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Norway, Oslo
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Review on ๐Ÿ“ท Olympus Zuiko 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 Digital ED SWD Lens for Olympus DSLR Cameras by Inyong Dow

Revainrating 5 out of 5

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Fast, precise, very sharp, with incredibly beautiful bokeh: if the 12-60 SWD is a superb lens, then this one is in a class of its own. I also have the 70-300 and it's listed on eBay because the 50-200 SWD is superb craftsmanship and quality inside and out. Over 400 RAW/Jpg shots of outdoor parks and streets on Mother's Day from E3 and he only had to look for focus ONCE and that delay was just over a second. and the Zuiko's visual quality proves that the MP count is overrated though. That's how lenses with sensors work guys! When I can capture droplets of water on the back of a swimming duck from 40ft at 400mm, and they're crystal clear on equally sharp feathers, my colleagues at Canikon with their 18MP prosumer cameras cringe with envy. 12-60 SWD takes your photography to a new level of sophistication. Trust us all. Forget the 70-300 (the 40-150 kit lens is actually optically better) and save your hard-earned cash for this superb kit. Make sure you have a sturdy monopod like Gitzo or Mannfoto. Just hold on and shoot and be prepared to be extra blown away. if you used 70-300. May good luck shine in the Tatsuno facility. God bless Zuiko. PS BEWARE of the current Tiffen filter action which is confusing and misleading. While it says you can either get Tiffen or offset its cost against a more expensive filter like black and white, in reality you're not credited and you get two filters instead: Tiffen for free and a higher one. -Final filters at regular price. Someone was NOT thinking when writing this action.

Pros
  • Good stuff
Cons
  • Annoying