As part of the Four Thirds system, Olympus lenses effectively double equivalent focal lengths, so this lens offers a similar angle of view as a 100mm lens on the E-system cameras. One of advantages of this is that lenses are much smaller than their 35mm or APS-C compatible equivalents.

Small; fast aperture; sharp and low fringing

No ratio scale; no focus limiter

If you are a Olympus user , there is NO reason not to own this lens in fact this lens along with a few others make the 4/3 system a very attractive option One can only wish that other stellar single focal lengths be made available for the Olympus system

Outstanding optical quality well built weather seals

No focus limiter on a macro lens which causes the lens to hunt through the whole focusing range at times

I purchased this lens about 5 months ago, and have used it on my E-500, OMD E-M5, and the E-5. This is really a fantastic lens; colors really Pop off the screen (or print), Contrast is corner to corner, and I see no distortion. And the bokeh is impressive.

It's enough to say this lens is belong to Super High Quality grade from Olympus. The lens is very sharp and sometimes too sharp. hard to PP because of the sharpness so you need to add more sharpness if you resized the photo or just crop 100% and you'll be fine.

This is possibly the best telephoto lens - ever. It's performance is great, even autofocus which is traditionally not the best on Olympus cameras works very well on E-5. Lens is extremely sharp and detailed with beautifully smooth bokeh and great color and contrast.

Telephoto close up pictures

I have purchased most of my camera stuff from CametaIt is what I wanted at the best price. What more could one ask?

For a while there, I was purchasing a bunch of different lenses for my Olympus.

Super sharp Macro and portrait images

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Was listed as "as is" but it showed up looking like new. The lens is a great for macro and portrait shots...I bought this as I wanted a lens specifically for macro photography. This fits in nicely. It is compact and precise..will have more to say once I get more use of it!

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Durable; Fast to focus; Good Value; High Quality; Weather sealed

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