OM SYSTEMOlympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60 mm F2.8 Lens, Standard Zoom, Suitable for All MFT Cameras (Olympus OM-D & PEN Models, Panasonic G-Series), Black

Das 60mm Makro wird an einer OMD-10 Mark II verwendet. Ein wirklich kleines und kompaktes System. Der Hauptgrund für ein Makro für die Olympus war für mich das wirklich gute Soft- und Hardware Paket welches mit den Kameras von Olympus geboten wird. Vergleichbares schaffen selbst heutzutage (stand 2018, 3 Jahre nach Veröffentlichung der OMD-10 Mark II) nur wenige Hersteller. Dazu zählen der 5-Achsen Stabilisator (IBIS), Fokuspeaking mit dem es sehr leicht ist für Makro aufnahmen punktgenau zu fokussieren und zu guter letzt die Fokusbracketing Funktion mit welcher in hoher Geschwindigkeit Aufnahmen mit erhöhter Tiefenschärfe aufgenommen werden können.Das Objektiv an sich ist bei offenblende extrem scharf, abblenden bringt keinen merklichen Gewinn an Schärfe. Habe ich bisher bei keinem anderem Makro so herausragend erlebt. Zum Vergleich, ich verwende für mein Nikon System das Sigma 105mm sowie das Nikkor 60mm und 40mm Makro. Hierzu sind zwei Fotos einer Blume bei Offenblende und abgeblendet auf f5,6 angehängt.60mm Brennweite an µ4/3 sind ausreichend um Insekten zu Fotografieren, natürlich ist bei solchen Motiven aufgrund der Fluchtgefahr mehr Brennweite immer besser aber mit etwas Geduld bei diesem Objektiv kein Problem. Das 60mm Makro macht einem das Fotografieren einfach und unkompliziert, sodass Aufnahmen für die ich sonst länger gebraucht hätte in wenigen Minuten zufriedenstellend im Kasten sind. Ansonsten gibt es nicht viel negatives zu dem Objektiv zu schreiben. Höchstens die etwas spielzeugartige Haptik welche vielleicht etwas Gewöhnung bedarf wenn man Spiegelreflex Optiken gewohnt ist kann hier erwähnt werden. Das "Problem" habe ich aber bis jetzt bei allen µ4/3 Optiken gehabt. Es sind als Beispiele noch einige Fotos angehängt, die ich im ersten Monat mit dem Makro Objektiv aufgenommen habe. Würde mich über Feedback freuen und hoffe die Rezension war hilfreich.

Fast maximum aperture and very sharp. More importantly, image quality at f/2.8 is fully usable. See attached photos taken on this lens.Use of plastics (metal mount) keeps the weight beautifully low: essentially in terms of quality this is an Olympus PRO as it’s fully weather-sealed.Although designed primarily as a true 1:1 ratio macrophotography lens the 60mm focal length with the 2x m4/3 crop factor make this an excellent prime lens for portrait work as well giving an full-frame equivalent angle of view to a 120mm lens. In that respect it reminds me immensely of the excellent 135mm f/2.8 Olympus Zuiko which was sold for their old 35mm system, only that lens was merely good at f/2.8 and hit its sweet-spot at f/5.6. Pretty typical of lens designs back then.Autofocus on this modern macro lens is fast, quiet and accurate. A side-switch helps with that by limiting the focus-range to what you choose so the lens does not have to hunt all the way from infinity.Many other reviewers criticise the lack of a lens hood. As this is sold as a macro lens, it doesn’t include one, nor is there a lens bag included. But if you’re going to use it as a macro lens then it won’t be in a bag but mounted onto your camera. A lens hood could also shade the subject you’re shooting from available light and get in the way of close-focussing distances, and would definitely stop you fitting a macro-flash or ring-flash to the end of the lens. So not including those items keeps the overall cost down a bit for those who may never use those items.Personally, I’d still prefer a storage bag as they cost peanuts to make. The lens hood is easily addressed as well: buy the genuine Olympus item, which is a rigid hood with a nice feature of sliding back over the lens body when not needed (just like on the 40-150mm PRO), or buy the cheap alternative suggested by Amazon which does the same exact job including the slide function for a fifth of the price of the Olympus version. It doesn’t slide as smoothly and definitely feels cheaper, but so what. It works and is cheap enough that you’re not going to worry about damaging or losing it (there are small corners of many foreign fields which may forever contain lens hoods I’ve lost...).Overall, I honestly wish that Olympus would take the bold step of making the rest of their PRO range of good quality plastics and composites like this lens: the benefits of having a compact micro Four-Thirds system are greatly reduced when the best Olympus lenses for the system are mostly so darned heavy. Being so small and lightweight this lens also makes great sense on my reserve m4/3 body, the Pen F, as that’s a lighter and more compact model than my two e-M1 mk2 bodies.

I just had to buy this. With Amazon discounting it and also offering a £70 voucher, it was too much of a bargain to turn down. I had to wait a few weeks for it to arrive but the immense saving of £160+ made that wait worthwhile. (Even used versions of this lens sell for more.)A 1:1 magnification ratio is the gold standard when it comes to macro lenses, which means that the image on the sensor is the same size as in reality. So, what’s it like to use? Attached to my EM5.2, in a word; brilliant. Weighing in at a mere 6.5oz (185g), the first thing you’ll notice is the three position ‘oh-so-handy’ focus limiter switch and distance scale. To save the lens from hunting it’s entire length, you set a specific range outside of which the lens won’t focus, but you can also jump from a close focus distance to a far one and back again in milliseconds. If you’re using the 0.19-0.4m setting, by moving to switch to the 1:1 position (it will spring back to its previous position) you go to the closest focusing distance then it’s easier to actually move the camera itself until you get the focus you want. Or use manual focus alongside the focus peaking option.Not only that, the large ribbed fly-by-wire focus ring is comfortable to use and precise, but to go from infinity to the closest distance does require a lot of turns, hence the limiter. Unusually, the distance scale is vertical instead of the usual horizontal type. Due to its internal focusing mechanism, unlike many other lenses, this one doesn’t extend, so you needn’t worry about scaring those creepy crawlies. That it doesn’t rotate either means you can carry on using that polariser (or any other filter) if and when needed.Having used this for a week or so, I’ve decided that though f11 and f16 are perfectly satisfactory, it’s at its best from f2.8 to f8 with spectacular centre sharpness. It’s both dust proof and splash proof and it doubles as an excellent portrait lens and medium telephoto one too. Now, some may bemoan the absence of an included lens hood, but Olympus (or should it be OMDS now?) doesn’t include them with their non PRO lenses anyway, so it’s not really a deal breaker.+Exceptionally sharp, even wide open at f2.8.No chromatic aberration (that I have seen).Weather sealing.Focus limiter.Renders nice bokeh.Small and light.Excellent as a slightly longer prime lens.-No lens hood.

This review considers two things: the results obtained with this lens, and the overall quality of the product. In what regards the results, I am very happy, very close focus and high magnification, good color rendition, very sharp, can also be used as regular (not macro) lens with good results.This is the case if you manage to get a good copy of this lens. I only managed this at the 3rd try. First copy shipped by Amazon.co.uk had small marks both on the outer from element and inside. I returned this for replacement, only to be informed by Amazon that they were out of stock and would be refunded instead. So, I bought it from Amazon.es where it was in stock. When it arrived, there were two larger spots in the rear lens element, which when using small apertures (from f/16) actually showed up in the photo. Was again returned for replacement. Got the new one yesterday, and can't find any faults with it.It is not clear if it's Olympus' quality control, or if Amazon just re-sells customer returns or b-quality products, but the fact is that it took a few weeks and two returns to get a good copy of the lens. On the other hand, Amazon's return policy is very good, and while a bother to have to go through this, I do feel reassured that I am protected. This was not the case buying an expensive lens from a local dealer - found dust inside the next day from buying, and both dealer and official service refused to replace, instead sending for repair, so now I have a refurbished lens for the price of a new one...

At this price point I was very disappointed, the results had lots of noise. Although simply sorted in post denoising will knock down the sharpness which I feel is already low for marco images. Used as a portrait lens the results are much better but if you are looking for portraits you might as well spend a tiny amont more and get the super sharp Sigma 56mm 1.4. If you are happy with manual focus for macro go for the 7artisans 60mm which at a fraction of the cost has the same image quality.Build quailty is poor for this price point, its plasic but I suppose this helps the weight. The focus limiter on the side of the lens is helpful as it decreases focus time for non macro subjects although it is very fiddly to operate.My copy turned out to be a bad one which I returned and opted to replace with somthing else so if you decide to order ensure you check your copy when it arrives.