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Olympus 50mm f/2.0 Telephoto Macro ED Lens for E1, E300 & E500 Digital SLR Cameras
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| 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 |
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Customers Reviews
2009-11-16
Razor sharp but not for beginners.
Unlike the typical kit lens, this lens has a fixed focal length. It also has the possible drawback in that it works best when manually focused. That being said, you won't find a sharper, faster macro or portrait lens for any camera let alone anything in the Olympus line. If you have a four thirds system camera (Olympus, Leica, etc.) and want to work close, this is well worth the trouble to learn how to use it.
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2009-11-16
Great, fast lens!
I got the 50mm about a month ago and my E510 Oly performs like a dream with this lens. The lens feels solid and well made, though the extra weight takes a little getting used to. The performance difference between it and the kit lenses is remarkable. I use it for closeups of insects and the continuous autofocus is way faster and actually allows accurate following of small subjects. I'm also able to use the lens in light conditions where my other lenses just won't work. Also, this has become my main portrait lens since it allows sharp focus on the subject while the background blurs into a pleasing bokeh. However, taking group portraits is challenging since the telephoto equivalence requires plenty of distance. Olympus really should make a 25mm prime this fast and sharp. One other drawback is that this lens isn't true macro (1:1), mainly because of the minimum focusing distance. I also have a 35mm macro and can get much closer with it, though it's also much slower. I thought I was going to get rid of the 35mm when I got the 50mm, but am rethinking that now.
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2009-11-09
Sharp Macro Lens
It's a very sharp macro lens. At 50mm (100mm 35mm-equivalent) it's doubled as a portrait lens. I won't use it as a landscape lens. At f8, it's still in macro mode, so if you want more depth of field on a bright day, it may not be the best lens to use.
The compact size is a big selling point. The 1:2 magnification ratio (or 1:1 35mm equivalent) is wonderful giving that naked-eye look. When it's mounted on my E-620, viewfinder is brighter than when 14-54mm II is mounted because of the brighter aperture (f2 vs f2.8).
The lens hood is shaped like a noodle bowl. When reversed (storing position), it'll cover the manual focus ring, disallow focus by hand. This is a problem, since this lens is not an AF performer. Speaking of AF, it makes me wish Olympus would make a high-speed imager AF version of it, so it doesn't have to flip the mirror when focusing. Macro lenses are not known for fast AF anyways. Its AF tends to hunt a lot. Practically speaking, this is a MF lens (with AF feature added...).
MF ring is very nice and dampened. It's the "focus-by-wire" type. Though purists may not like it over the mechanical focus, but it allows a generous three full revolution MF traveling distance from shortest (0.24m) to infinite. That should make precise MF easier. However, because of that, you're not gonna get a fast enough manual focus for street/action photography.
The lens will double in length when you focus toward the minimum focus distance (0.24m), so keep the hood on in operation position will help preventing lens from bumping into your subject because of carelessness.
This lens is considered one of the best lenses of its type. When I first got it, I noticed it's significantly brighter than my 14-54mm II. The picture it takes looks sharper, and has better bokeh (out of focus area).
If you are thinking about hooking the older 50mm f2 (effectively 100mm with 4/3 format) with the OM-adapter to your Olympus DSLR, then you're not alone. However, after some research, I believe it's better to buy this digital lens than use the older lens because this lens has an ED glass which is absent from the film SLR model. ED glass will help reducing chromatic aberration (which is more of a problem for digital format than film) and make the end result sharper as well.
Construction is solid. It feels like a giant rock in hand, and is capable of killing Goliath (or thief) if mounted on a sling. Like all other Olympus Pro level lenses, it's splash and dust proof and it has metal body with glass fibre reinforced plastic exterior that matches Olympus camera body.
Highly recommended for macro users. Not recommended as the always-on lens because of the AF speed.
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2009-08-06
Just Buy It!
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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2009-05-28
All Good except...
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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