How can I turn off the OIS of this lens on an Olympus body? There is no menu item to do this. Thanks!
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You don't have to tell it to turn OIS off. For all Oly bodies up to the E-M5, there is no way to turn OIS on for lenses having no OIS switch on the lens barrel. Since the 45-150 lacks such a switch its OIS will always be off on an E-PM1. For the two latest Oly bodies (E-PL5, E-PM2), OIS can be enabled even for lenses having no OIS switch on the lens barrel.
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You don't have to tell it to turn OIS off. For all Oly bodies up to the E-M5, there is no way to turn OIS on for lenses having no OIS switch on the lens barrel. Since the 45-150 lacks such a switch its OIS will always be off on an E-PM1.For the two latest Oly bodies (E-PL5, E-PM2), OIS can be enabled even for lenses having no OIS switch on the lens barrel.
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On the Olympus OM-D E-M1, you can go to the Custom Menu/Release/Lens I.S. Priority. Choose "ON" to turn the OIS on, or choose "OFF" to turn the OIS off. Be sure to turn off the Olympus IBIS if you turn on the lens OIS, otherwise they will "fight" each other.
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For video, with certain Panasonic lenses that have a dedicated OIS on/off switch, you will be able to switch off the In-Body Image Stabilization (IBIS) and use the lens Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and avoid the distortion that the IBIS causes in videos. You will see a huge improvement in video quality with OIS. For still photography, you can experiment, but the results should be about equal for either IBIS or OIS for still photography. Just don't try to use both at once. Use one or the other, as they cannot work together, and will actually degrade the image when attempted to be used together. For video, with certain Panasonic lenses that have a dedicated OIS on/off switch, you will be able to switch off the In-Body Image Stabilization (IBIS) and use the lens Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and avoid the distortion that the IBIS causes in videos. You will see a huge improvement in video quality with OIS. For still photography, you can experiment, but the results should be about equal for either IBIS or OIS for still photography. Just don't try to use both at once. Use one or the other, as they cannot work together, and will actually degrade the image when attempted to be used... » Read More For video, with certain Panasonic lenses that have a dedicated OIS on/off switch, you will be able to switch off the In-Body Image Stabilization (IBIS) and use the lens Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and avoid the distortion that the IBIS causes in videos. You will see a huge improvement in video quality with OIS. For still photography, you can experiment, but the results should be about equal for either IBIS or OIS for still photography. Just don't try to use both at once. Use one or the other, as they cannot work together, and will actually degrade the image when attempted to be used together. « Show Less
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Hello JulietThank you so much for your inquiryIf you take off the lens , the body can be fit , and could you tell me what is the model of your lens ?Looking forward your reply Thank you
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I'm using this on a Olympus E-M10 which has it's own internal auto focus. When I turn that off manual focus works fine, I have no complaint about the ability to manual focus with this lens.
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No all the Olympus camera that are digitalThat have a 3D setting use the lens that comes with the camera And use the soft ware that is in the camera or on the disk that You load into your computer This lens is not compatible with the camera The camera will not operate
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I replaced my Canon 60d and smaller Sony A55 with an Olympus E-P3. I've owned several intro/mid-level dSLRs, and I would say the E-P3 was my favorite camera of all time. My pictures were amazing, it was fast, and best of all was that it was truly portable - perfect for my hiking trips. Were you mainly using the camera in auto mode? I always used it in manual, so can't really tell you how good or bad the camera did in 'A' mode - but in manual mode it was nearly perfect. The lenses you use may also play a role. My favorite lens of all time had been (maybe still is) the Canon 24-70mm lens, and I thought I would never find something that worked just as well, but I came across the Panasonic 14-140mm lens, which is super amazing, and became my favorite and main lens for the E-P3. The lack of viewfinder was never an issue for me, since I used the VF-2 view finder by Olympus. Sure, I was never happy using the E-P3 without the viewfinder, so I kept it on most of the time. I did sell the E-P3 on Ebay soon after the OM-D was announced. I figured that if the E-P3 had become my favorite camera of all time, getting the OM-D would be a no brainer since the specs are better than the E-P3 and it included a built in viewfinder. I have used an NEX-5 (first gen) in the past, and I must say I hated that camera due to how hard it made to shoot in 'M' mode; however, Sony released the NEX-7, a nearly perfect camera targeted towards potential dSLR owners. Deciding between the NEX-7 and the OM-D is a challenge, and they each have their pluses and negatives; however, those looking to replace a dSLR for some trips, shouldn't consider anything other than the OM-D(m4/3) or NEX-7(e-mount) for the time being; although, I bet Panasonic has something in the works to compete with Sony and Olympus.
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Just to clarify my answer: you can use Panasonic IS on Olympus. Micro 4/3 lenses are compatible. With Olympus sensor image stabilization also on, you will get a conflict. You can certain try it to see the effect of double image stabilization. I own an Olympus EPL3 and a Panasonic Lumix GX1. I always turn off lens IS if I use Panasonic lens on my Oly.
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Yes, some people do complain about that. The short of it is that Panasonic GX1 lacks in body stabilization that all Olympus MFT bodies have. You can eliminate that in part by keeping the shutter speed faster than 1/250th of a second, or buying lenses that have Image Stabilization (Lumix 45mm-200mm for example). I hope that answers your question.
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Flip the mount upside down so that the flat face is facing down. There is a small metal lever attached to the mount that you push to release the lens. While pushing this metal piece, turn the lens off of the mount.
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Hmm...I have the same problem with my Olympus. Would the "sports mode" make any difference? Can flash be used in that mode? --Zach Kaplan
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Sorry to hear that. I have had at least 6 Panny OIS lenses and the switch is very easy on all of them. I would contact Panasonic. From what I've read, things like the ease of zooming and even image quality really vary from lens to lens. If Panasonic doesn't give you a good answer, return it and try another replacement.
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You can set the aperture on-camera. Sorry no one answered your question. I didn't see it till just now.
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The hood is just out-of-frame, so I rarely find myself wanting to remove it, but yes, it's easily removeable by twisting it off. It's a feature Opteka added to the newer version of the lens, which is this one.
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Anything you do to inhibit lens placement will cause zoom error. If you aren't doing anything to inhibit lens movement, maybe there's a bit of schmutz?Otherwise, call olympus and please post reply.Peter
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Hello Martin, Go to your menu and navigate to the number one page. You'll see "Release w/o Lens", change that to enable and you're set! Hope that helps!
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Did not find any posts on the web that said it worked with any Olympus bodies. Found this on DPreview "Available with some Panasonic cameras only.- Compatible Olympus cameras not yet determined, as of September 2010." And I wouldn't hold out hope for an update for your camera since I believe this lens is discontinued. It was a neat buy for the 60 bucks I paid for it, but it is limited in use. Since the 3D is only pronounced with certain type of shots, no video (although I have heard about a workaround for video), and you need a 3D tv to view photos (although I did use some software to make red/blue anyglyph). Did not find any posts on the web that said it worked with any Olympus bodies. Found this on DPreview "Available with some Panasonic cameras only.- Compatible Olympus cameras not yet determined, as of September 2010." And I wouldn't hold out hope for an update for your camera since I believe this lens is discontinued. It was a neat buy for the 60 bucks I paid for it, but it is limited in use. Since the 3D is only pronounced with certain type of shots, no video (although I have heard about a workaround for video), and you need a 3D tv to view photos (although I did use... » Read More Did not find any posts on the web that said it worked with any Olympus bodies. Found this on DPreview "Available with some Panasonic cameras only.- Compatible Olympus cameras not yet determined, as of September 2010." And I wouldn't hold out hope for an update for your camera since I believe this lens is discontinued. It was a neat buy for the 60 bucks I paid for it, but it is limited in use. Since the 3D is only pronounced with certain type of shots, no video (although I have heard about a workaround for video), and you need a 3D tv to view photos (although I did use some software to make red/blue anyglyph). « Show Less
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I think if you turn it off in-camera, it's off regardless of whether you have the dedicated switch on or off on the lens itself. It seems to have been designed with the expectation of the newer design of the current 14-42 which has no dedicated switch on the lens. It needs to be activated via the menu. I think it also must be activated to set the IS mode. I have the IS turned on in my G1 and use the 14-45 and 45-200 as normal. No problems. I know it works as I use slr lenses with no IS, where the lack of IS is immediately obvious. I think the menu setting just provides power for the lens IS. I never turn it off in camera regardless of whether I'm using the oem lenses or the slr lenses. I don't turn off the "shoot without lens" when I switch from the slr lenses to the oem either. It's the Olympus m4/3's that have the more involved IBIS where the Panasonic IS can overide and a user might want to select the IBIS or IS. I'm assuming you know the GF has no in-body IS. The G1 has the in-menu option, I thought the GF1 had it too. I've taken over 25,000 shots with that setting, no issues to date. NOTE: If your lenses are older, you might want to install the latest firmware updates. That seems to have a big effect on the performance of the G-bodies and lenses in some cases.