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Great macro lens

Started Jun 26, 2014 | User reviews
rybu Regular Member • Posts: 189
Great macro lens
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This lens is the reason I bought my E-PL6. This is a lovely macro lens, and really shows the strengths of the micro 4/3 format. It's relatively cheap, small, and is a very capable macro.  The auto-focus can sometimes be a little slow but it's easy to manage with the focus-bounding knob on the side of the lens.

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Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm F2.8 Macro
Telephoto macro prime lens • Micro Four Thirds • V312010BU000
Announced: Feb 8, 2012
rybu's score
5.0
Average community score
4.5
DouglasG
DouglasG Regular Member • Posts: 286
Re: Great macro lens

And the focus ring is very smooth, i really love this lens.

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Phil Rose Veteran Member • Posts: 3,912
Re: Great macro lens

A little "late to the party" aren't you? Glad you're pleased with the lens (as am I) but why not post some results to demonstrate?

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OP rybu Regular Member • Posts: 189
Re: Great macro lens

Sand flea at night.

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