John Riley has just posted a full review of the newly announced Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 IS lens (Amazon/ B&H/ Adorama) at the ephotozine.com. He tested this new lens on Olympus E-M1 Mark III, and found such Pros: Very good sharpness, Low CA and distortion, Virtually no flare, Weather resistance, Very close focusing, Blisteringly fast AF, Lovely bokeh, Effective Image Stabilisation, Low vignetting, Excellent price, Supports Image Stacking and Tripod mounting collar. This new lens costs $1,499, first available for pre-order at Amazon/ B&H/ Adorama. Read More »

Along with the Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV (Amazon/ B&H/ Adorama), Olympus has also officially announced the new Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 IS lens.  It is a super telephoto zoom that is equivalent to 200-800mm when attached to a Micro Four Thirds body, featuring 21 elements, including ED, Super HR and HR glass, as well as a 9-blade aperture, image stabilizer,  minimum focus distance (at all focal lengths) of just 1.3 meters, and the maximum magnification of  0.17x at wide-angle and 0.57x at full telephoto and weather sealed. This new lens costs $1,499, first available for pre-order at Amazon/ B&H/ Adorama. Read More »