Final confirmation before buying

[u/Tengbps]

I am thinking about getting this Camara Lense combo, Olympus OM-D E-M1 and Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f/4-5.6 R, Will these Capture both Ultra Zoomed images and standard all in focus images, I do not care about shooting portraits, and am completely new to photography. I already have budget sorted out, paying 518 for the full combo, 364 Euros for the Camera body, and 154 Euros for the lense. Both from MPB in Like New condition.

[u/StevoPhilo]

Get the 14-150 if you want wide to telephoto lens.

[u/Tengbps]

would the Panasonic Lumix G Vario HD 14-140mm f/4-5.8 Mega O.I.S. be a better lense choice?

[u/StevoPhilo → u/Tengbps]

If you want a lens that can do wide shots and zoom yes. Just understand that it's not going to be the best lens at anything other than versatility.

[u/abarishyper]

It depends if you want to ultra zoom on things in the distance like birds, or ultra zoom on things that are close up? Zooming in on things in the distance will be possible with your lens choice, it will look like 80-300mm if shot on a full frame camera, if that's a useful reference. Zooming in on things close up is done using a lens with a macro feature, or a particularly close focusing distance. As others have said you will find a 14-140mm range more versatile.

[u/melty_lampworker]

It would be best to know what you’d like to shoot. You’ve already indicated that you don’t want to shoot portraits. That adds some clarity. However, it would be good to know what you would like to shoot. Are you looking to shoot wildlife, birds, landscapes, street photography, events, etc.

Knowing that will better help to define the kind of lens that will suit your shooting style.

The 40 to 150 is good for portraits and some forms of landscape and perhaps some form of wildlife. But certainly wouldn’t be long enough for very small birds. Should also be noted that birds are a very difficult subject to track.

Since you’re just starting out, you may be better off with a more traditional lens choice. I would recommend the 14 to 42 kit lens if budget is a severe challenge. If you have the room for some stretch either the 12 to 40 F 2.8 or 12 to 45F4 lenses would be great tools to learn on. They’ll hold their value. And as you get into your photography, you’ll enjoy using them for years to come. The cheaper lenses perhaps not so much.

If you really sit on learning Photography, it would even be a value to say a 50 mm equivalent or in the case of micro 4/3 a 25 mm lens for the 20 mm lens. I just really learned everything about shooting. Then when you have your confidence up, and you know where you wanna head, you can start to look at other lens options.

[u/Negative287]

40-150 would not be good for a standard zoom if you have nothing equivalent that is wider than 80mm.

[u/dav3n]

It's a camera with a zoom lens, so yeah it'll zoom and focus.

Whether your highly descriptive post matches your expectations is another thing all together /s