indysteve's reviews

  • Olympus 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 ED M.Zuiko Digital

    9 out of 10 points and recommended
    cheap, small and light. sharp as a tack
    build quality not the greatest but for less than $100 you can't go wrong, noisy a/f

    sharp wide open, excellent IQ and overall value

    reviewed October 1st, 2014
  • Olympus 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 II M.Zuiko Digital

    8 out of 10 points and recommended
    cheap.great IQ but not quite as good as original, quiet a/f better suited for video
    build quality

    original mk1 has better IQ. i prefer this lens over the mk2. price

    reviewed October 1st, 2014 (purchased for $75)
  • Olympus 40-150mm f/4-5.6 ED M.Zuiko Digital

    8 out of 10 points and recommended
    great IQ at midrange. light, cheap
    build quality, kinda soft at long end although can be stopped down for acceptable IQ

    great little telephoto for the $

    reviewed October 1st, 2014 (purchased for $110)
  • Panasonic 14mm f/2.5 ASPH LUMIX G

    9 out of 10 points and recommended
    great IQ, small and light nice street lens
    CA, noisy a/f

    great little lens

    reviewed October 1st, 2014 (purchased for $175)
  • Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 ASPH LUMIX G

    9 out of 10 points and recommended
    IQ, aperature
    noisy a/f sounds like a pepper grinder, price

    great lens, way too noisy for video. noise always worried me. a little pricey but you get your $ worth IQ wise

    reviewed October 1st, 2014 (purchased for $275)