Olympus 60mm f2.8 Macro

The past 2 years, Olympus is on the roll since the launch of some super lens like the 75mm f1.8, 45mm f1.8, 17mmf1.8, 60mm f2.8 macro and 12mm f2. I believe they are the best in the mirrorless business , 2nd or on par with Panasonic. The rest of the world are still hoping to continue with the tradition DSLR market and still quite slow in development in the mirrorless market.

I personally preferred the fixed lens due to the wider aperture than the more expensive pro zoom of m4/3 from Panasonic 12-35mmf2.8 and 35-100f2.8.

With my current setup of 14mm, 20mm and 45mm, I added a 60mm f2.8 to replace the manual 90mmf2.5 adaptall from Tamron.

The 60mmf2.8 is a weather-seal lens and will match my EM-5 OM-D perfectly. With the Auto focus accuracy, I am able to capture some shots which may not be very possible from a manual lens. I spotted the spider at a arms length from the path I was walking. The bushes prevent me from stepping in and to use a mono-pod and manual focus as using the 90mm tamron, I would have push the tall grasses and branches thus scaring the spider away.

So with the help of Auto-focus on 60mm and the tlited LCD of OM-D, I am able to hand held it and let the camera snap the photo. The faith of the AF accuracy is needed as I can't see the LCD or Viewfinder as I stretched out to shot the spider.

This Olympus 60mm f2.8 is bought at a used price and has replaced my 90mm f2.5 tamron. It's definitively a  sharp lens as review by many.

Here are some more samples from this Olympus 60mm. This is my frst try of the lens, practice is still required to understand the lens.