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๐Ÿ“ท Olympus 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Digital Zoom Lens: Perfect for E1, E300 & E500 Cameras Review

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Details

BrandOlympus
Lens TypeStandard
Camera Lens Description45 millimetres
Maximum Focal Length45
Minimum Focal Length14

Description of ๐Ÿ“ท Olympus 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Digital Zoom Lens: Perfect for E1, E300 & E500 Cameras

14-45 millimeter f3.5-5.6 zoom lens for digital cameras (equivalent to 28-90 millimeter in 35 millimeter photography). Compatible with Olympus E1 and Evolt E300 cameras. Designed to perfectly match the imager so light strikes the sensor directly, ensuring rich, accurate colors. Constructed with 12 elements in 10 groups and a weight of just 9.98 ounces. Reinforced by a new multi-coating process and new, reliable metal lens mount.

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Revainrating 5 out of 5

Works as expected, comes with bonuses

Just need an interchangeable lens for the last one I broke. These lenses don't hold up well if dropped. This arrived in good condition, well packaged, had a filter which I wasn't expecting, good covers and was clean. quality purchase.

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  • Camera and photo
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  • No form required

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Affordable lens for lenses

I've been using this lens for almost two years now and I still love it. The 14-45mm range is wide enough for great landscape shots and gives you enough zoom for most situations (although you'll need more for wildlife photography). There is some chromatic aberration in high contrast situations and some barrel distortion (only noticeable when photographing a brick wall or other strong mesh) but given the price of this lens I think it's acceptable. Even if it is not protected from the weather andโ€ฆ

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Revainrating 4 out of 5

Good place to start and stay

This is one of my three lenses and it's a damn good lens. It can shoot landscapes and portraits, and has decent close-up photography (no macro capabilities). As many reviewers have pointed out, it's slow on the long end, but for what I do most of the time, shallow depth of field isn't a requirement. Actually, I mostly shoot between f/5.6 and f/11 with this lens. In my opinion, this is the sharpest between these apertures. It's not weatherproof and doesn't have a depth-of-field scale, but Iโ€ฆ

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  • Electronics
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  • Not bad