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by barradas.2007
31 May, 2017Top favourable review
Very useful zoom lens
It's a legacy zoom very well built and quite good image quality. I use it often due to it's very convenient focal distance.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
by paucorne3
14 Sep, 2017Top critical review
design flaw - now becoming more apparrent with age
This can be a great lens. On an MFT camera it becomes a 150-300mm. But chose carefully as, like lots of old zooms this particular Olympus model is notorious for separation of the lens elements The main problem is usually in the rear group. The main effect of separation is to create an air/glass surface between elements where they were originally cemented together. This is visible from the front of the lens as a bright reflection, especially in coated lenses where the coating suppresses reflections on all of the other air/glass surfaces. The main image effect of separation is due to the reflection, which reduces contrast and increases flare in the image, essentially negating the effect of some of the antireflection coating on the lens. Simple lens designs - such as most fixed "prime" telephotos of the same era are much less likly to have cemented compound lenses - and so age better. Needless to say - there is no home "fix" for separating lens elements. Trying to fix them usually makes it much worse. If there is a little separation at the lens edge - then it may not have a great effect on quality - but in time it is likely to spread. If you can find a good version - note that the first generation "silver nose" type has single coating and the later "black nose" version has multicoating. If you plan to use this on a new Olympus micro 4/3 digital camera note the lens is optically soft at F4 and needs to be at F8 to give sharp images. You also need to be ready for barrel and pincushion distortion correction at each end of the range that can be corrected in most image processing programmes such as Photoshop. At mid -zoom ange the distortion is low. In contrast the 40-150mm new model Olympus digital zoom is good wide open - a gain of 2 stops of light. Sadly - March 2022 - I hoped that I had won a good copy on eBay. This time the problem was a sticky slow aperture mechanism and fortunately I got a refund. This problem is common in all old lenses as lubrication dries out or spreads to the aperture blades. So don't forhet to check this as well (Sellers and buyers!)
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by smcg1220
02 Dec, 2020
Great, yet unloved.
Much underrated lens, ignored because everyone wants a prime. In everyday use they are excellent. Zuiko quality, reasonably fast, and inexpensive.
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by mutnau6
17 Nov, 2016
cheap and cheerful
excellent zuiko lens no sloppy drop in the zoom. I would rate these second only to Nikon AIS lenses but much cheaper. god to find a fully working one, fast diaphragm release and a zoom that doesn't drop by itself due to wear. great.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
by billytfrazer
29 Mar, 2018
Olympus
The lens is light and compact making it ideal for the landscape work I am doing at the moment
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by gmazda
11 May, 2022
A nice zoom range with a constant F Stop at a bargain price
A great 2 times zoom, compact, sharp, and complements the OM1 film body it is to be used on.
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by georggaughra_0
19 Jul, 2019
Lightweight - Perfect first lens
Arrived in perfect condition and has served me well as my first lens. Not encountered any problems as of yet and have no complaints.
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by merbachwhittling
17 Aug, 2017
Exactly what you'd expect from Olympus Japan
As new condition, works very well with my Olympus Pen-epl1 and 4/3 adaptor.
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by gmibla_n2ne8t
22 Oct, 2018
Excellent value for the rice
In excellent condition
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by dauk656
21 Apr, 2018
Olympus OM zoom lens
For those who want total control over a mechanical lens and are rarely disappointed
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Very useful zoom lens

design flaw - now becoming more apparrent with age

Great, yet unloved.

cheap and cheerful

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A nice zoom range with a constant F Stop at a bargain price

Lightweight - Perfect first lens

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Excellent value for the rice

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