Olympus EZ-M7530 M.Zuiko Digital 75-300 mm 1:4.8-6.7 Lens II, Suitable for All MFT Cameras (Olympus OM-D & PEN Models, Panasonic G series), Black

I’ve been using this for about a month now, so feel I can give an honest review as it has been tested. I tend to shoot in RAW and so files are not quite as sharp as JPEG’s straight out of my camera. With this in mind I am pleasantly surprised at the sharpness at the full end of the zoom. I do still add a little sharpening in processing but this isn’t unusual and no hardship.The lens feels fairly light and balances out pretty well on my EM-1. It doesn’t feel like I’m lugging around a huge lens as it’s pretty compact considering it’s reach. I have taken hand held shots at the full 300mm but unless you are incredibly steady, I would use a tripod or at least a monopod.My wife has the Panasonic 100-300mm and so I am able to make some kind of comparison. In short I think the Panasonic is a tad sharper at the full end but it is marginal. They are both quite similar in their capabilities and results. My only gripe really is that unlike Panasonic, Olympus omit a hood and carry bag. So you do need to factor that in. If you are deciding between this and the Panasonic and the two varying stabilisation methods are not an issue. Hand on heart, I would go for the Panasonic but if the Oly is on offer and significantly cheaper then this is a good one to go for too.

A tad sharper than the mark 1 version, with better contrast, a much lower price, and a better appearance.Would have been good to see weather sealing and a bundled lens hood.Whilst not the easiest lens to use; remember it extends to a full-frame equivalent of 600 mm, with care, and a good camera body equipped with excellent in-body stabilisation (or at least a solid support) it can produce very sharp images throughout its range. I use this with an Olympus OMD EM-1 Mk II hand-held for wildlife and aerial photograph—in the air I am shooting moving subjects from an unstable platform at no faster than 1/320 so as to blur the propeller.There are reviews that say the image becomes too soft beyond 200 mm but, in my experience, the fault is not in the quality of the optics.The lens does not have the same feel as the Olympus 'Pro' lenses, nor is the zoom as smooth, but the compactness, lightweight and price are decent compensations.If you buy a protection filter (a good idea), make sure that it is of very good quality. A poor filter can wreck the performance of a lens, particularly a long one

4年ほど前に購入し、今も常用しているレンズです。個人的にはこのレンズの為にマイクロフォーサーズを選択するのもアリなのでは？と言うくらい、他に類のない強みのある製品だと思います。35mm換算で150-600mmのレンズですが五万円弱という値段やどちらかと言えばチープ感漂う外観からもわかる通り、性能もそれなりだろな…くらいの心づもりで買えばまず後悔することはないと思います。個人の感想になりますがこのレンズはテレ端＋絞り開放でも非常にキレのいい描写をしてくれます。ボケも汚い感じはなく気に入っています。また最近のレンズでは当たり前なのかも知れませんがフードなしの逆光下で撮ってもフレアやハレーションなどがほとんど出ないところも地味にすごいと思いました。最大600mm相当の超望遠レンズなので全くブレもなく、ピントもばっちり合った写真を撮ることは難しいですがこのレンズはその判断を等倍画像を見て非常にシビアに行う事ができます。最初にも書きましたが、このサイズこのコストでこの画が撮れるシステムというのは他にはない強みだと思います。（カメラごとウェストバッグに入れて持ち歩いています）追記:不注意でぶつけてしまったので買い換えようと見に来たら安くなっててびっくりです。この値段ならかなりお買い得だと思います。写真はいずれもOM-D E-M1を使いテレ端で撮ったものをトリミングしています。（土星の写真をISSと入れ替えました)一枚目は背中にピントが合っているのがわかりますし、二枚目は今ひとつシャープさに欠けているのがわかります。三枚目は手持ちで撮った国際宇宙ステーションです。現行機ならAF効くんでしょうか。という感じで気の赴くままに何でも撮れて楽しいです。追記Panasonicの100-300mmのほうは防滴やレンズ側の手ブレ補正など、機能的にこれよりも上ですし開放のf値も少し明るいのでそちらも選択肢に入れたほうがいいかもしれません。

I've owned Olympus OMD cameras for 5 years now and have several 4/3rds lenses. I recently upgraded to the EM-1 Mark I which of course is micro 4/3rds. I bought an adaptor so that I could continue to use my old lenses, but have to admit the 75-300mm telephoto was pretty dire. Focus was soft to say the least and trying to track moving objects (I do a lot of wildlife photography) was abysmal.I was dubious what difference changing to the micro 4/3rds version of the same lens would make but, in desperation decided to give it a go. I'm so pleased I did. I still find the Mark 1 EM-1 isn't the best tracking camera in the world, and I'm sure the Mark II is better, but finally I was at least able to get some birds in flight shots with this lens. Sharpness is much improved, even hand held, and of course using a dedicated micro 4/3rds lens with my EM-1 gives me many more focus points than using my old 4/3rds lens.Most commentators say there is nothing new on this lens compared to the old 4/3rds lens and they may be right, but to me it's miles better and I've really noticed the difference in my shots. A friend owns the Panasonic 100-300mm lens which I'd also read good things about, so I borrowed it to compare the two. The Oly was lighter and tracked moving objects much better. The Panasonic continually missed focus on birds in flight but was, IMHO, sharper on stationary subjects, so it was swings and roundabouts.I am still waiting for Olympus to bring out a smilar sized telephoto lens with a wider aperture in this price range though, as mirrorless cameras already suffer from poor bokeh and struggle in low light, and F/6.7 at 300mm really is rubbish which is why I've taken a star off this review.

I had an Olympus E520 with a 70-300mm lens (actually I still have it) and I took some great photos but the pairing was rather heavy to carry around, not that there was really any alternative, and as Olympus ceased production of their E mount and lenses, after some sterling service, I decided to upgrade to an EM5 MKII and a few lenses. One of which is this little beauty. Little in stature that is, but not so little in performance.I have no idea what the previous iteration of this lens was like, but this version II replaced that back in 2013 and has the company’s Extra-Low Reflection Optical (ZERO) coating to reduce ghosting and flare. It’s still f/4.8-6.7, so it’s not one for using in poor light as the autofocus will hunt a bit, but it is a lot of zoom in a small, light and cheap lens. It’s also very sharp up to 250mm at around f/8 and I found it’s still satisfactory even at the long end, though being only adequate might be a slight disappointment to a few people, as most will want to use this lens at its maximum range. Also, it doesn’t allow the depth of field that many might want but the slow aperture is put into perspective when you consider the other options for a telephoto lens of this length. The pro level 300mm f/4 is five times more expensive and three times the weight, whilst the slightly faster Panasonic equivalent is both bigger and heavier.It’s only available in black, but that shouldn’t be an issue for those like me with silver camera bodies, and the only markings on the barrel are the focal lengths, which is dominated by the zoom ring with the focus ring at the front. It’s a smooth operation. The lens does extend to close to double the length and it rotates slightly but not enough to affect filter users. There’s no lens creep. If your interest is in wildlife, you need a lens such as this.As a long reach zoom lens for the OMD series, it certainly doesn’t look out of place but for PEN users, it could be a bit top heavy when extended, so a tripod might be advisable, as you may have difficulty hand holding for shots at the maximum. The only negative about this lens is it doesn’t come with a hood, but no Olympus lenses seem to, so it’s not really a deal breaker.*Other than pressing the shutter button, to see what it can do without any involvement, the photos were taken on an auto setting and are straight from the camera.