Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ Lens, for Micro Four Thirds Cameras (Silver)

I bought this as a walking around lens for use with an Olympus Pen camera. My regular camera is a bigger Nikon, but I like to carry the Olympus to have a compact but good quality camera when Im out but not primarily taking pictures. I figured this compact 14-42 would make for a pocket-friendly camera. The good news is this lens does make a good compact package. The less-good news is the optical quality is no match for the longer Olympus 14-42. The focus is soft -- though I lucked into a few good shots where the soft focus became an unexpected plus. I found the electronic zoom mechanism slow and awkward compared to the normal mechanical zoom on the standard 14-42 and all my other lenses. Ultimately I sold this lens and went back to its less-compact, but optically superior cousin. I would recommend this lens for someone who wants a small, always available camera. But for me the optical trade-off and awkward zoom mechanism wasnt acceptable. That said, Im still a big fan of Olympus cameras combined with carefully chosen Olympus or Sony lenses.

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I wanted to like this camera lens more, but for one thing - its electric ONLY. I know, I know, read the description. But now I have traded size for speed and precision. The image quality is basically the same, but this lens does not offer the same control as you would have with your mini SLR (Im running this on an Olympus Pen E-PL6). Add to that, the zoom feature works in the opposite direction as your standard manual lens - you have to turn the other direction to zoom in and out. All of these are minor quibbles, in the grand scheme, but they add up to a less pleasant experience than using the larger lense. It does have the advantage of size, and it makes my camera basically pocketable, so it may yet stay on the camera, but I just dont care for how it slows the camera down.

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