting an upgrade to the 45-150 kit, but was disappointed. Af motor is a bit worse, sharpness a bit better but still pretty meh. I ended up stepping up to the 50-200 oly through an adapter

I just love the GH4 + Nokton 10.5mm f0.95 and GH5 + Nokton 25mm (or 42.5) f0.95 combo! And I saw incredible results from the new Nokton 29mm f0.80. Lumix + Nokton is all good! And the results are unique, almost a videographer's signature!!

@@TITAOSTEIN The Voigtlander Noktons are amazing, they have their own unique character and have been my secret weapons for video for almost ten years. It is surprising that they are not more widely used for video.

Maybe...they are all so close though.

I think Im going to need to get my hands on a mkii...dang it.

Although I agree that Olympus is a better lens, and in my opinion the best alternative among the 3, I do not consider the Lumix as a Trash. Perhaps your unit was defective. In fact, the Lumix is ​​great, and an excellent compact option. Especially for video, I find myself using the Lumix more than the Olympus, mainly because I use a GH5 and OIS and Dual IS make a good difference. But, anyway, the 3 lenses are great. And if I had to choose just one, I would choose the Olympus.

These three lenses, despite serving similar enough roles, are very different in their design character and philosophy. The 35-100 is the least fun to use, but probably has the second best results and is the smallest by far. The olympus has amazing (not perfect) results but if its too big to take with you everywhere you might as well just take your phone with you, and the Leica gives you the longest reach and the biggest range etc etc. They all kick ass in my opinion.

Yes I agree the Olympus 40-150f2.8pro & GH5 is a killer combo add a 1.4mm teleconverter and the reach is awesome & quality at f4 is still good. Plus the Olympus is relatively cheap for its pro qualities. Great review!!

45-200 is one of the worst lenses unfortunately. 50-200, 45-175, and 35-100 ii are much better

Semantics IMO. Thanks for stopping by but I doubt anyone’s done as comprehensive a comparison as this. I know it’s not perfect but I did my best given the time I had these lenses.