tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813055710667942720.post7708239354313970475..comments2024-03-28T07:35:03.350+00:00Comments on Micro 4/3rds Photography: Olympus Zuiko Digital 50mm 1:2 MacroFredrik Gløcknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07523430148487818493noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813055710667942720.post-75314371324527374522013-03-03T10:21:56.038+00:002013-03-03T10:21:56.038+00:00Yes, what you are looking for is the split image p...Yes, what you are looking for is the split image prism focusing screen, which is commonly found in SLR cameras. This type of focusing is currently not available for Mirrorless cameras. So the best you can get is this magnified focus, which you can get with current Micro Four Thirds cameras.Fredrik Gløcknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07523430148487818493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813055710667942720.post-38830972396587278012013-03-03T02:49:29.713+00:002013-03-03T02:49:29.713+00:00Thanks for all this. I have an Oly EP3 and have be...Thanks for all this. I have an Oly EP3 and have been using legacy 50mm lenses w/ adapters for close work, and the work demands manual focus anyway. Sometimes it's very hard for me to tell exactly what's in focus. I'd love to have a 50 with the kind of focusing grid/circle found on film slr's, any thoughts? Apparently the grid is not in the lens on the older cameras, but I assume Thomas Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14692570096553186379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813055710667942720.post-37541701993307417652011-06-10T06:30:19.343+01:002011-06-10T06:30:19.343+01:00No. One click on the wheel (on the GH2) will toggl...No. One click on the wheel (on the GH2) will toggle between exposure compensation and aperture (in A-mode).<br /><br />On the GH2, this is an AF lens. In MF mode, the magnification will pop up when you turn the focus ring.Fredrik Gløcknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07523430148487818493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813055710667942720.post-28434742934988220302011-06-09T00:09:06.695+01:002011-06-09T00:09:06.695+01:00Hi,
I just wanted to ask whether with this lens yo...Hi,<br />I just wanted to ask whether with this lens you can get the magnification<br />Area with just one button click on the wheel as a legacy lens, or you need to go for The two button click way.<br /><br />ThanksPierpaolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055021547413261927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813055710667942720.post-36983551902407514392011-04-28T13:31:01.321+01:002011-04-28T13:31:01.321+01:00Great review... and very helpful many many many th...Great review... and very helpful many many many thx for your research and make it simple for 50 mm Zuiko Macro. I hope in the future will coming very soon 50 mm Macro for Micro 4/3. :) salute....!Surya Djelantikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03917989224259352983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813055710667942720.post-31621821624802313372011-04-11T14:34:33.405+01:002011-04-11T14:34:33.405+01:00Yes, you're probably right and I'm coming ...Yes, you're probably right and I'm coming around to that way of thinking. Most of all, I need new subject material and that would be part of the purpose of a holiday. They're expensive in the UK though!Michael Sheanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813055710667942720.post-22219408033569423652011-04-10T17:37:05.309+01:002011-04-10T17:37:05.309+01:00I think that if you have the choice between the le...I think that if you have the choice between the lens and the holiday trip, you should hold off the lens purchase. It is a nice lens, but keep in mind that Olympus has a Micro Four Thirds 50mm macro lens on the roadmap. We don't know how this new lens will perform, but probably it well be better suited for your cameras in terms of autofocus.Fredrik Gløcknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07523430148487818493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813055710667942720.post-8708031488929772982011-04-10T10:55:45.227+01:002011-04-10T10:55:45.227+01:00Thank you for this detailed analysis and accompany...Thank you for this detailed analysis and accompanying images. I had not appreciated the practical need to stop down the lens (as often) for macro photography.<br /><br />I am in the slightly unusual position of owning the G1, GF1 and E-P1 cameras respectively and have been considering which, if any, of these bodies would be suitable for the lens. I also own an Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm lensMichael Sheanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813055710667942720.post-30502290826264704922011-02-04T00:43:48.363+00:002011-02-04T00:43:48.363+00:00Thanks for this wonderful, thorough, well-rounded ...Thanks for this wonderful, thorough, well-rounded review. I really like how your first series of pictures demonstrates the need to stop down the lens for macro work. You are an excellent photography writer and teacher!<br /><br />I love this lens! It's both my standard portrait lens and my macro lens. I also have the Olympus Four Thirds extension tube, which allows me to get 1:1 Frederick W. Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12661834550545398305noreply@blogger.com