This is a good lens for portrait and macro photography. 60mm will be hard to get good shot on certain portrait situation but the image is sharp, and the af is fast.

I use this with my Olympus OM-D E-M10 camera. This lens has allowed me to get clear up close photos of subjects like snowflakes and the portrait photos have amazed me. The photos are so good! For macro I hand hold the camera and add light to get faster shutter speed to prevent blur.

I took the Olympus 60 Macro with me on a recent safari to Botswana. (Used the OM-D and also took a Pana 100-300, a Pana 20 and an Olympus 12.) The 60 proved surprisingly useful.

compact; sharp; light weight

None for my purposes

I am already spoiled by this lens. Time elapsed from unboxing to shooting some very nice keepers, 1 hour. It's a great, great lens, just a bit clunky to carry in the woods, but it is still a nice balance for the OM-D series frames. I would suggest a UV filter cap if only for protection.

Exellent service @great price

Durable; Easily Interchangeable; Fast / accurate auto-focus; Lightweight; Strong Construction

The M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 use Olympus' new MSC AF focusing system. Unlike some other members of the species, the AF works both fast and silently. Manual focusing is "by-wire" rather than mechanically linked which may or may not be an annoyance for some.

I find it odd that the lenstip review of this lens says "it has no competition in the micro 4/3 system, especially given the fact that lenstip reviewed the Panasonic Leica 45mm macro, which has been out for awhile, with equal praise for its sharpness and other qualities.

excellent across the board

none to speak of

The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 60mm f2.8 ED Macro is an excellent performer in the optical department. Centre sharpness is outstanding from f/2.8 through f/8, with the f11 and f16 settings also being eminently usable. The borders are also very sharp, with optimum performance achieved at f/5.6 and f/8.

A true macro prime, this lens has a magnification ratio of a full 1.0x or 1:1 at its shortest focus distance of 0.19m. In a nutshell, or other suitably small sized simile, this means that objects are reproduced on the image sensor at full life size.

"I'd actually give this lens 4.5 stars. At $499.00 for a relatively fast (f2.8) lens with true macro (1:1), the Olympus 60mm is a gem. It fits nicely on the Olympus Pen/Panasonic GX rangefinder type bodies as well as the OM and GH miniature DSLR bodies.