Features:
Specially treated to shed water droplets, and engineered to withstand the rigorous demands of professional use
Designed to capitalize on the design advantages of the OLYMPUS Four Thirds System
Large f/2.0 aperture, with minimum weight and bulk
50mm range -- equivalent to 100mm in conventional 35mm photography
For use with the OLYMPUS E-1 and other Four Thirds Series Digital SLR Cameras, as specified
Accessories:
Tiffen 52mm 25 Filter (Red)
Tiffen 52mm 11 Filter (Green)
Tiffen 52mm 47 Filter (Blue)
Tiffen 52mm 58 Filter (Green)
Tiffen 52mm 80A Filter
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Spotlight customer reviews:
Summary: Best Macro lens out there
Comment: I was amazed by the clarity of my macro as well as the protraits. Later I learned that this can very well be used for protraits and expect a great result. The photos which I took with this (almost 2000 or more) are amazingly high quality.
DOF pictures came out to be the best with this lens.
Summary: I had no idea what I was getting myself into
Comment: The E-520 was my first dSLR (10 days ago) and the 50 mm f/2.0 was the first lens I put on it. Having just migrated, or upgraded, from a "bridge" camera (Panasonic FZ18), the whole setup just blew me away. I never thought I would like macro shooting as much as I am liking it (I was always a "zoom" person): I can actually see things through this lens, and on the computer afterwards, that I'd never noticed before. All the images were sharp as a tack, with wonderful contrast and color and a wealth of detail. I'd say that using this lens is all about enjoying photography, no matter what the user's level of expertise is. This may not be a pro's review -- nothing could be farther from that! --, but I hope it is useful for you.
Summary: Fantastic image quality
Comment: Wow, what can I say? The image quality of this lens is stunning. I've never taken such great photos. Only con is that the autofocus is a bit slower than I would like so some of my kid photo's don't come into sharp focus - but this means that I'll have to do some F-stop/Aperture changes myself. Bokeh is incredible.
Summary: Five star product, but, (and it's a big but)...
Comment: I actually decided not to buy this, and bought the 35mm version instead. It's still an Olympus, it does great macro, it costs less than half what this one costs, and it's actually more usable as a stand-by 35mm, (70mm in old speak) lens, it's not too tele-photo, whereas this lens comes out at 100mm in old speak, and it is definitely a tele-photo lens and would not be much good as a stand-by.
Now this lens has a better luminosity, f2 against f3.5, than its cheaper brother, so it'll work better in low-light conditions. But there again it will give you less depth of field, so focussing on all a subject might be less fun than with the cheaper lens.
There you go: two fabulous Olympus lens. One is half the price of the other, but they don't do precisely the same job. They both have weak and strong points when directly compared. Enjoy choosing! (I'm a coward: I hooked each up to my E420 body, right there in the store, and let them "make" the decision for me...)
Summary: A gem - no four thirds user should be without it
Comment: If you only use zoom lenses this will be a revelation. Perfect for both pictures of people and macro work or anytime you need a faster lens. A great bargain and should be the first lens you buy after the kit lenses.
Editorial reviews:
The OLYMPUS Zuiko Digital interchangeable lenses have been developed specifically for digital SLR use, with professional grade specifications to ensure optimum performance. As dedicated digital camera lenses, they ensure that light strikes the image sensor at a near-perpendicular angle, eliminating image degradation and light loss that can occur at the periphery of the image area, or when shooting with wide angle lenses. They also support high speed, high precision focus, and offer superb zoom and focus response.
