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 ...

londondailyphoto 18.01.2008 · Read full review
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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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Review of Olympus CAMEDIA C 1

Olympus Digital Camera In Pink - So Cool

Advantages: Anti-Shake, Lots Of Settings, 12 Megapixel, Shimmery Pink! Easy To Use!
Disadvantages: None That I Can Think Of =]

~ This Camera ~ Well I have this camera but mine is slightly different on the front. ~ Appearance ~ A lovely looking camera. My Favourite part of the appearance is the fact it is a shimmery pink! On the front of mine, it says OLYMPUS then with two very small holes next to it. This is the same as in the pictue, only with the two holes this time, down that side (the left) there is a silver band, and in the middle of that band there is a horizontal line that reaches to the big lens. On the picture there is 'fe' below where as on my camera there is X-42. The lens on the picture and my camera are the same, very nice. Where the flash part is, instead of like in the picture a hole, to the left of it, the hole is under the flash part. From a plan view (birds-eye view) there is, from left to right; A silver horizontal ...

beccar13 26.10.2009 (27.10.2009) · Read full review
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