Karellen's reviews
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Olympus 40-150mm f/4-5.6 ED Zuiko Digital
10 out of 10 points and recommendedLowest blur in its class; small and lightweightLens hood needed to control flare; plastic mountThe brilliantly engineered Zuiko 40-150 joins the 9-18, 14-42, 70-300, and 35 macro in Olympus's class-leading family of consumer DSLR optics. Its sharpness results here on Slrgear are simply astonishing. At f/8 the 40-150's blur index is 1.0-1.5 center-to-edge, and mostly below 2.0 all the way from f/5.6 to f/16! Cost is $100 in an Olympus DSLR kit.
reviewed February 5th, 2009 (purchased for $100) -
Olympus 11-22mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital
10 out of 10 points and recommendedSuperb sharpness, CA, distortion; fast, wide; dust and splash-proof; vast DOF with Four-Thirdsexpensive 72mm filters; exposed front elementThis is the most distortion free optic I've ever used. In fact, I chose it over Olympus' excellent 12-60 for this reason. The psychological effect of seeing truly straight lines in a photo where they were straight in life is never forgotten once you've used a lens like the 11-22.
reviewed April 6th, 2009 -
Olympus 50mm f/2 Zuiko Digital Macro
10 out of 10 points and recommendedBest lens tested by Slrgear, crystalline sharpness at every aperture, weather resistanceNon-SWD focusing motorAnalyzing various camera makers lens lines (before choosing Olympus) I found the ZD 50mm f/2 possessed the highest IQ of any lens tested by Slrgear, Dpreview, and Popphoto.
reviewed May 8th, 2009 (purchased for $365)