Review on Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 30mm F3.5 Macro Lens for Micro Four Thirds Cameras: A Must-Have for Stunning Close-Up Photography by Russell Ross

I bought this lens for a recently purchased Olympus Pen FI. I will have a review of the Pen F soon. A macro lens is a must here in President country. It all started with the Micro-Nikkor 55mm f3.5 some 40 years ago. About 12 years ago I bought a Tamron 90mm f2.8. Both very satisfactory. In my opinion, the Olympus 30mm f3.5 macro lens is of equal rank. Sharpness, contrast and color are first class. The auto focus is fast. The best part is that this lens can get really close. The images shown are 0.20 inch forget-me-nots. I could get even closer. I also looked at the Olympus 60mm f2.8 but the 30mm is 1.25:1 and the 60mm is 1:1. many features that a 30mm lens doesn't have and it can still find its way into my kit. However, since the 30mm f3.5 is smaller, lighter and cheaper, I found this lens hard to resist. There are third macros that you need to consider with this lens.