20 lenses (17 good, 3 bad)

Zooms

IR Focal
Length
Minimum
Aperture
Lens Filter Weight Notes Images
Good 12-40mm ƒ/2.8 Olympus M.Zuiko ED 12-40mm ƒ/2.8 PRO
KEH Adorama B&H
⌀62mm 382 g No hot spots. Fabio Canevarolo  
Good 12-60mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 Panasonic LUMIX G VARIO 12-60mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 ASPH. POWER O.I.S.
⌀58mm 210 g Work very well in infrared—no hotspots and very little color cast in color infrared. Comments  
Good 12-60mm ƒ/2.8-4 Panasonic LEICA DG VARIO-ELMARIT 12-60mm ƒ/2.8-4 ASPH. POWER O.I.S.
KEH Adorama
⌀62mm 320 g Absolutely no hot spots with this lens on a full spectrum converted OM1 mkii. MikeB  
Good 14-42mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 Olympus 14-42mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 EZ ED MSC
KEH Adorama
⌀37mm 93 g No noticeable hotspots, any mild center brightness above ƒ/8 is easily overcome. With a JJC 3rd party lens hood, you can use 37mm, 43mm and 58mm filters. Christo vR  
Good 14-42mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 OM System M.Zuiko ED 14-42mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 EZ
KEH Adorama B&H
⌀37mm 93 g Mild hot spot at ƒ/11 sometimes, easy to fix. No hot spots. Fabio Canevarolo  
Good 14-42mm   Panasonic 14-42mm G ASPH MEGA OIS
KEH Adorama B&H
⌀52mm 110 g Hot spots Not detected. Christo vR  
Good 14-150mm ƒ/4-5.6 Olympus 14-150mm ƒ/4-5.6 II ED MSC
KEH Adorama B&H
⌀58mm 285 g Barely visible, very mild center brightening at wide angle over ƒ/11. Over 40mm, no hotspot detected. Christo vR
No hot spots. Fabio Canevarolo
No hot spots.
Best performance overall ƒ/5.6-8. Andrew Richards
 
Good 45-150mm ƒ/4-5.6 Panasonic LUMIX G VARIO 45-150mm ƒ/4-5.6 ASPH. MEGA O.I.S.
⌀52mm 200 g Work very well in infrared—no hotspots and very little color cast in color infrared. Comments  
Bad 12-45mm ƒ/4 OM System M.Zuiko ED 12-45mm ƒ/4 PRO
KEH Adorama
⌀58mm 254 g Hotspots badly at all apertures. On a “normal” camera it is great. MikeB  
Good 9-18mm ƒ/4-5.6 Olympus M.Zuiko ED 9-18mm ƒ/4-5.6
KEH Adorama B&H
⌀52mm   No hotspots, best performance is ƒ/5.6-8. Andrew Richards  
Good 12-32mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 Panasonic LUMIX G VARIO 12-32mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 ASPH. MEGA O.I.S.
B&H
⌀37mm   No hot spots.  
Good 8-18mm ƒ/2.8-4 Panasonic LEICA DG VARIO-ELMARIT 8-18mm ƒ/2.8-4 ASPH.
KEH Adorama B&H
⌀67mm   Excellent throughout aperture & zoom range.  
Bad 12-100mm ƒ/4 Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-100mm ƒ/4 IS PRO
KEH Adorama B&H
⌀72mm   Bad hot spot and brown cast. Excellent normally.  
Good 40-150mm ƒ/4 Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm ƒ/4 PRO
KEH Adorama B&H
⌀62mm   No hot spots or casts, and very sharp.  

Primes

IR Focal
Length
Minimum
Aperture
Lens Filter Weight Notes Images
Good 9mm ƒ/1.7 Panasonic LEICA DG SUMMILUX 9mm ƒ/1.7 ASPH.
KEH Adorama B&H
⌀55mm 130 g No hot spots. Fabio Canevarolo  
Good 12mm ƒ/1.4 Panasonic LEICA DG SUMMILUX 12mm ƒ/1.4 ASPH.
KEH Adorama B&H
⌀62mm 335 g No hot spots. Fabio Canevarolo  
Good 20mm ƒ/1.4 OM System M.Zuiko 20mm ƒ/1.4 PRO
KEH Adorama B&H
⌀58mm 247 g No hot spots. Fabio Canevarolo  
Good 15mm ƒ/1.7 Panasonic LEICA DG SUMMILUX 15mm ƒ/1.7 ASPH.
KEH Adorama B&H
⌀46mm   No hot spots.  
Bad 7.5mm ƒ/2 Laowa 7.5mm ƒ/2 MFT
Adorama B&H
⌀46mm   Awful hot spot and color cast. Excellent normally.  
Good 7.5mm ƒ/3.5 Samyang 7.5mm ƒ/3.5 UMC Fisheye MFT
KEH Adorama
n/a   Has not given hot spots yet, mainly used at ƒ/5.6-8. Andrew Richards  

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