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Olympus 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Digital Zoom Lens for E1, E300 & E500 Cameras | List Price: $299.99
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Brand: Olympus
Binding: Electronics
Features: - 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
Good lens But..... [Posted on 2007-04-20]
My copy does not autofocus well on low light enviroments. I use it with my e500, and when used in daylight it gives great results.
After a lot of testing, I concluded that I was going to use this lens in manual focus mode and, from blur pictures, I now obtain very sharp ones.
A problem with my camera is the small viewfinder, that does not allows manual-focusing with ease, but I do OK.
Ive posted some samples, hope you find them useful. GOOD LENS after all.
S-l-o-w-w-w-w... [Posted on 2007-05-11]
this lens is not that sexy. it comes with the e500 kit, plus the 40-150 telephoto, so it's attractive to dslr newbies. problem is, as soon as you start playing with it for longer than 20 minutes you see it's weak points.
build quality is ok, optical quality is decent but not spectacular, and the 14mm (28mm equiv.) is fairly wide, but here's the thing: it's a 5.6 at only 45mm. wtf? the 40-150 is faster at a longer focal length.
Houston, we have a problem.
this problem is compounded by the fact that the e500 is notoriously slow at autofocusing in low light. so much so that oly did a firmware upgrade on the e410 and e510.
which means... you're gonna want something faster. trust me, you will.
you're gonna look around at the oly 14-54, the oly 50 mm (f/2.0), and the sigma 18-50 (f/2.8). then you're gonna kick yourself for not going body-only because your kit lens will be a paperweight once your new glass arrives.
you might also want to consider a flash like the fl-36, but don't think the 14-45 will be your friend for available-light shooting indoors. it wont.
btw, the 40-150 isn't bad, but if you've got the dough, you might want to hold out for the oly 50-200 or the sigma 50-150 (when they get around to making it for the 4/3rds system)for your telezoom.
but, hey, if you're never going to upgrade from the e500 kit, go ahead and get this. otherwise, go body-only on the camera and build up your glass seperately, you'll be better off in the long run.
Great Value Lens [Posted on 2007-10-21]
I've been using this lens for nearly two years now and am still very impressed. The 14-45mm range is wide enough for excellent landscape shots and provides enough zoom for most situations (although you'll want more for capturing wildlife). There is some chromatic aberration in high contrast situations and some barrel distortion (only noticeable if you're photographing a brick wall or other strong grid), but given the price of this lens I think it's acceptable. Although it isn't weather/dust sealed it does have a high quality feel to it with smooth rotation.
Overall this is a compact, inexpensive lens that delivers excellent results in the majority of situations. There are better lenses out there but for beginner/intermediate photographers you're better to save some money on the lens and invest in good books on technique, composure, etc.
Zuiko Lens [Posted on 2008-01-07]
I love the lens. It is very nice and works great. I'm an armature the lens is very easy to work with. This was a good investment.
Good place to start and stay [Posted on 2008-03-11]
This is one of three lenses I own and it's one heck of a lens. It can do landscapes, portraits, and has decent close-up (not macro) abilities. As many reviewers mentioned it's slow on the long end, but for what I do most shallow depth of field isn't a requirement. In fact I shoot with this lens mostly between f/5.6 and f/11 anyways. It's at it's sharpest in my opinion between these f-stops.
It's not weather sealed nor does it have a depth of field scale, but neither of these are showstoppers for me. You have to use high ISOs for night shots which can be a problem above ISO 400 for the E-300 due to excessive noise. Perhaps the new bodies fare better? I also own the EX-25 and it only works at 45mm with this lens and you must be extremely close to the subject.
This lens came as part of a two lens E-300 outfit and the money saved has allowed me to buy ancillary gear i.e. vertical grip, extra batteries, CF cards, a real tripod, studio gear, and much more. It's tempting to keep up with the technology in the digital age, but I simply haven't found a reason to replace this lens.
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