Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 14-35mm f/2.0 SWD

A superb portrait lens

Advantages: Aperture, lens quality
Disadvantages: None

I love this lens, truly. It is one of the Olympus pro range which means that is is weather sealed and has a focus distance scale. It's a sturdy bit of kit that gives you a reassuring feel. I wouldn't want to drop it, but it feels like it will survive. Now I'm not a big macro person, so I can only say that it seems pretty good at the macro stuff. As you'd expect, there is a long focus travel between normal shooting ranges and macro, but the AF works fine, locking on swiftly and accurately. Where this lens comes into its own is for portraits. On 4/3 cameras this is the equivalent of a 100mm lens. Shooting wide open at f2, the quality of this lens is superlative. It's a bit of a claim, but I don't think it's bettered by any other lens. Bokeh are (is?) to die for, too. It is compact (as you would expect from an actual 50mm lens ...

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Review of Olympus Zuiko DIGITAL ED - macro lens - 50 mm F/2.0

Go Digital with Olympus for Less

Advantages: Elegantly Styled Nice to Hold Simple to Use
Disadvantages: Lacks Features

to explain all of its features I will list them instead in a bid to simplify things. Image Resolution: 1280 x 960 (High & Super High Quality Mode) 640 x 480 (Standard Mode) 1.3 Megapixels White Balance Control: Automatic, presets (Clear Sky, Cloudy Sky, Incandescent, Lamp and Fluorescent Lamp) Lens: Olympus lens, equivalent to 38mm to 114mm with 35mm camera Sequential Shooting: 2 frames/sec Max. 4 frames Flash Recharging Time: Approx. 10secs Flash Modes: Auto, Red-Eye Reduction, Fill-in Flash, Night Scene and Flash Off Self Timer: 12 secs delay As you can see its functions are adequate but not abundant. It has a 3x Optical Zoom and also a Digital Zoom which must be selected in the menu. To upload images to your PC is a doddle, you install in ...

aaron 20.04.2002 (02.05.2002) · Read full review
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The Olympus u[MJU:] 400 Digital Camera.

Advantages: Compact, Lightweight, Stylish and 4.0 megapixels means you can print up to A3, still with a high quality printout.
Disadvantages: No protective case included and the larger xD-Picture Cards are highly priced.

of each camera was. After days of searching I went to a store where they only sold cameras. When I entered the store there was a lot of information for potential customers. For example, there was a list of megapixels, then next to it; it told you how large you could print up to with each amount of pixels, which would still be of a high quality. I had a good look at the list and decided that I may want to print my images up to A3. I therefore needed a 4.0 megapixel or higher Digital Camera. Off I went looking at each suitable manufacturer?s cameras. Then I spotted it, the Olympus u [MJU:] 400 Digital Camera. It was excellent. I liked the look of it as, it was compact and in a tough, hard looking metal case, which meant if I dropped it, it wouldn't break easily. When the staff handed it to me, I couldn't believe how stylish it looked in ...

CoolMeg 06.08.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Olympus µ[MJU:] 400 Digital