After a digit period stall, we advise with our multi-part digital-only lense program with Four Thirds lenses by Olympus, Leica and Panasonic. To grownup up from the beginning, be trusty to analyse the Digital Lenses curb center.
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$2000+ Lenses
The catchword “you intend what you clear for” is ofttimes utilised to reassert pricey equipment. Be trusty to advise it over and over until you persuade your relative to “authorize” a four-figure lense acquire 
You undergo the slope is feat to perceive when you are hunting at a 300mm f2.8 ED lens, Four Thirds or not. This is a caretaker broad evaluate (SHG) splash-proof and dust-proof teleprime, and on Four Thirds DSLRs it has the 35mm equal focal size of 600mm. The price? Just low $6000.
Half the focal length, but nearly digit ordinal of the toll crapper intend you the Digital Zuiko 150mm f2.0 (yes f2) ED. This is the 35mm equal of 300mm on 4/3rds, and the toll is around $2200.
Also conception of the SHG program is the 90-250mm f/2.8 ED Zuiko Digital feat for around $5200. This is the equal of a 180-500mm on 4/3rds DSLRs.
Daisy-chained high-end Digital Zuikos low $2000
Daisy-chained focal lengths of course, not daisy bound lenses Feel liberated to research with that, but we are not answerable for whatever restitution
Olympus goes from 7mm to 100mm with threesome lenses, and of instruction in equivalency, that’s 14mm to 200mm. Just threesome lenses, and $5800 that is
We advise with the 7-14mm f4 ED ($1600), and then advise on to the 14-35mm f2.0 ED SWD ($2000). The concern is complete with the 35-100mm f2.0 ED ($2200). And if you don’t poverty to do the math, the 35mm equivalency is 14-28mm, 28-70mm, and 70-200mm respectively.
The Leica-Panasonic connection
Leicasonic generated whatever sound with the 14-150mm D Vario f3.5-5.6 MegaOIS lens, which goes for over $1000 on its own. The equal focal size is 28-300mm, which allows it to “compete” numbers-wise with the added superzooms.
And we go from digit extreme, to another, the “normal prime”, the 25mm f1.4 D Summilux for around $800, forward you crapper actually encounter it. When doing the 2x math, this turns discover to be a 50mm equivalent, thusly the “normal”.
Digital Lenses over $500
If Super High Grade is meet likewise expensive, Olimbos has a noesis duo of broad evaluate SWD Digital Zuikos to offer. The 12-60mm f2.8-4 ED SWD ($800) and the 50-200mm f2.8-3.5 ED SWD ($980). The 35mm equivalents are 24-120mm, and 100-400mm. And speech of the SWD, there was a non-SWD edition of the 50-200mm lense as well.
If you poverty to go panoramic but clear less, the 11-22 f2.8-3.5 ED gives you the equal of 22-44mm but at the modify toll of most $650.
Olympus reassures us no seek were perceive in the making of the 8mm f3.5 ED fisheye, but your notecase module perceive 660 nowadays
Primes low $500
Looking for whatever charge for the buck lenses? You are in the correct place! The 50mm f2.0 ED MACRO at $425 is hornlike to resist, especially for telemacro fans as this has the equal of 100mm.
If you poverty a “normal” but don’t poverty to clear Leica prices, $250 module intend you the 25mm f2.8 ED. Of instruction you are effort an f2.8 lense instead of an f1.4 but you are stipendiary 1/3rd lens.
And an inexpensive macro, the 35mm f3.5 ED Macro is every yours for low $200. Just don’t wait it to action same the Leica 25mm f1.4
Under $500
Versatile zoomers crapper intend the 14-54mm f2.8-3.5 for around $425, gift them the 28-108mm equivalent, which harks backwards to the beatific ole SLR life where picturing was ultimate and the machine was a paperweight, not the “digital darkroom”.
The superzooms are these life mandatory members of a lense line-up and Olimbos showed whatever “moderation” with the 18-180mm f3.5-6.3 ED for $415. Compare that to the new declared Tamron 18-270mm. Ouch! Of instruction the Olimbos has a 2x “multiplier” making it a 36-360mm equivalent, so there is no panoramic seek here.
For a more medium ascent ratio, the 70-300mm f4-5.6 ED gives you 140-600mm equal for $330.
Kit Lenses
Severely discounted when purchased with a dSLR body, these digit lenses obligation more if purchased solo. The accepted outfit lense is the 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 ED for around $240, patch the 40-150mm f4-5.6 ED goes for around $250. $500 is nearly as such as you would clear to intend the 2-lens outfit for the E400-series or senior models from the E500-series. Might as substantially clear a lowercase more and intend a DSLR likewise
And if you don’t poverty to do the math, these are 28-84mm and 80-300mm in 35mm equivalent.
These were the ordinal procreation lenses that coincided with the generalized start of the lovable E400-series. Before that, the outfit lenses were the 14-45mm f3.5-5.6 and 17.5-45mm f3.5-5.6.
Sources
1. Olympus
2. B&H Photo
See more Digital-only Lenses Part V: Four Thirds (Olympus, Leica, Panasonic)here
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