Product Description

Marketing description is not available. weight in its class, this cost-efficient 3.8x telephoto lens uses an ED (Extra-low Dispersion) lens element for optimum correction of chromatic aberrations. Incorporating a circular aperture diaphragm for beautiful defocusing, this lens assures high picture quality throughout the zoom range, as well as providing an astonishingly short closest focusing distance of 90cm throughout the zoom range.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #290 in Camera & Photo
• Brand: Olympus
• Model: 261056
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds

Features

• Olympus America

Customer Reviews

Great lens
For the money, this is a fantastic lens. It focuses fast, the images are sharp in the proper range, and it is very compact for what it is. The only drawback is that it is an F/4 rather than a F/3.5 like the previous generation of this lens.

Great Bang for Buck!
When my"therapist" at the local camera store told me he could sell me this lens for $100 I thought, "It's Olympus, how bad could it be?" So I bought it and took some time to set up a few test shots against the superb Olympus 14-54. The 40-150 performed beautifully, it's nice and sharp, and nothing I could do produced any fringing. The edges are plenty sharp enough, I just kept muttering WOW.

Focus and zoom seem on a par with the 14-54: smooth and fast.

Being 4.0-5.6 I guess there's not a whole lot of glass in there so the lens is very light. That can be an advantage when you need an all-purpose, compact, walk-around/travel lens. This is fast becoming mine.

One note: it has a plastic mounting flange, but the general build quality is solid. It doesn't come with a fancy case.

I believe it's the best $100 I ever spent on camera equipment!

Vary good lens!!!
I had just bought an Olympus e-520 with the kit lens and I purched this lens to go along with it. I was looking between this one and the 300mm one and I read a different review from someone else about how the 300mm is to strong, and im sure he was right, because the minimum on this lens is 40mm and still that is a little too much zoom, so over all if your looking for a nice zoom lens but don't want to go overboard this is your lens. I also take great pictures for not being top of the line, but the pictures came out nice and crisp and crystal clear.