logbi77
Registered: March 2009
Posts: 3
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Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital review by logbi77
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Review Date: 3/7/2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $300.00| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Fast Focus, Build, Weather-Sealed, Relatively Cheap
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Cons:
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Not Constant 2.8
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This lens is a great lens. I bought this lens used, and it is quite good in terms of image quality, sharp across the frame. It is also relatively cheap and better in comparison to the other manufacturer's offerings in relation to focal length (28-108mm FF equivalent). The only lens I think that is being offered by others are the nikon 18-70mm 3.5-4.5 and the sigma 17-70mm 2.8-4.5. But then, these offering from other manufacturer's are a bit slower and don't have stabilization, as opposed to the e-520 which has its stabilization on the body. Overall, a great walk-around lens, and for the price, few lenses could match it.
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lextalionis
Registered: October 2007
Posts: 82
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Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital review by lextalionis
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Review Date: 11/27/2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $400.00| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Great all-around lens.
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Cons:
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To nit-pick, the lens is a bit soft at the edges wide-open.
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This is a versitle lens...macro, landscape, portrait, the works! Sharp, good color and contrast.
Sample Hi-Res shots taken with an E-3
-Lex
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kubler
Registered: November 2008
Posts: 1
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Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital review by kubler
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Review Date: 11/14/2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $400.00| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Well built, sharp & good contrast
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Cons:
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none
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Excellent walk-around lens, sits on my E-510 most of the time. The f2.8 is satisfactory most of the time, focusing even at low light levels has not been a problem like the 14-42 kit lens. Overall, a vast improvement.
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MartinM
Registered: November 2008
Posts: 29
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Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital review by MartinM
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Review Date: 11/12/2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $310.00| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Sharp, fast AF, good focal length
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Cons:
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a bit heavy, old lens cap
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Noting to complain at all. This lens first perfect on my e520. Although it does not support contrast AF, the way i use it, OVF, does not matter.
Its really sharp and the IQ is outstanding.
Compared to the 12-60 it is very affordable adn offers almost the same focal length
The weight and the lens cap is something that i don't like.
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swintonphoto
Registered: October 2008
Posts: 4
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Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital review by swintonphoto
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Review Date: 10/28/2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $420.00| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Excellent max aperture, excellent build quality, excellent image quality
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Cons:
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None.
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I have been using this lens for a year and a half and I couldn't be happier. It brings incredibly sharp results and has a great max aperture. Considering the wide max aperture, the lens is surprisingly small. While it is much larger than the kit lenses, it is small compared to similar lenses by other manufacturers. It is very well built, with weather sealing. Just holding the lens you can feel the quality of the build. It also auto-focuses very quickly.
My images vastly improved in quality when I purchased this sharp lens. It also has virtually no distortion at either end.
I have used this with my E-500 and my E-510 and have had fantastic results. It stays on my camera 80% of the time.
If I had to buy a normal-range zoom again, I would buy this one in a heartbeat. A must for any serious photographer.
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Magnus
Registered: January 2008
Posts: 1
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Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital review by Magnus
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Review Date: 1/9/2008
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: $600.00| Rating: 6
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Pros:
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Build Quality
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Cons:
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Softness Wide open, slow AF
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Lens delivers good results at 5,6 - 11 and this at f4.0 .... well so did my Oly kit lens. I bought this for the speed but 2.8 changes to 3.5 rather quickly and shooting 14mm or 54mm at highest aperature doesn't produce any crispness. Certainly not compared to the price difference of the kit and this.
Another con, is the autofocussing, trying to autofocus wide-angle outdoor shots is almost impossible.
I am very disapointed with this lens which is the least performing part of my 7-14 14-54 and 50-200 set. I use it however sinve there is no alternative whatsoever, but I would of expected an overall higher quality lens.
I obviously found this out upon purchase but thought it had something to do with camera setting perhaps.... this is not the case, it's clearly the lens.
The lens is good, but certainly not worth the money.
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ailame
Registered: December 2007
Posts: 4
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Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital review by ailame
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Review Date: 12/22/2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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this Oly kit lens is much much better than kit lenses provided with other manufactures
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Cons:
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bit soft when open at its max
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Universal and reliable lens I carry with me all the time. At wide open side (f2.8-3.5) it delivers less then crispy-sharp results. However, starting f4-5 the output becomes to be comparable to fix focus 50mm f2.0. So if light conditions allows it I always close it a bit.
There is huge difference in AF performance when used with E-1 versus E-3. It is relatively slow with E-1 in general but in low light conditions it very difficult to use... cost me a lot of patience and lost shot opportunities. However, the very same lenses mounted on E-3 truly excels. Lightning fast, precise... even in almost no light. Though this changes come more as attribute of camera then lenses still, this proves that lenses are capable of professional performance.
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kmyren
Registered: January 2007
Posts: 1
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Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital review by kmyren
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Review Date: 1/31/2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $499.00| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Better glass then the kit lens. Almost everything about this lens is prefect and how it interacts with the E-500
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Cons:
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Nothing so far - taking a lot od pictures using different setting
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I purchased the E-500 after a lot of research and testing. Being relatively new to DSLR I still have lots of questions. I have learned to carry a small note pad to take notes and it really helps me get better. Now you add Photoshop in the mix and set up some projects and you can create great looking pictures. But I have to say that out of the box this lens is really worth the extrs $$$$
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pflugshaupt
Registered: January 2007
Posts: 2
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Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital review by pflugshaupt
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Review Date: 1/5/2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $600.00| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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image quality, build quality
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Cons:
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shades the pop-up flash on the E-400 at widest angles or up close
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Having bought the lens with a E-400 body, I'm very happy with it. Image quality is excellent and I really like the feel and handling of the lens.
One small problem is that the E-400's pop-up flash gets shaded by the lens at wide angles (less than 18mm) and/or close up. This is due to the greater bulk of it compared to the E-400's kit lens, for which the pop-up flash is obviously made. I can live with that since I hardly use flash, and I can still use the pop-up flash as a fill-in in most conditions.
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KenH
Registered: January 2007
Posts: 4
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Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital review by KenH
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Review Date: 1/2/2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $499.00| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Good walk about lens
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Cons:
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None
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This is a good walkabout lens with decent image qualities
This is a good lens to add to your Zuiko collection.
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llbeanie1
Registered: November 2006
Posts: 17
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Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital review by llbeanie1
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Review Date: 1/1/2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
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great lens and build quality
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cra3y
Registered: October 2005
Posts: 3
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Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital review by cra3y
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Review Date: 11/24/2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $500.00| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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Build quality, weather seals, compact size compared to FF lenses
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Cons:
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Slow AF, soft wide open at full aperture
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This is mainstream lens that should be used for everyday photos. Compact size and lightweight are the major advantages.
Build quality is very and weather seals are main advantages, but AF performance is still poor compared to others (Canon/Nikon)
This lens is perform well, but it won't resolve 1200 lw/ph with E300 (imatest resolution target shot at raw processed byc dcraw and lightroom with no sharpening at all). This lens satisfied E1 sensor resolution but do not exceed E300/E500/E330 sensors.
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thePrince
Registered: November 2006
Posts: 1
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Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital review by thePrince
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Review Date: 11/24/2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $800.00| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Build quality, sharpness
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Cons:
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Rather expensive (in Greece, at least)
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Bought it 6 months ago, brand new, to replace the 14-45 on my E-300. This lens pushes this camera to its limits. Almost zero barrel / pincushion distortion / vignetting, great sharpness and fast. Can also focus at 0.22mm. A very good walkaround lens.
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ExCibular
Registered: October 2005
Posts: 2
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Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital review by ExCibular
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Review Date: 12/9/2005
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $500.00| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Fast, build & optical quality, ideal focal range
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Cons:
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none
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Very well build lens that is very good in terms of sharpness. AF is fast and allows you to focus in darker circumstances. Moreover, the focal range is very good, a little wide and some short tele, very good walkaround lens.
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mfs
Registered: October 2005
Posts: 2
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Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital review by mfs
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Review Date: 10/23/2005
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $500.00| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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light weight, sharpness, fast
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Cons:
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none
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This is a good all around performer which has good to excellent sharpness. It is again limited by the E-1's relatively low resolution, and noisy sensor.
Hopefully, the E-1's sucessor will better demonstrate this lens's performance.
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Jay
Registered: October 2005
Posts: 4
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Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital review by Jay
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Review Date: 10/23/2005
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Moderate size, F2.8 at wide end, good sharpness and contrast
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This is the standard lens with the E-1 and fulfills that function very nicely -- good wide angle range and moderate telephoto.
This lens delivers the shot, every time, and with its splash proof construction you can keep shooting even when it starts to rain!
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