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3.2 Inches | Home » » » Olympus Zuiko 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 ED Lens for Olympus and Panasonic Standard Four Thirds Digital SLR Cameras | | | | | | | Description: | | D1) Oylmpus 70-300MM F4-5.6 ZUIKO | | | Features: | |
• 140mm-600mm equivalent Zoom lens for all Four Thirds cameras.
• Includes, ED 70-300mm F4.0/5.6 Lens, Front and Rear Lens Cap,
• Lens Hood, instructions, and registration card.
• 3 ED lens elements
• 1x magnification for macro
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 5.02 inches | | Product Width:
| 3.15 inches | | Product Height:
| 3.15 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.37 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 4.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.9 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 154 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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90 of 90 found the following review helpful:
 Nice lens for the price!May 08, 2008
By penguinlvr
With this lens you can really feel like you are almost next to your subject. I can't wait to get some shots at the next full moon. For the price, it is a great lens. The bokeh on this lens is nice, with a shallow DOF. That said, there are some shortcomings, but I would expect that from a telephoto zoom lens like this. First, the auto-focus will hunt in low light. I really don't think I'm going to be using the 300mm end of the lens in low light anyway. I noticed that the lens didn't seem to focus well if you had multiple focus points selected. Pick one of your focus points and use it. Remember that this lens, while light-weight is not one that you want to use hand-held at 300mm unless you can get a very short shutter speed. I noticed more than a few shots had problems with camera shake using longer shutter speeds.
71 of 75 found the following review helpful:
 Insanely sharp lens!Feb 21, 2008
By Y. Pan
First I got only mediocre results from this les then I decided to to a quick resolution chart test. And I couldn't believe my eyes that how sharp it is, at least in a studio. Let me provide you my results.
Tested on an Evolt E-510. Please note that the horizontal absolute resolution limit of E-510 is just 2100 LPH due to the famous DPReview.com. Anything sharper won't reflect here.
Here you go.
70mm F/4: 2100 LPH. F/4~up, 2100+ LPH.
150mm F/4.6 1900 LPH; F5.6~up 2100 LPH.
220mm F/?? didn't test; F/7.1~up 1950+ LPH.
300mm F/5.6 1750+ LPH; F/8~up 1850+ LPH.
"+" means unsure but at least.
Note I am just trying to measure the 'absolute resolution' here which means the 'extinction resolution' go even higher (usually 250 LPH higher).
Wow! This means from 70-150mm (that is 140-300mm equivalent) the lens resolution is beyond the current 4/3 cameras! From 150-300mm (that is 300mm-600mm equivalent) this lens pretty much scratches E-510's limits.
On the downside. I do find the focus to be very slow, especially in low light where it can be erratic. It is frustrating sometimes. So my medicore results came from the focus. Whenever I get the focus right, I get tack sharp results. But it is not easy with this lens. Be prepared to use this lens only in bright light.
How much did I pay for this lens? 360 dollars, not 3600 dollars! I know its limit but with some very careful work I can get some professional level results on my wildlife shots.
55 of 57 found the following review helpful:
Nice low cost tele-zoomJan 12, 2008
By Serious Cook
"W.T.E."
As a long-time 35 mm shooter, it was amazing to find the equivalent of a 140-600 f 5.6 lens for $400.00. The lens shoots clear, rich color photos. The only negatives I have found are slow auto-focus, and difficulty focusing under indoor lighting. Otherwise, this is a fine lens.
55 of 60 found the following review helpful:
 It depends upon what you'll use it for...Apr 28, 2009
By C. Grove
"Man-O-the-Hour"
I've had this lens for a couple of months now and I can say that I'm pretty happy in some respects and not so happy in others.
Over all it is a nice lens FOR THE PRICE. That is the crux of the matter. If you can't afford something better then this will do in a pinch. It's not a bad lens.
However, If you are a birder then I don't think that you will be happy in the long run.
Here's the thing. When people say that this lens is slow to focus they mean that often (though not always) it has to go through a long procedure of spiraling its barrel (external barrel) from one end to the other. It hunts and pecks its way until finally it finds a focus. That usually means that your beautiful shot of that cardinal is GONE!
I'm often confused as to why sometimes it focuses quickly and other times it has to go through this frustrating procedure. I think that it comes down to this... when you see the perfect "money shot" in front of you it purposely chooses this moment to mess with your head!
One other thing that really bothers me is that, as I said, it has an external focus barrel. This means that if you use a polarizing filter you have to twist the filter AFTER EVERY TIME YOU FOCUS since the filter thread twists during focusing.
Lastly, don't think that this is going to get you as close as you want for birding. No matter what, you will always wish that it was three times closer!
Having said all that, for most other uses, including taking shots of your daughter on the soccer field, you will be relatively happy.
Cheers!
25 of 25 found the following review helpful:
I was absolutely amazed.Apr 24, 2008
By Joseph Cassles
I received this Zuiko Digital Lens E 70-300MM at 5:30 PM yesterday. Like a lot of fellows I ripped open the box, mounted the lens on an Olympus E-330/w an EC-20 X2 teleconverter and headed for the park acrross the street. (when I returned home I looked to see if there were any instructions)That this lens could produce good results with the X2 teleconverter was my hope, since I had already a great experience with my Zuiko 18-180mm lens and the tele. I had fairly bad light and it was windy, but with the use of a tripod & a right angle eyepiece I got some fantastic pictures of a couple of doves and a humming bird @ 1200mm (35mm eqv.) Suitable for a calander. Wow! I tried a few shots without the teleconverter and they were super sharp. Auto focus works, but is easily fooled. I got my experience with Nikon 35mm cameras and a lot of their high dollar glass, but I have found that Olympus digital is great and this lens will not dissapoint. Thanks Olympus!
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