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June 22, 2008
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$631.65
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RRJackson
Registered: June 2008
Posts: 4
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Review Date: June 22, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $401.92| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Lightweight, extremely sharp, optically fast
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Cons:
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Macro lenses tend to focus a little slower
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An excellent replacement for my old Zuiko 90mm f/2 Macro. Not quite as sharp or contrasty, IMO, but still a very good optic at an exceptionally fair price.
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OldMacJoe
Registered: April 2008
Posts: 2
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Review Date: April 3, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $930.00| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Incredibly sharp, good bokeh, quite fast
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Cons:
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slightly expensive
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How about to shoot some portraits in available light? Well, here's the right tool to do the job! Great sharpness, impeccable color rendition, good bokeh - what else could you expect?
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OhWeh
Registered: January 2008
Posts: 5
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Review Date: January 23, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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fast lense, very sharp, very good contrast
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slow AF, no focus range limiter
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An excellent lens, not only as Macro, but also very good as moderate tele and as portrait lens.
Combination with EC-20 works as an excellent 4/100 Telemakro up to 1:1.
Highly recommended!
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ailame
Registered: December 2007
Posts: 4
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Review Date: December 22, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $900.00| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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sharpnes, size
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I have been owning this lens for 2 years now. But honestly, I have rarely taken it out of drawer. Reason? Major focus issues I have had...It was so impractical to use with my E-1... It was slow and hunting there and back and again...maybe you know it. Great for macros, great for portraits but only if there was enough of light for AF to capture itself somewhere. Otherwise it was more pain than gain.
What a change with E-3! I have already mentioned this in 14-54mm f2.8-35 review. The AF speed maybe tripled and it focuses correctly in 99% cases even in very hard light conditions. And this completely changes the whole story and my impression about this lens. If I have found it a bit freaky to have it with E-1, now, I say it is 'must have' with E-3. The performance is just amazing in all aspects and I can finally enjoy its unique quality.
I am not making any special comments on IQ. The charts, ratings and reviews of other are clear and speaking for itself.
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Hawaii-Geek
Registered: December 2007
Posts: 3
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Review Date: December 5, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $500.00| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Sharpness, f2 performance
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Cons:
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none, but might hunt for some, but not me :)
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Use as a Portrait lens (not macro) but have shot Landscape with it, and because of it's small size, use it as an everyday lens too. Nothing beats having f2 with you always. You can keep the e510 and 50m in a small LowePro Mini bag with you always.
Only bad thing about that is no zoom and no wide so you need a little space and some shutter speed at efl 100mm ... or a e510/E3 with IS.
Shot thousands of shots with both the e500 and e510 with it ... and imho the e510 IS with the 50mm f2 combo is noticably "Better"! and with the e510 I have NOT hunted "at all" period.
p.s. when it starts to hunt ... get off the shutter release button, fast! and then shoot for high contrast using "only" the center Cross focus point.
* Oh, I forgot the most important thing ... the IQ .. WOW the sharpness is the first thing you will notice ... but there is something more there, you will see it , you will notice it , and you will shoot f2 , f2.8 often lol. And you will Love it!
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KenH
Registered: January 2007
Posts: 4
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Review Date: January 2, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $419.00| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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This lens is small and lightweight. Great Bokeh!!!
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Cons:
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Hunts for focus in close.
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This is a great lens to add to your Zuiko collection.
This lens has very good defocussing (Bokeh) qualities.
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llbeanie1
Registered: November 2006
Posts: 17
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Review Date: January 1, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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good lens but a little noisy
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Bytesmiths
Registered: October 2005
Posts: 2
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Review Date: October 25, 2005
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $639.00| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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image quality, light weight
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Cons:
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slow macro focus, bayonet attachment
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A wonderful portrait/macro combo! This fills the role of my OM Zuiko 90/2, my favorite film lens, but at a third of the weight and size.
The bayonet hood/filter attachment is non-standard, and using the E twinlight or ringlight requires an expensive attachment.
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Jay
Registered: October 2005
Posts: 4
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Review Date: October 23, 2005
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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fast prime (F2), very sharp, and good contrast
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Cons:
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none
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This macro lens is also a great portrait lens. In fact is a great lens for any kind of shoot. I use this lens in doors in poor light conditions with wonderful results. Coupled with the E-1's great auto white balance this lens is great in low, indoor light situations.
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