Rating 4.6 23 reviews
Manufacturer: Olympus
Shutterbug
24 years ago

Olympus' Zuiko Digital 35mm f/3.5 Macro And Macro Flash; Versatility For Close-Up Shots

When I first heard about a 35mm focal length macro lens my mouth began to water. The $229 price tag was an immediate inducement, as were the compactness and lightweight of this glass. What threw me, though, was the focal length.
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Buy.com
18 years ago

Can't do better for the COST!!

Excellent Quality 1:1 Macro lens!! Small and light, easy to have in your bag for those insect/flower/Etc opportunities! Cna't go wrong for a dedicated Macro lens!!
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Newegg
17 years ago

Macro

Decent specialty lens for shooting close up images of flowers et al. I don't use it alot but I had to have it. Olympus E500 Digital SLR camara
Pros:
  • Solid construction
  • Decent close up images
  • Focuses well at close ranges
  • Easy to handle
Cons:
  • Professional users could do better
  • but for occasional usage it does the job nicely
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Ritz Camera
17 years ago

Olympus Macro 35 mm Best Mug Shots!

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Pros:
  • Consistent Output
  • Durable
  • Easily Interchangeable
  • Lightweight
  • Quick Focus
  • Rugged
  • Sharp Focus
  • Strong Construction
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LensTip.com
17 years ago

Small and cheap plastic macro lens with surprising great optics.
Pros:
  • - very sharp lens
  • quite pleasing bokeh
  • great cooperation with both 1.4x and 2.0x converters
Cons:
  • - none for given price
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photodo
16 years ago

REVIEW: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm f/3.5 Macro

Gary takes a close look at the close up world of Olympus. The 35mm f/3.5 is a low-priced macro lens designed specifically for Four-Thirds digital SLRs. It's not often that a marque macro lens can be had for under £200, but that's what we have here.
Pros:
  • Compact
  • lightweight design
  • Good optical performance
  • Good build quality
  • Good flare and ghosting performance
  • Great value
Cons:
  • Indirect electronic manual focus system is an acquired taste
  • Barrel distortion
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PriceGrabber
16 years ago

Glad I bought this lens

This lens performs as described by olympus. Have had very good results.
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Pricerunner
16 years ago

Mycket prisvärt macro-objektiv.

Mycket bra produkt, väldigt prisvärd.
Pros:
  • Klarar äkta 1:1 macro, väldigt bra skärpa och känns väldigt bra i förhållande till priset
  • Det finns andra macro-objektiv som är lite bättre avseende ljuskänslighet, men inte till det priset.
Cons:
  • Inte mycket, möjligen att det "känns" plastigt - men själva optiken är det minsann inget fel på..
  • Jagar dock fokus i lite väl stort omfång om man inte använder single spot fokusering
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ePHOTOzine
16 years ago

Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm f/3.5 Macro

Olympus' 35mm macro gives an equivalent angle of view similar to a 70mm lens used on a full-frame camera and it offers 1:1 life sized magnification too.
Pros:
  • Compact
  • lightweight design
  • Good optical performance
  • Good build quality
  • Good flare and ghosting performance
  • Great value
Cons:
  • Indirect electronic manual focus system is an acquired taste
  • Barrel distortion
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wexphotographic.com
15 years ago

Don't Leave Home Without One

Having been an Olympus fan and user since my first E10 then E500, had debated for along time about whether I had a need for a prime lens. Thought that the standard zooms that I had would do the job. Boy, was I wrong. For the price and size, this is a superb lens.
Pros:
  • Lightweight
  • Quick Focus
  • Sharp Focus
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