Prior to trying this amazing OM SYSTEM M.Zuiko Digital ED 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO Lens I had my Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm f/2.8 Macro Lens on one of my camera bodies almost all of the time, typically taking it off only for night photography. Tom and I view our photography as a chance to be able to slow down and appreciate the world around us, whether it is the eyes of a frog, the wings of a bird, the flutter of a butterfly, the undulating hills with shadow patterns, the colors of early mornings or late evenings, or the stars above our head we are grateful that our photography allows us to see everyday life as miraculous. I love the fact that I can push the clutch in and go to 1X or 2X quickly and manually focus and then push the clutch back out if I need Autofocusing for focus stacking or focus bracketing. Overall, I felt like there was a much shorter learning curve to this lens than there was when I got my Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm f/2.8 Macro Lens, which I used as a “regular lens” and a “closeup lens” for a while before I mastered the 1:1 macro capability of that lens. This is different than the way the focus limiter on the Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm f/2.8 Macro Lens which takes conscious effort to get it into life size mode with that spring loaded dial. The placement of this focus limiter switch and its ease of use means that with one move of the finger without looking up from my camera I can move in close for Super Macro mode. When photographing I often want to capture the essence of my subject as well as the details, photographing the whole subject and then going in closer and closer for the details… I know that the extended working distance, and the easy 1-2X will really boost our photographic capabilities.Īs I mentioned above, the focus limiter switch on the lens is well thought out and very practically placed on the lens barrel. True, I am looking forward to being able to capture dragonflies with this lens, but the cold outside temperatures did not thwart me from falling in love with this awesome 90mm Macro lens. And for us ambassadors that were trying out the lens in the colder months we just needed to get a little more creative and find some flowering trees, visit a magical butterfly conservancy, find some colorful frogs, etc. We will have our lenses in March when the flowers start popping up and the insects come out, so it is perfect timing. I have seen a couple of reviewers comment that it is a shame that the lens was released in the winter in North America. “I am having soooo much fun using this lens it is hard to sleep!”īased on the specs and the four weeks of using this lens, I predict that this lens will be as much of a game changer for our photography as Live Composite was and as our Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-400mm f/4.5 TC1.25X IS PRO lenses were!.“I just LOVE LOVE LOVE the focus limiter switch that takes me from full focus to Super Macro”. “This lens is sooo versatile, with more than Super Macro to telephoto (180mm 35mm equivalent or 252mm with the MC14 teleconverter, or 360mm with the MC20 teleconverter)” so many subjects to use it on.”.
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