Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6

600mm super-telephoto equivalent; Light weight; Close focus ability; Good optical quality when stopped down; Low distortion

Chromatic Aberrations at 300mm

solid workmanship ; acceptable image quality at the frame edge ; chromatic aberration corrected properly (apart from the 300 mm and f/5.6 combination) ; low distortion ; very well-corrected coma ; slight astigmatism ; low vignetting ; accurate autofocus

too low image quality in the frame centre ; high chromatic aberration at 300 mm and the maximum relative aperture ; slow autofocus

600mm super-telephoto equivalent; Light weight; Close focus ability; Good optical quality when stopped down; Low distortion

Poorer performance than I expected at maximum aperture; Chromatic Aberrations at 300mm

Decent priced lens

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Great reach! This lens is the equivalent of a 600mm lens on a full frame camera. It doubles as a macro lens. Lightweight lens for the reach it has

Needs a lot of light, works best at approx F8. Fairly slow focus

nice lens if i got it

absolutely no way to contact customer service--phone goes nowhere--email chat doesn,t have any way to send

I bought it as soon as it came out and couldn't be happier. Since the E510 I use it on has in-body IS this is a great pair. The reach of this lens is really something. I'd like to include some shots I did with it but the links are not allowed, however...

It tends to be a little slow in less bright days/locations but this is expectable and acceptable for the price ; Compare the price of any other lens with the same reach and you'll see

Great zoom. Great price. Exactly what I needed to make my Olympus camera work for my basic needs. Best price around. Couldn't find a better deal especially while being deployed

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So far, over 200 pictures taken during trials. Seems quick with Auto Focus which surprised me. Has adequate contrast for a close focus big zoom telephoto. I could not be happier with it so far. In studio tests and some outside snaps, this lens more...

The barrel seems to extend a long way in use, and to shut down, you need to zoom back in. This is normal for a big telephoto lens I suppose. The weight was a bit more than I expected

Excellent range on this glass, excellent value, perfect for my needs since photography is a hobby and I really enjoy shooting pics with a tele-photo. Can be used for decent macro shots too

Slow to focus and sometimes hunts in AF mode, but if you want something faster (i.e. Zuiko 50-200mm SWD/f2.8-3.5), it will cost you