Name: M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm f/2.8 Macro
Brand: Olympus
SKU: 523
Rating: 3.9 (8 reviews)

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Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm f/2.8 Macro

4.4

based on all reviews

Consumer ratings:

4.9 / 5

overall build quality feels good and solid
The lens offers a good combination of features
The large smooth turning focus ring works like a charm

meaning the lens barrel does not extend on focus
There are no depth of field marks
the lens does not extend on focus

Construction: Fixed
Elements: 13
Focus method: Internal
Autofocus: yes
Max format size: Four Thirds
Focal length: , 60 mm
Image stabilisation: no
Lens type: Macro, Normal

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm f/2.8 Macro - Pros & Cons

overall build quality feels good and solid
The lens offers a good combination of features
The large smooth turning focus ring works like a charm
well-suited to my Arizona desert scenery
Incredibly sharp with great colours and
The macro specifications are easy enough
Good contrast and an amazing amount of detail
it's build quality is fine
Autofocus is performed internally and is very quick and precise
of chromatic aberrations are reasonably well-controlled
great optical performance
lightweight
compact design and value for
It feels very balanced when manually focusing
focus ring is smooth and the reproduction ratio scale makes using manual focus
the AF works both fast and silently
fast and quiet AF
very smooth and pleasing

meaning the lens barrel does not extend on focus
There are no depth of field marks
the lens does not extend on focus
The focus ring is not mechanically coupled to the moving lens elements
does not offer a weather-resistant design
8 Macro does not ship with a lens hood
A hood would interfere with close-up natural lighting
corner shading is not an issue with this lens
the price tag would probably be double of what it costs now
No lens hood is supplied as standard
extremely low weight thus the lack of (subjective)
chromatic aberration is low at all apertures
vignetting is irrelevant and you rarely shoot at full aperture
vignetting has completely disappeared
No in-camera correction of Olympus 60 mm macro
vignetting is a little more than half a stop
Panasonic 20mm can display some pretty bad chromatic aberrations
it does feel a bit cheap
no need to a bump in sharpening or saturation

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Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm f/2.8 Macro - Full Specifications

Lens type	Macro Normal
Lens mount	Micro Four Thirds

Aperture max	2.8
Aperture min	22
Aperture ring	no
Number of diaphragm blades	7
Aperture features	Rounded diaphragm

Construction	Fixed
Elements	13
Groups	10

Weight	6.56 oz
Diameter	3.23 in
Length	2.2 in
Filter size	1.81 in

Max Format size	Four Thirds
Focal length	< 60
Focal Length 35mm Equivalent	120 - 120
Angle of View	< 20
Maximum magnification (35mm format)	2
Maximum magnification	2.0 x
Image stabilisation	no

Focus method	Internal
Autofocus	yes
Autofocus motor type	Electrical standard engine
Full-time Manual focusing	no
Closest focusing distance	0.19
Distance scale	yes
Lens mechanism	Inner focus with screw drive mechanism

Colour of product	Black
Tripod collar	no
Hood supplied	no
Filter thread	yes
Sealing	yes

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Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm f/2.8 Macro Olympus - Editorial Reviews (5)

4.5

Based on 5 reviews

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm f/2.8 Macro Olympus M. Zuiko Digital ED 60mm f2.8 Macro review: For super-sharp outdoor close-ups and video

DXOMARK

Published: 30.01.2013

Olympus M. Zuiko Digital ED 60mm f2.8 Macro review: For super-sharp outdoor close-ups and video

Introduced at Photokina in September 2012 alongside three other Micro Four Thirds lenses, the Olympus M. Zuiko Digital ED 60mm f2.8 Macro lens helps Olympus make good on its promise to deliver a full range of dedicated lenses and accessories for its PEN and O-MD lines of compact mirror-less interchangeable lens cameras.

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TechRadar

Published: 08.03.2012

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm 1:2.8 Macro review

4.5

It's literally as large as life

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Imaging Resource

Published: 18.09.2012

Olympus 60mm f/2.8 M.Zuiko Digital ED Review

Looking for a Olympus 60mm lens review? Read on to find out what we uncovered in our objective optical lab tests.

The Phoblographer

Published: 18.01.2013

Review: Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 60mm f2.8 Macro Lens - The Phoblographer

A few weeks back I posted my initial impressions of the Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 60mm f2.8 Macro Lens. When I wrote this post, I had only had the lens for a few days but I was already impressed by Olympus' first attempt at a macro Micro Four Thirds (MFT) lens. Now that I've had several weeks to get to know this lens, let's see if my initial impressions were correct.

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photographyblog.com

Published: 25.11.2014

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm f/2.8 Macro Review | Photography Blog

4.5

The M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm f/2.8 Macro is a macro lens for the Micro Four Thirds system. Offering an effective focal length of 120mm, the Olympus 60mm lens offers a maximum reproduction ratio of 1:1 and is dust- and splashproof. Read our Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm f/2.8 Macro review to find out if it's a must-have lens for all Micro Four Thirds users.