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Oly 4/3rds lens on E-P2 question...

jminor

New member
If I were to use the 50mm f/2.0 Macro ED Zuiko Digital Lens for Olympus Digital Cameras (Four Thirds System) on my E-P2 would all the camera functions be available?? I've heard good things about this lens and my want to give it a try, but don't want to cripple my camera in doing so.....
Thanks,
John
 

jonoslack

Active member
If I were to use the 50mm f/2.0 Macro ED Zuiko Digital Lens for Olympus Digital Cameras (Four Thirds System) on my E-P2 would all the camera functions be available?? I've heard good things about this lens and my want to give it a try, but don't want to cripple my camera in doing so.....
Thanks,
John
It's fine, but the focusing is a bit slow . . . . if you don't already own it, think of the 45mm panasonic, which is wonderful, small, not quite as sharp but with much much better bokeh and focusing.
 

jminor

New member
Being a macro lens I figured the focusing might be a bit slower, but I've read some nice reviews and user comments for this lens. Does anyone else have experience using this lens on a micro 4/3rds camera???
 

sarunas

New member
The weak point of ZD 50 f/2 on mFT is auto-focusing: slow and sometimes inaccurate (AF is indicated by a green circle, not a dot on LCD, as for some other FT lenses when in CD AF mode). Optically though 50 f/2 is a superb lens. One just may have to focus it manually on current mFT cameras... I used it on E-P1.
 

jminor

New member
I asked Olympus the same question. Here is their reply:
Thank you for contacting Olympus Technical Support.
Yes the 50mm f2.0 Macro ED Zuiko Digital Lens can be used with the EP-2. You will need the MMF-1 (Four/Thirds to Micro Four/Thirds) adapter.
All features of the lens and body are compatible and you will not see any loss of functionality.
 
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vlatko

Guest
What they all said and:

From my brief use of E-P2, I'd say that FT lenses focus more accurately on it than on E-P1. Not faster, but more accurately. It's not a scientific test, just an impression. As I said, I had E-P2 just briefly.
 
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