Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Close Focus; Fast / accurate auto-focus; Lightweight; Nice Bokeh

Plasticky construction

Gary Wolstenholme reviews the Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6, a telephoto zoom lens for Four Thirds system compatible cameras.

Excellent value for money; Excellent sharpness; especially in the centre; Lightweight and compact; Focuses close for a telephoto zoom; Fast AF

A lens hood would make this lens perfect for the price (although it is very resistant to flare anyway

Just got this a couple of days ago. It's great for portraits, and for nearer objects at mid focal range, it's terrifically sharp. However, zoomed out on distant objects, I found it didn't resolve very well.

cheap; light; at some focal lengths very sharp; due to length can have nice blur at times; although sometimes rough

feels flimsy; zooms out ridiculously long; AF (on E-PM1) useless for moving objects

It's been a month since I got the lens and I have really been enjoing it. I contemplated which one to get for a long time and I'm not disappointed. I'm not a pro but the picture quality is amazing, especially outside.

The construction of the lens is basic as to be expected from an affordable, consumer-grade lens. The lens body is made entirely of plastic down to the lens mount which is also why the lens is extremely light-weight at just 190g.

small and handy but I am not used to the extreme cheap-construction Level without lens hood and every few month I got dust between the lenses Optics are good - the first half year, with a bit to much CA. With weekly practice it's getting worse. The price is to high, it's just a cheap-starter Zoom.

to expensive for the quality; CA; no metall; cheap plastics

Cameta listed as mfr refurbished......Arrived in Original Olympus lens box with both caps and was indistinguishable from new. Works as intended. Put on a micro 4/3 Pen camera, and I'm liking the light weight and fine pix vs DSLR bag bulk. Left Olympus for Canon in summer 1975 and now I'm back.

I find this lens great to get those shots where a little more zoom goes a long way.

Durable; Easily Interchangeable; Lightweight

I purchased this particular lens for the zoom range producing a fast sharp focussed image. It does what it says on the 'tin', lightweigh, compact and easy to carry around. A lens which does what it sets out to do. I would also recommend this lens for portrait use.

Easily Interchangeable; Lightweight; Quick Focus; Sharp Focus

The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f4.0-5.6 R ($199.99 direct) is one of the less expensive lenses you can attach to your Micro Four Thirds camera . It's designed to complement the entry-level M.Zuiko 14-42mm zoom that ships with Olympus PEN bodies like the E-PL5 .

Inexpensive; Good telephoto zoom range; Sharp through most of its zoom range

Plastic lens mount; Performance suffers at the edges of the frame; Not optically stabilized; Modest aperture