Showcase Olympus 35mm f/3.5 ZD 4/3 Macro

Olympus 35mm f/3.5 Zuiko Digital 4/3 Macro + Olympus MMF-1 on Olympus Pen E-P1


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Olympus Zuiko 35mm f3.5 Macro photos on flickr

 

Hi Mellow, I think you should definitely give your Zuiko 35mm some more camera time. It may appear to be fairly cheap and cheerful but I think it is a very under-rated lens. f3.5 may not sound particularly impressive for a 35mm lens but it is a macro after all and is very usable wide open if required. These were all between 3.5 and 5.6 IIRC. Not quite traditional macro apertures but then none of these are genuine 1:1 macro shots.

 

I was actually about to sell this one as well because I'd bought it last year with a used E-410 and never intended to keep it. After having used it a bit I'm not so sure now. I'm definitely selling the 70-300mm that came with the same camera - that thing feels awkward enough on the E-410, let alone an E-P1!

 

You must have more wristwatches than I do!

 

Okay, you win

 

ZD 35mm f3.5 Macro mounted on an E-P1. This is one of the better balanced 4/3 lenses you can mount on a m4/3 camera. The lens is quite light but substantial enough to give you something to hold onto with your left hand to help stabilise the smaller Pen bodies.

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Non close-up shot. I really wish this lens had a focus limit switch, but it is not to be at this price point. Combined with slow AF it significantly limits it's usefulness as a general use prime lens, but if you've got time on your hands it is nice and sharp with no real vices.

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