Olympus SWD 12-60mm 1:2.8-4.0 ED Lens Reviews

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It was a hard call to make because of the price and for the first week or so I had the usual buyer's remorse but the more I used the lens the more I fell in love with it. This is a superb lens with very high IQ, beautiful rendering, sharp, shows very fine details. from Bhphotovideo.com This is an outstanding all-around lens for the four-third system, especially for the E-3. It covers a very wide range of focal lengths, produces incredibly sharp images, and has super fast focusing. from Bhphotovideo.com Quick focus improves the focusing accuracy and speed even on my E-500 but way better on the E-3. It's got and amazing close up ability and an awesome zoom range. It's a heavy lens but you soon forget about that when you see how well it performs and how sharp the pictures are. from Bhphotovideo.com Mounted on a E-3, the focus is right there when the shutter is depressed. From landscapes to portraits this lens is sharp and produces excellent quality images all around. The range 12-60mm is an excellent choice, from wide angle to telephoto. from Bhphotovideo.com I use this lens on an Olympus E-400. This combination works well, even though it's not perfectly balanced. from Bhphotovideo.com The sharpest lens I own for any system. Excellent range. from Bhphotovideo.com Very sharp, Love the wide-angle (24mm a lot wider than 28mm equivalent!), Extremely fast focus on a E-510, Works well as a macro lens. A bit expensive but you get what you pay for. from Bhphotovideo.com I really like the 12-60mm lens... Reviewer comments are right on the money. from Amazon.com I purchased this lens as the first lens for my new E620 DSLR, admittedly I am still getting the use of the camera down, but the lens is great, its done everything I need for it to do and then some. This lens has a really good macro capability, in fact it has more range than many lens past and present. from Amazon.com 1. By way of general background, I'm used to good quality optics: in the film era, I used Contax Zeiss primes (21mm, 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 60mm macro) and the Xpan with the 45mm and 30mm. In the digital era, I've used the Sony F828 and Sony R1 (both with Zeiss lens). from Amazon.com

Released	over 2 years ago
Lens Type	Zoom Lens
Focus Type	Autofocus
Focal Length	24mm - 120mm
Camera Format	Digital SLR
Attachment / Filter Size	72 mm
Closest Focusing Distance	9.84 in
Designed for Digital Camera	Yes
Diameter	3.13 in
Diaphragm Blades	7 Blades
Groups / Elements	14 Elements in 10 Groups
Length	3.88 in
Lens Max Aperture	f/2.8-f/4
MPN	ED 12-60mm 1:2.8-4.0 SWD
Macro Lens	With Macro Lens
Min Aperture	f/22
Picture Angle	20 - 84 degrees
Release Date	October, 2007
Weight	20.28 oz

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