The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f4.0-5.6 R ($199.99 direct) is one of the less expensive lenses you can attach to your Micro Four Thirds camera . It's designed to complement the entry-level M.Zuiko 14-42mm zoom that ships with Olympus PEN bodies like the E-PL5 .

Inexpensive; Good telephoto zoom range; Sharp through most of its zoom range

Plastic lens mount; Performance suffers at the edges of the frame; Not optically stabilized; Modest aperture

This lens works great when you need a telephoto zoom. I have been impressed with the quality of the pictures and the feel of the lens and camera. I owned a 1/2 frame Olympus 35mm camera years ago and found it was the most useful camera in my collection because it was so easy to use and so small that...

Easy To Set Up; Easy To Use; Light; Precision; Small

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This is my first Olympus lens, moving from Nikon to M4/3 format. I have many Nikon lenses and have been shooting Nikon for years, I was not expecting much from this little lens at first. But I was very pleased with the results from this lens. It focuses fast, very sharp.

Besides the cons above, it is still a good light camera that can be used for both still images and HD videos. adding a lens COST a LOT !

- light weight - takes good quality images - takes good HD videos - it has lots of features and interchangeable lens; - nicely built and good looking - good battery life I took lots of still images and took several HD videos and the still images are VERY NICE and VERY CLEAR.

- auto-focus is not that good - need additional lens like 150mm (for zooming) - it doesn't have a grip on the front side like other cameras

I bought an Olympus OM D 5 on eBay at a very good price,but I needed to extend the cameras versatility, so I invested in the 40-150mm Zoom lens. Both the standard and above lens will satisfy most of my photographic work over the coming years.

I have some of the best Olympus expensive Pro Lenses, like 40-150mm f/2.8, the big brother of this lens, also 4 other ones and this lens stands up against my pro lenses, every bit as sharp at f/5.6-8. Obviously not as fast at f/4-5.6 but most of the time it is enough for me.

I haven't had many opportunities to use this lens yet. When I have used it I have been very happy with the image quality and the weight of the lens.

Easy To Use; Lightweight; Reliable

Plastic Mount Ring

Fantastic lens at a very good price. Buydig.com is the best.

Fantastic lens at a very good price; Buydig.com is the best

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For the price you can't go wrong with the micro 4/3 zoom lens.

Clear lens; good build quality. Amazing price

Not as sharp as something you would pay 5x more for

Got the best deal. I was looking for this lens for more than 6 months.