Olympus M.Zuiko Digital - Macro lens - 60 mm - f/2.8 ED Macro - Micro Four Thirds - for Olympus E-PM2

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!

Such an easy lens to use and fab quality pics!

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

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