( 35 reviews )
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Aug 6 2009
I assume if you are reading this review that you are considering this Olympus 50mm f2.0 Telephoto Macro ED lens for your E-series camera. The best advice that I can offer is: "Go ahead and buy it". You will not regret buying this lens. I don't wish to add a bunch of techno nerdy comments except to say that many reviewers of this lens just chime in with the previous reviewers and give lots of opinions about things that don't really matter to the majority of us. Let me give you my honest and simple opinion of this lens. * It is extremely well made. It is solidly built and it focuses smoothly, quickly and quietly on my Olympus E-3 body. * The images that I have shot with this lens are razor sharp ...... almost too sharp (if there is such a thing) This lens lets in a lot of light at f2.0 and 100iso. You may consider stopping down the aperture or lowering the exposure level for well lit scenes. * The depth-of-field is pretty narrow below f8.0 settings. However you will be very happy with the soft bokeh that this lens delivers at the wider f-stop settings. * The macro shots are really more like close-ups at 50mm. It's best to use a macro extension tube such as an Olympus EX-25 Extension Tube for true macro work. You will be very happy with the quick, bright and sharp macro shots that this lens delivers with the extension tube. It's a real bargain at the Amazon.com price. There is no better portrait/macro lens available for your Olympus E-series camera unless you wish to pay around $2,100.00 for the Olympus Zuiko 35-100 f.2.0 zoom lens. The only significant gain that you will get from the higher priced lens is a lighter wallet and the ability to zoom in a little tighter. Cheers!
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Posted: May 28 2009
This is a very good lens. Sharp as a razor images, great. The only thing that kept me from giving five stars is the lens hood. It does not fit well. When compared to my two kit lenses this lens hood which cost $35 to replace is not in the same class. *May 30, 2009 Update: The lens hood snaps into place with a little extra twist. This is a five star lens.
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Posted: May 27 2009
I'll try to keep this short & sweet. This lens is one of the best lenses to have in your camera bag. I've gotten beautifully detailed results. Extremely sharp, I love how much detail I can get of a flower when stopped down to around f6.3-f8. Inversely, I also love the limited depth of field achieved when at that f2 aperture. For doing portraits, this lens is brilliant, it captures much detail. Some people might even complain that it captures too much detail (though if they complain you can always soften this up with software such as Lightroom). I highly recommend this lens to all who are doing portrait & macro photography, as well as those who just want a wonderful lens in general. I've used this one my e-520 & e-3 and enjoy it on both. With the E-3, you can take advantage of the dust/splash proof capabilities of the lens/camera combo. The ONLY downsides to this lens are: the auto focusing can be on the slower side (though some would argue that you should use manual focusing when doing macro photography) and the focus motor is quite noisy. These are the ONLY downsides I can find, but certainly are NOT REASONS TO OVERLOOK THIS LENS!
