Review on 📷 Olympus 261001-14-54 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko ED Digital SLR Lens for E1, E300, E500 Cameras - High Quality and Versatile Photography Lens by Nigel Morris

All factory papers. The glass is in perfect condition and generally lives up to the reputation of Olympus lenses. Compared to the "standard" zoom that comes with the camera, this is amazing. since the best standard 1: 3.5-5.6 zoom can be opened wide. I'm an affordable light shooter of choice and the extra bezels are a blessing! The Standard 14-45 left a gap between its full zoom and my other lens' lowest setting. Although the 90mm f/2.0 prime was my favorite f/2.0 prime when shooting at 35mm, MANY potential shots were too far for the 14-45mm or too close for the 14-45mm. longer than 50-200mm, all too often neither lens was up to the job. I confess, zooms have spoiled me. Well! I now have a matching lens for the Zuiko ED 50-200 f/2.8-3.5 zoom which was the demo item in my kit. BEST feature of all is the surprisingly fast aperture, the lens speed I enjoyed with my Rolli F2.8 is again at the wide-angle setting of 14 (28mm equivalent). Again, I can reduce the depth of field to isolate a leaf or capture sharpness from the porch railing to the mountains across the valley. that now both of my lenses use the same size filters (67mm) and the old 58mm lens is in reserve to support my collection of Cokin filters and effects. An extension for the digital SLR cameras E1, E300 and E500 appears. I can't wait to see what it can do!