Review on 📷 M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm F2.8 Macro Lens for Micro Four Thirds Cameras by OLYMPUS by Darrin Parasson

This review is for the 60mm macro lens because it can be used quite narrowly and specifically: for shooting insects, amphibians, reptiles, mushrooms and other small objects, the it can be held with hands on the field. For this purpose I find the lens to be an excellent choice and great value for money. Macro photography in the field is very different from bringing animals indoors and photographing them in a lightbox. I'm not too attached to the specs - it's the results that count - and I have no idea how this lens compares to the competition. I'm also not a particularly experienced or "technical" photographer, although I often have to shoot very quickly or risk shots because of bugs flying. All of the insect, amphibian, herpes and fungus photos posted on IG at jeremy.nature.photos were taken with this lens (unless you travel back in time to when I used the lovely Nikkor 105mm - but it is hashed). Today I always use flash with this lens, I usually shoot bugs at f14 or wider and only do minimal corrections in LR (usually shadows, blacks, whites). Combined with a Micro Four Thirds Olympus lens, this lens facilitates one-handed photography, which is very important for the animals I photograph in the field, as I often have to hold a branch to the side and gently tug on the leaf. or attach the stem. You won't get attractive bokeh with this baby (unless there's a trick I don't know), but you do get nice sharp images. Sometimes I open it up (meaning I shot at f2.8) to photograph a snake or larger reptile that might startle (or kill) me if I get too close - I have no complaints. I've noticed that this is an extremely popular lens for field (handheld) macro photography. I LOVE the 1:1 wheel on the side of the lens. Finger snap and arrow - all you have to do is move your body to focus. I rarely use autofocus, but it's excellent. I have traveled a lot with this lens so it has been changed frequently. No problem. In general, it's ideal for the style of macro photography I've described. Check out the IG address above - a picture is worth a lot of words. UPDATE: After a few years, lots of trips into the jungle and forests, almost daily use and 25,000+ photos, I still love this lens! I attached the focus lights to it with velcro, modified the controls 1:1 with superglue, never used the lens cap and generally abused it. The little beggar keeps working!