Excellent optics throughout all apertures and focal lengths. Silky smooth bokeh for elegant portraits. Excellent design with great balance and tactile zoom/focus rings. Fast, silent and accurate AF with SWD motor. Excellent weatherseal, able to repel flowing tap water.

- super sharp & flawless optics; - silky bokeh; - f2 is wonderful; - superfast AF; - built tough

- a bit dodgy AF in low light

Too much

This is an awesome lens however this price is more than what they are asking at camera stores, I would expect an Overstock product to be less expensive. But to anyone thinking about purchasing this lens it's great and it stays on my camera most of the time. It is a heavy lens though.

Absolutely superb!

Olympus allowed me to borrow this lens on a recent photographic workshop in Spain. All I can say is WOW! Terrific for night and low light shooting, ultra fast focusing, wonderful bokeh.

Excellent pro lens!

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Consistent Output; Durable; Rugged; Sharp Focus; Strong Construction

Heavy; Pricey

Three Olympus Zuiko Digital Lenses; 14-35mm f/2 ED SWD, 12-60mm f/2.8-4 ED SWD, And 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 ED SWD

The Olympus D-SLR system always included a series of pro-caliber lenses targeting serious photographers working with the E-1 pro camera. Since the introduction of the newer E-3, Olympus has also unveiled three high-grade zooms, the first in the Zuiko Digital line with Supersonic Wave Drive (SWD)...