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This is my "go to" lens for many, many things. It is a good focal length for portraits, but is almost painfully too sharp — I spend a lot of time in post-processing, removing zits and wrinkles! Attached directly to a 35mm camera, this lens goes to 1:2. But it is an outstanding "bigger than life-size" lens when combined with the one-of-a-kind Olympus Telescoping Extension Tube. It gets marginally super-macro with regular, fixed-length extension tubes, but with the 116mm full extension of the TET, it will do greater-than-life-size (1.3:1). If you use it with an extension tube, be sure to extend the lens fully, as it has a macro-compensation mechanism that only comes into play when fully extended. For best effect, combine it, the TET or bellows, and the outstanding OM-System T-8 flash, which gives you even, flat, soft light from a huge 20cm reflector. This lens does equally well with film, or adapted to an interchangeable lens digital camera. I use it all the time with the Olympus OMD EM-1 Mark II. Here is a small electronic component on a Canadian dime, using the Zuiko 90mm ƒ2 Macro, Telescoping Extension Tube at full extension (116mm), and an OM-System T-10 ring flash, adapted to work with the Olympus FC-1 Macro Flash Controller.Read full review
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Regarding the purchase of the Olympus 90m F/2.0 lens. I purchased this lens to upgrade from my previous macro lens based on various reviews from knowledgable photographers. Because of business committments, I have not been able to make one to one comparisons between both lenses. Although I knew that the lens had drawbacks when focusing at stopped down F stops (image gets darker at larger F stops), it does take getting used to since my current lens allows for full light viewing at any F stop. Once I do the one to one comparisons, I will be able to determine whether there was an advantage in the purchase. JD
I love this lens very much. I had two of them. They are superb and excellent. This very good for flowers.