Olympus Zuiko OM 300mm f/4.5, Trial Shots

Digital Moments: Putting the Olympus OM Zuiko 300mm f/4.5 on trial, with the lens mounted on the Olympus E-P5.

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Took the Olympus Zuiko OM 300mm f/4.5 out of the dry box and mounted it on the Olympus Pen E-P5 with the OM Adapter MF-2, just to see how it feels and handles, and what it takes to lug it around on a shoot or assignment.

On the Olympus E-P5, the lens will be equivalent to an f/9 600mm super-telephoto lens. For the test, the camera lens combo was line up on the front porch for these wide-open shots.

The combo looks and feels great and fits the E-P5 rather well, and for a lens that is light on the budget (comparatively), and super sharp even at wide open, the 300mm f/4.5 is the one to look at if you are into wildlife or mountain photography. On the E-P5, the lens is still handholdable, though it normally comes with its own tripod collar, which allows for a free rotation for both horizontal and vertical shots.

Olympus E-P5, Olympus OM Zuiko 300mm f/4.5

With a simply outstanding build quality, the lens also features a built-in retractable lens hood and comes with a large filter attachment that accepts threaded 72mm filters. Images, as you can see here, are tack sharp all around with little or no diffraction, and good contrast and saturation with the colors. The lens can also be used with the Teleconverter 1.4X-A.

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