Customer Reviews

Olympus E Digital 18-180mm f3.5 Zoom Lens

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The 18 - 180 mm Zuiko lens appears to work better than the two lenses that came with the E-510 Olympus camera when I purchased it. The pictures appear consistently significantly sharper (better focus?) than most photos I've taken with the other lenses. I've had no problems with brightness working at the zoom / wide angle extremes (18 mm & 180 mm) as I think I read in one or two of the other reviews. I doubt I will use the original two lenses that came with the camera much anymore (if at all) because this lens adequately covers their combined zoom ranges (14 mm to 150 mm) -- at least for my use.

This lens is a bit on the heavy side, however, compared to my old Rollei 120 tlr, it is still light.

I bought the 2-lens e-500 camera kit well over a year ago, but felt the 40-150mm lens that came with it was not as sharp as it could be. Because I am trying to build a photography business, I decided recently to replace the 40-150 lens I had. I chose the Zuiko 18-180 for its zoom range; I felt it could pretty much take the place of both of the lenses that came with the e-500, and I wouldn't need to be switching lenses all the time. For that, this lens is perfect. It is also wonderful for macro photography; but for extreme closeups you will need a closeup filter set or dedicated macro lens (the filters work GREAT!).

I use a monopod or tripod for most of my shots, but I still don't think I'm getting the sharpness I should be for a lens of this price. So I'm not completely happy with it. I recently ordered an e-520 to replace the 500, but don't have it yet. Maybe that will make a difference, but I've read that it's the lens that makes a great photo, not the camera.