Olympus M. Zuiko 60 mm f/2.8 MSC ED Macro Digital Lens (Black)

Such an easy lens to use and fab quality pics!

Great macro lens if that is your only criteria for it. My only complaint when used on a Lumix G9 camera was a softness on distant landscapes. A tripod and remote shutter release might help but it was very hard to get a sharp result hand held. Even in good light at f5.6. I did set the setting on the lens to infinity.

As always, a quality lens from Olympus. Make sure you get the Lens hood as well, to avoid light reflections creeping in. Only good for Macro Shots, as you would expect.

Not the same lens as "Grayman" suggests detail in viewing required one has lens hood supplied the cheaper entry excluded. Go for the cheapest entry and buy cloned hood for £15 simple.

This Lens is the same as this one www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B009C742Y2/ref=psdc_1330825031_t1_B0096WDK0K Wake up Amazon your coning us.

This review is for: Olympus M. Zuiko 60mm F/2.8 Lens This is a great lens. Handling is weird. I have both this lens as well as the Panasonic 30mm macro lens. Optically, they are both absolute jewels. The 30mm get the nod from me for copy work where the shorter working distance doesn't matter but (slightly) sharper corners matter. For nature and non-flat objects, the 60mm gives more room for lighting and is blisteringly sharp. I wish the 60mm handled like the 30mm (simple) but it doesn't. This is where it gets weird. It has a focus limiter switch (pictured) with 3 ranges. Beyond those, the limit switch is spring loaded. It took me awhile to figure out what it was doing: It takes the lens to 1:1. Okay, 'weird' all of a sudden becomes 'genius'! lol Optically, the lens is superb, sharp already at f/2.8. For single-image capture of skittish objects, the greater working distance wins out over the 30mm macro lens. Combined with pixel shifting and the m4/3 sensor, I can obtain crisp images of small objects. With focus stacking, the results are equally satisfactory for small objects (although I still rely on bigger format cameras for larger subjects). This lens and micro four thirds are meant for macro photography. Great lens. Worth considering. Recommended without -- okay, maybe with one! -- reservation!

I hate to merely parrot what others have already said here, but it's really all I can do. In my experience the lens is sharp right from 2.8, with stopping down grabbing you a bit more. But the reality is it's sharp right from jump. I've not noticed any particularly glaring defects or aberrations of any kind. The bokeh is good. The build quality is good, though it is a plastic lens (and I'm so glad, as metal would have been $300 more), and the weather sealing merely adds to an already fantastic presentation. I will echo one reviewer here by saying that the af is not the best. It's not terrible by any means, but I've definitely experienced hunting in situations I wouldn't expect it. The focus limiter absolutely helps with this and is an invaluable inclusion, but it doesn't fix it. Often we're manual focusing with macro anyway, so it's not a big problem. I love the 1:1 option on the dial, but I wish you could simply click it and have it stay there. The fact that it doesn't include a lens hood is simply inexcusable. I think this is an unfortunate move by Olympus. That and the sometimes odd af issues would have forced me to give the lens 4 stars, were it not for the price. You could buy a lens hood for this lens and still (imo) be making out like a bandit, with a fabulous piece of glass for far less than the cost of a macro lens in a similar range for any larger dslr. I used the Sigma 150mm macro, and that thing is twice the price. Not only that, it weighs 1150 grams; this lens weighs less than 200. Ridiculous. All things considered I have to, without reservation, provide this lens with its 5-star rating. ***UPDATE*** This lens continues to impress. Frankly at this point I'm shocked at the pricing vs quality equation regarding the lens. I firmly believe that this is a perfect example of the type of lenses both Olympus and Panasonic should be focusing on for this system. Who cares about metal lenses? You can make a lens plenty sturdy out of plastic while keeping cost and weight down. I think it's obvious from all the pro reviews and the growing base of user reviews that this lens is one of the most exceptional pieces of glass ever produced in its category, for any system, including the big guys. Absolutely stellar image quality, and in a package that is, when compared to the much larger and heavier competition, simply astounding. Keep making lenses like this, and m43 is here to stay. With regards to the AF; while it can be slow at times, and I stand by my original statement, it should be noted that macro lenses generally focus slower than normal lenses, due to the increased focus range. In the category of macro lenses this lens is plenty fast. I merely think this is an area where there is still room for improvement. That said, I am obviously exceedingly happy with the lens; it is the best lens in my bag, without question.

This is a great little. I’ve used it successfully with macro bracketing.

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