Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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

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One of the most impressive prime lens in Zuiko Digital lenses.

* Tack Sharp lens; * Weathersealed; * Focus lock button on lens; * Smooth AF operation

* Heavy; * 82 mm filter ring (hard to find !

Very sharp lens as nearly everyone reports. Coupling with EX-25 extension tube increases versatility. Excellent addition to my 4/3 lens collection.

Unbelievably good optical quality - amazing for portraits.

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

I bought this some years ago to bridge the gap between 14-42mm and 70-300mm lenses to use with my e620. It had been a great workhorse and has been the default lens to use with the camera ever since I have had it. It even survived falling from the top of the grandstand at Croft Circuit.

"I bought this lense and it is an awesome lense. I have always been an Olympus user and have never been disappointed yet, been shooting for 25 years and love Olympus. This lense is the perfect lense from zooming in at just the right area. Love it"

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

Now, thats my lens. The 300 f/2.8 I can get for free when I need it. Stellar performance. 300mm of reach with an aperture of F2 is really cool. Not speaking about the price I paid for. After adjusting the Front-focus on my E-5, putting in -4, this lens performs outstanding.

F2.0; weather sealing; IQ; size; weight

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Superb image quality even wide open - sharp, distortion-free with no lateral CA; Compact and lightweight compared to similar lenses for larger formats; Fast maximum aperture for a macro lens;

Unrefined autofocus motor and no focus range limiter switch; Susceptible to flare with bright light sources in the frame; Bokeh chromatic aberration at wider apertures; No macro ratio scale;