Olympus 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II - The Underrated Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
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After numerous requests, finally I managed to get my hands on a loaner Olympus M.Zuiko 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 Mark II from Olympus Malaysia, and I thought why not shoot some cute animals at the National Zoo? Do come along with me as I test the Olympus 75-300mm lens in this mini review, is the lens really soft as many have complained? Is 300mm full zoom that bad? Be warned - many photographs of cute cats in this video. I personally think the Olympus 75-300mm is a budget-friendly lens that is a great starter for wildlife, sports and bird shooters, having compact and lightweight build yet delivering surprisingly sharp images, in contrast with the popular reports out there.
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Anyone caught my mistake of saying 18 Groups in 13 Elements (lens construction)?
I have now.
I was immidiately very confused and thought of ways this could possibly be right ^^
I was so drunk I never noticed?....it sounded plausible enough, and it doesn’t really matter if it does the job..🇬🇧🌈😎
You just have half an element per group with some of the groups.
You were Robin Wrong.
Thanks for the great review Robin. I've owned this lens for a number of years and I still get blown away by the shots I get out of it, including landscapes.
I’m ready! This is indeed a great little lens with a LOT of reach. When you have the light it’s a fantastic companion. Very fun to carry and shoot with. Results I thought were quite surprising, some of them (To me) rather stunning after a little bit of post. It’s not a Pro lens but size, weight and performance is all very good. Robin, wonderful images from your Zoo outing. Animals all look great, beautiful colors.. thank you!
You are great to watch. I always learn a bit more each time. Have watched LOTS of your reviews as trying to decide on a camera and lens as opposed to camera with fixed lens. Thank you for all your work and ideas. 😊
Thanks for all of your reviews Robin. Soooo helpful.
Great!!! Another of my favorite lenses.
Good to know
You convinced me Robin! I was sitting here staring at an order that I created wondering if I really need this lens. I think I do! Cheers.
Thank you Robin! Olympus has this lens on sale for $150 off. I just ordered one.
Thanks Robin! Another great, clear, concise review! Beautiful photos and video from the zoo!
Nice inspiring review!
After years of having disqualified this lens as slow and optically limited, I just bought this lens (used) quite cheaply via eBay last week and I've had lots of fun with it. It's so tiny, yet I've been able to take surprisingly good and sharp photos of birds at the 300mm setting. On an OM-D E-M5 iii, this is such a light and casual kit that I'll be carrying around a lot more than my hefty 300mm F4 PRO. It's a great addition to my lens collection, for times when spontaneity is more important than pixel peeping.
I own one and love it. Thanks for the video, Robin.
Brilliant once again Robin 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Good revue, good lens. I use it on a Pen F and original E-M10. Bought it for size and price. No complaints at all. Thanks for your insights as always.
Such a great lens. The reach you get for the size and weight, whilst still keeping decent image quality is insane.
is it not too dark ? I mean f4.8-6.7 and in Lumix g Vario 100-300 there is 4-5,6 with stabilization - is it not worth to pay little more and have Lumix instead ? I have Lumix g80 body
I love this lens and have used it for years. Thank you for another great review and for reminding me to keep my shutter speed and iso up to mitigate darkness and shake. Merry Christmas and boy! Would I love to visit your Kuala Lumpur Zoo
Thank you Robin, you make a Great Job
Really helpful, as always. I am getting much more out of this lens now.
Great images and great review. I've had the 75-300 II lens for 2-3 years now. I agree, it's a nice lens as long, as you say, you have good light. I was surprised to see some of your images at lower shutter speeds of 1/100 to 1/320. I tend to shoot birds, raptors mostly, and typically set my camera to shutter priority and start at 1/1250 - 1/1600 sec, just to be sure and cover the 300 mm range. You got great results even at 1/100. I either have to work on my technique or drink less coffee :-)
exactly. Some other reviewers have very bad photos from it. Robin used it really well.
Some nice photos and vids. Thank you for the review. I have this lens and it is super. A must have in any lens collection.
Nice review, really enjoyed the music as well.
One of my most beloved lenses. Been shooting with it for over 4 years and am very pleased with the majority of the photos taken with it. Even some of my best portraits were taken with this beautiful lens.
I cannot imagine using 75-300mm for portraits, you have to stand reaaaaallly far away for your shots!
@@robinwong same as using the 75mm f1.8. try it and you will see how good it is. Of course it will not come close to the 75mm f1.8, but when you only have the 75-300, I can guarantee the results are very pleasing.
Mine too. I just love this lens and with topaz denoise, i do not even worry about the light too much.
I have the first version of this lens and I use it on a Panasonic G9 until I can get the much more expensive 100-400mm. I am impressed with it. Pretty sharp and almost no chromatic aberration.
Incredible pictures!
Thanks for the helpful review.
Thanks Robin. I just ordered this lens from Olympus based on your recommendation.
Another good review, Robin. I have this lens and use it primarily for wildlife. It is light, sharp and easy to use. I find it is a bit lower in contrast than other Olympus lenses though. easily fixed in post. I've also noticed is is a bit slower in focus speed than the PRO level zooms but unless you are using them side-by-side you won't notice the difference. Thanks.
Olympus seems to really shine in wildlife/bird photography with the 2x crop factor.
Thanks for that Robin. You answered all my questions - was just about to ask how it compared to the M1 .
I have this lens and im pleased with what it offers. I was choosing between this and panasonic 100-300, and i ended up with olympus due to its smaller form factor while offering very comparable performance.
Many thanx 🤗 Robin a very complete review there is not many extra long tele lenses for MFT at a reasonable cost.👍
My pleasure to do the review, it is a good budget option.
This is my next bird lens. Thanks for this great review.
Hi Robin, thank you for an informative review of this Olympus telephoto zoom lens. I actually purchased this version II lens in KL a couple of years ago but have not put it into action much since then. I am planning a hiking trip next week, and plan to take the Panasonic Leica 100-400mm with me, however, the combined weight of all the gears is a bit overwhelming. After watching your video, I am considering to bring the Olympus instead. Thanks again!
I still love my EM5 MKII. Hope this lens will perform as well. Thanks for the video and information. Lightweight and a good performer at an affordable price is always a good thing.
I have just ordered this lens (pre owned). I've been looking at a few mixed reviews but this video convinced me to make the purchase, thanks. 👍😁
Hi Robin -- thanks for this! I love the crops of your animal pics. Have just ordered this lens and plan to use with with my recent purchase E-M1x body! Anxious to see the compression of street scenes using the telephoto range.
Hi Robin great video and thank you. I have a 40 - 150 f2.8 pro lens which I use with a 1.4 teleconverter plus the 75 - 300mm.For my surf and kite surfing photography I prefer to use the 75 - 300 f4.8 - 6.7 II because of the extra zoom range and the images produced using high shutter speeds. Definitely an under rated lens.
I have the 40-150mm f2.8 pro lens and am seriously considering the 75-300mm lens for the extra reach do you think its still worth getting the 75-300mm?
Love the music.
Funny I still use the original 4/3 version of this lens I love the AF/M button on that lens. I use it with the MMF-3 adapter. That lens takes awesome pictures. So I’m sure this one is much improved. Cool video as usual Robin.
thanks for the review. I ordered it today!
I love the idea that "Coronavirus outbreak? Let me keep my distance. Telephoto lens review!"
You read my mind!
@@robinwong Don't do it, you will get demonetized just for putting that word in there. Thanks for the video
Hey Robin. I have had the 75-300 II, but under the conditions I usually are photographing there are not enoughlight for this lens, so I ended up buying the 40-150 2,8 lens instead and I love that lens.
A nice different aspect to shoot animals, lovely to watch.
Animals are so cute, they have so much character! I stayed till the zoo closed at 5pm.
Really Aamzing!!!
I have had this lens for about two years now, wildlife and birding being the main use for it, near my home in North Germany. Initially I was frankly disappointed in it, not very sharp, not very contrasty. I was thinking of replacing it, perhaps with the Panaleica 100-400. I have recently taken some shots on Mallorca in bright sunshine however and it is like a new lens - sharp and brilliant. I now realise I don't need a new lens, I just have to do all my birwatching in the sunshine and not the North German gloom!
Thanks for the review Robin. Keep up the good work.
David Erban
...yes, it is indeed a fantastic lens in good light conditions. And don’t forget to always use the electronic shutter...then you get perfect sharpness. Greets from Munich:-)
haha I feel you!!! I am also from the north of Germany and know pretty good what weather conditions you are talking about ^^
Your images make a good case for this lens. I think I did some test shots with the previous model and was not impressed, but it looks as if Olympus has done slightly more than just a better coating (but the coating in itself might already help with contrast, even under normal lighting conditions). Thanks for this review!
Hi Robin, thank you for the video. I have this lens. Don't use super regularly but as you demonstrate in the video in good light she performs very well. Nice pictures. You have made me want to go out & use it, but can't because in Spain we are staying at home to minimize Covid-19 propagation. Hopefully when all is under control will enjoy shooting. In the meantime I have your videos! :-)
I also had that objectively. it's brilliant. regards
Loved the picture of the Pelican and it’s reflection in the lake!...beautiful...🇬🇧🌈😎
Thanks!
Thanks Robin, I revisited your blog 2015 from this video, you kinda convince me with this lens, currently have the Lumix 40-250 but I need more range and bit sharpness without selling my kidney :D, or I'll wait till Olympus released the non pro 100-400 to compare the price...
Ah yes I went to Cameron Highlands for that blog article, testing the 75-300mm shooting some very colorful birds! What great memory. I should revisit that location again, of course after all this Covid-19 hoo-haa blows over.
The Olympus 40-150mm f4-5.6 is pretty sharp and under-rated lens too...
Its the same of canon 75 300 ?
That is perfectly true
I have this lens and I make almost all my pictures with it
Michel from FRANCE
@@tooms59800 The second lens with my EOS 1200D kit years ago. Much, much better made than the 18-55!
I need to get an EOS to M43 mount adapter. I was going to get one years ago but just got the one to put my old OM system lenses on an OMD M43 camera.
I own this lens. I don’t use it much. But, when I do I’m always pleased with the images.
Beautiful wildlife photos, Robin! This lens is much sharper than I expected, based on other reviews I've read. I am impressed! I had considered buying it, but decided that getting the new 2X teleconverter for my 40-150 PRO would cost about the same and give better results.
75-300 is half the weight of 40-150 pro plus mc-20.
But SO MUCH HEAVIER and 3 times the price!
Thank you. Very good 😊
I'm waiting this video from you for a long time, because I'm also using the same lens with OMD EM5 body for my birds photography. Overall I was very happy use this lens. By the way, thanks for making this video, Robin. Greeting from Singapore.
My pleasure to make the video, glad you have found it useful.
I have it and love it. It is as you have said
Thanks!
Love this lens - the zoom adds great flexibility. Fixed 300mm lens would be too restrictive for me. With this lens I take great macros as well as full telephoto images of birds. Adding a 10mm spacer provides a great combo for butterfly/ insect images. It is true however that the large f number combined with the small sensor increases noise in poor light conditions - so it does need good light for the best images. I view this lens as fantastic value at ~ $500 !!
I was at a camera store purchasing a different lens at the time when I saw this one. I asked if I could try it and they let me go outside and take a few shots. I was pretty impressed with it. No it isn't as good as pro lenses, but I found the type of rendering it produces is easy fix up in post. If you don't shoot raw, just set the contrast and sharpness higher in the image style you use and you can get good images.
The 75-300mm offers great value for money, you get every worth of what you pay for!
I had this lens too, Thanks for the tips, to set contrast & sharpness higher, I will try for next shoot.
You are a very nice man! Thanks your videos!
Thanks for that review, Robin. Yes, of course we would all love to have the 40-150 Pro with a teleconverter and the 300 Pro. But those come together to over £3,000 (or Euros) rather than the £500 for the 75-300. Not everybody's budget stretches that far. So, I think it is time to borrow the 75-300 for a shoot.
Hendrik Nahler I have the 40-150 Pro with the 1.4x converter. It’s excellent, obviously, but it’s also very heavy and very large (about the same as the same as the old Olympus 180mm f2.8 from film days). I find that for most purposes I reach for the OMD-10.2 with the plastic 40-150 rather than the OMD1.2 with the Pro lens. It’s just so much easier to carry around.
Hi Robin, thanks for the review of this lens. That was the first lens that I bought to supplement the 12-40 pro lens when I purchased my em-1 about 7 years ago. I do primarily landscape photography and since then have added the 14-150 and the 9-18mm lenses to my gear. Even though I have since upgrade to the em-1 mkii and currently have the 12-100 pro and 7-14 pro I find myself carrying the lighter weight lenses much more than I thought I would. They are great for both long hikes and travel. I actually wish Olympus would put weather sealing on both the 75-300 and the 9-18. That combination of weather sealed lenses along with any of the weather sealed omd bodies would be my dream system for hiking and travel. Im 75 years old and am starting to experience some physical issues. Having a really light weight system that performs well for my needs makes photography much more enjoyable. Thanks again for your great nreviews.
Robin, thanks for the video. I shoot the Nikon D850 and D500 but want 1) a mirrorless and 2) small set-up. I am getting ready to order the E-1 Mark iii with the 12-40 Pro f/2.8 lens. Eventually, I will order the 300mm Pro f/4 but want to learn the new camera before investing another $2,800 for a lens. I have done a lot of searching and reviews of this lens when I found this video. I was able to pause the video to get a better look at your still shots and close up. Very respectable images. I understand the need for bright lights and think I will include this lens in my order based on this video. Thanks
Hello Robin, great lens that i used for wildlife photography in south-africa last year. Keep up the work, greetings from the netherlands, Marian
heb je m van mij gekocht ? ;)die mensen gingen r ook mee naar afrika ?
South Africa is such a nice place, I miss it already.
One of the reason why I sold my FF system...m43 lens are also sharper corner to corner than bigger sensors counterpart. You are in a win win situation switching to m43...
Thanks for another great review.
*Edit*
I just had to edit my comment as you actually answered my exact question which I missed first time around. I am looking for a long lens for moon photography, so sounds like the new coating in the v2 is going to be a considerable advantage over the v1 for this.
I bought this lens partially based on your review and recommendation. After using it for several weeks, I have found that it meets my needs very well. When the price (with $150 reduction) and size and weight are taken into account, it is the sweet spot for super telephoto zoom lenses. Thanks as always for your reviews.
Great quality and portability. I'm very happy with this lens. Great review Robin!
Thanks, my pleasure doing this review.
I admire that you introduce its weakness before showing its beauty!
I used this lens with the omd em1x and loved it.
I own this lens, and it certainly is a good lens for the money. If used properly you can get spectacular results. I wish I had half the talent that Robin does, so I could use it more properly.....
I use this lens a lot!
I just won this lens on ebay for $280. I am about to get an em1 mk1 for about $210. This is my first time working with any MFT or DSLR style camera. I' m excited.
Great video! I have this lense.
Saya tidak salah pilih memilih channel ini sebagai referensi hobi saya dan olympus kesayangan saya, terimakasih, dari Indonesia
Nice./thank from Thailand.
Thanks for the review. I've been looking at either a 12-200mm or 14-150mm before. Now thinking maybe this lens instead and just small primes I already have and maybe adding a basic 14-42mm ii lens.
Fantastic... 👍👍👌👌 Thank you very much... 🙏🙏👍 Health and Greetings from Spain... 👋👋😃👍👌 "Muchas gracias... Saludos..." 😃🙏👋
'if you are shooting indoor this is not the best lens, you might want to consider the 300mm F/4'
I am not sure about housing conditions in Malaysia, but here in the Netherlands I'd be making macro shots of my wallpaper 🙈
Useful if your house is a very long corridor and you have hummingbirds nesting in the walls.
You don’t even need ‘300mm’ If you are shooting indoor.
600mm @FF Eq. at home... mmm... SURE !!!!!
@@hiden1980 I shot a lot of pictures indoors using Sigma 100-300/4 and Sigma 50-500 on APS-C... depends on type of photographed object and room/hall size.
Thanks for the review Robin! Alongside nature shooting during the day, I also use this lens to shoot the Moon using spot metering and it does a pretty good job. I will eventually upgrade to 40-150 Pro lens but so far I'm happy with this lens 👍
Ah yes, at 300mm, this lens definitely qualifies to shoot the moon!
I bought one of these last summer for use at airshows. Mounted it to an EM-1 Mk1. Clarity and focus lock at the full 300mm reach was iffy when shooting fast moving planes, but I did get a good number of sharp shots. I tried using the focus peaking for a while instead of auto focus, though I don't think my success rate was better either way.
Af improves a lot in newer Olympus cameras, such as the E-m1 mark II
But I'm a cheapskate. I'll get a MkII or MkIII in 3-5 years. After the MkIV comes out.
Follow up: Just ordered an EM5 mk3. I'll try that with this lens during the next airshow season.
Always good and informative videos. Thanks for your work. I'm waiting for an adapter to test minolta AF red Zoom 75-300mm f4.5-5.6
150-600 mm in FF equiv. for 447€ in Spain.
Fenomenal!
indeed.
@@robinwong
Almost at the same price as the very, very excellent and incredible and sealed OLYMPUS 60mm f2.8 Macro.
Robin, I am concerned about you considering the situation with COVID-19 transmissions in Malaysia. Wishing that you, your family and friends will please keep safe and healthy.
I have this one too, but I miss many shots due to bad focusing. I think it's performing better on the E-M1 than on my E-M5ii because of the APD focus.
I have this lens too for more than 2 years now.
the image quality look really really good. it would be nice if it was a bit faster but for a summer day it will be very good
I have been considering this lens but have heard it is soft at 250-300mm. You commented on it in your review about the softness at 300mm but unfortunately, there were no examples. It would be very helpful (in a long telephoto lens review) to have approximate distances to assist the viewer in evaluating the lens.
I'm considering this lens for shooting sailboats on the water where the distances range from 300ft/91.4m to 4000ft/1219.2m is common it would be discouraging to discover that this lens could only produce very soft images at that range (300mm).
For example, I've used the very inexpensive Olympus ED 40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R zoom Lens for shooting these distances for the last four years and have found the images to have "reasonable" detail considering the distance and would hope with a 300mm lens to see more detail in the image.
So, too much softness (compared to 40-150mm lens) at 300mm in a lens that cost five times the 40-150mm lens would not justify the purchase. I know you've had experience with the 40-150mm what is your take on the comparison of the two lenses at these long distances?
Another tool that would be helpful would be to leave a couple photos un-retouched, simple as they came out of the camera in jpg and/or raw. Perhaps in comparison to the one you retouch to see the detail, sharpness, and contrast difference.
Many thanks for all your efforts, I always learn something from your videos beautifully produced videos.
Hi Robin. I also love my 75-300!
Perhaps you should have mentioned that it is always better to shoot with electronic shutter when using the lens. Only that way I get 100% sharp images out of it.
I did not use electronic shutter. It was still 100% sharp. Silent shutter will introduce more issues, use only when absolutely necessary.
@@robinwong Hey Robin, which more issues do you mean? - the rolling shutter?
..I guess that this is not rellay relevant for most of my photos... I dont take pictures of rotating fans :-)
But anyway interesting that you get 100% sharp images without using electronic shutter. At least this was my experience until now with this lens...
@2:04 - Helloooowwww it’s me ... 😂
Hey bro Robin, your video's image quality has improved a lot! Care to spill the beans on your render settings? Was this video recorded in 4K too?
Bought the lens a week ago. Very happy with it. Thanks a lot Robin !
I’ve just bought a used E-M1mkiii. Looking for a budget zoom, I think you’ve made my mind up for me. And reviews from people on here.
Hey Robin. I have an EM5 II and a 14-150mm lens (Olympus) which was just a super setup to begin with. I do mostly wildlife (mostly birds) photography and I'm looking for a new lens (aren't we all...). I'm looking at the Olympus 100-400mm (A$1700-2000) and the Panasonic Leica 100-400mm (A$1800-2100). Also looking to add a teleconverter (either x1.4, A$ or x2), which therefore pushes me to the Olympus rather than Panasonic (since I have an Olympus body).
Of course I dream of the Olympus Pro lenses, particularly 40-150mm F2.8 ~A$1700 with a teleconverter.
I think I'm leaning towards Olympus 100-400mm and a teleconverter (possibly x1.4
This lens is interesting selling at only A$500-600.
Your images are amazing, but surely the 100-400mm gives better image quality, since you get what you pay for.
Hi Robin, Your review is very detailed and your photos are beautiful, really imoressive. I am looking at this compact lens for a specific purpose. I want tio shoot tennis players at the US Tennis Open in late August. I realize the lens is slow at the 300mm length. I can kick up the ISO, because I will be shooting at high shutter speeds. I'll deal with the noise in post. Sure it's not a OM "pro" lens, but I'm not using the lens for a safari or other critical shots. I'll test it on different photos and see the results. Your review gave me ideas. I do have the lenses you mentioned, but I need a longer ZOOM for my purposes. This lens is very compact. 🌟 Thanks again, you've been helpful. 👌 📷 👍
This lens yields excellent images. Then again, it's an excellent photographer too ;-)
I use this lens a lot with my GH5. Mostly wildlife and isolation type shots. As such, my experience is its a good lens but I want better. The Panasonic 100-400 is on sale but I don't know if it is that much better. Both may performing at the limits of the m4/3 format.
Yes Robin, I "don`t want to break the bank" - and so I will buy this one for 300 Euro instead of the new 150-400mm Pro lens for 7000 Euro.
"..." is one of my favourite quotes/sayings of you
Curently i live in Netherland where actually i even bought this lens, im happy with the images, but as we all know here in Netherland is not much sun, the real shock i had it when inl wen to my homeland Romania, i can say that it looks like i shoot with anoter lenses, because of the strong sun i could capture lot more details,overall is a great lens,it worth the money
This lens is indeed excellent for its price.
I’ve learned not to poo poo plastic construction of Olympus lenses. I picked up a used 40-150 Olympus lens for very cheap on a lark for my Panasonic G9. I am utterly shocked at how sharp this lens is. It feels like a toy lens but I use it all the time.
Great and honest review! Thank you so much.
I'm hanging between two lenses, the Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-150mm F4-5.6 II and the Olympus M.Zuiko ED 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II . Did you test the 14-150 lens to? I don't know wich one I schould go with. Greetings from Germany 😊