It has excellent image quality, sharp, fast, nice bokeh etc

Amazing optical quality, nice bokeh, fast focusing, fast aperture, light and cheap

For a $150 lens, this has amazingly sharp optics and the bokeh is amazing.

I have found that the lens produces wonderful bokeh, particularly at 200mm.

The bokeh it provides is amazing, so is the speed of the lens.

I won't repeat all that, but this is a superb value and a great lens

In summary, this lens is an exceptional value and the zoom range is great for a wide range of subjects, from portraits to wildlife.

Got it for just $98 but even for the $180 that is listed now, this lens is great value

great value in a lens with and effective 35mm focal length of 90-400mm.

This lens may be a good $ value for some, but I was looking for optical excellence

Really nice sharp lens that is small and pocketable, and produces excellent results.

Anyone not getting great results with this lens is doing something wrong

I get very sharp results throughout the zoom range, stopped down to f/5.6 or f/8.

I can use this for nearly everything, and get very nice results

Was able to hand-hold this lens using a pod bean-bag support from Adorama and fast shutter speed to get sharp results every time

Produces very good pictures quality and is very light and small

good quality lens at this price point ... very useable throughout the full range.

Great image quality but my lens hood fell off when hiking through tall weeds

Overall good quality lens and so far my experience has been positive

It has excellent image quality, sharp, fast, nice bokeh etc

There's not many zoom lenses that is supported for the micro four-thirds format, the price was good, and I heard good things about this lens, so I grabbed it

The price was very good and I have been very pleased with the lens performance

Given the good reviews and low price - how could one go wrong with this lens?

My impression is they don't have any staff, so they quote ridiculous prices because they can't perform simple repairs

However, the price and availability of this item was too hard to resist, and so it was on my camera (a GF1) when i visited Lake Woodruff Nat'l Wildlife Refuge in Fl

It has power optical image stabilization (O.I.S.), but there is no switch to turn it off, as there is on the more expensive 12-35 G lens

As long as there is decent light, this lens allows you to capture wonderful photographs

It's a compact lens that is light weight and captures great images in good lighting

For slower shutter speeds and low light, will need a mono or tripod

I do video work and everything comes out clear and crisp even in bad lighting.

I have been able to get nice sharp images handheld when in good light and it is a nice size and weight to carry as an extra lens.

It has power optical image stabilization (O.I.S.), but there is no switch to turn it off, as there is on the more expensive 12-35 G lens

I took some fine photos of strdavarius violins right off--beautiful, shimmering images.

The image isn't bad but the lens is too slow and it breathes quite noticeably

Most of the unacceptable image are result of high ISO (more than 800), using OIS during panning and low shutter speed (In my opinion, setting it to 1/500sec at Shutter priority for this lens is safe enough for most situations)6.

the sigma 19 and 30mm are smaller, sharper and cheaper but give back a stop of light, but no one would blame you either way.

I've also had the Olympus 25mm f1.8 but did not really like it very much

Wonderfully useful range, if I only take one lens, this is often my choice, though the 14-45mm is pretty handy as well.

Image is not as sharp as the prime 20mm F1.7 or the 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 objectives, but good enough for an amateur like me

Keep in mind that 400mm equivalent f/5.6 can be very difficult to handhold, even with OIS, and at that focal length atmospheric haze can reduce contrast (I have to wonder whether these factors contribute to some peoples' perceptions of softness)

The sharpness is poor at any range and the colors are not as vivid as my other zoom lens.

However I will miss the versatility of the 45-200mm zoom

This is a great zoom lens for anyone starting out with the GF-1.

Absolutely stunning Zoom capability on this lens - and appears to really dampen

I originally thought I would like to have a 25mm lens, and a 100-300 zoom

If i had to buy my first lens for the camera i'd probably pick up the 14-140mm vs. this one since with that you don't really have to deal with changing lenses or miss any photos

this lens gives great photos and softens the background.

I've taken some great photos with it, I use it more than the kit lens

It's a HUGE improvement in speed and sound compared to Olympus kit lens that comes with their u4/3 cameras.--I've had problems taking low light photos as it struggles to focus on subjects, especially when zoomed in

However, it doesn't take the sharpest photos even compared to my Oly M. Zuiko EZ kit lens

It's sharp enough for me, only minor gripe is the slow focusing

Manual focusing is easy and pleasant, but I would prefer faster AF performance

But if you have one of the Olympus cameras named above and have noticed that there are very few lenses that these cameras' fast focusing can take advantage of, don't worry, this lens is one that makes the most of Olympus's claimed "world's fastest focus".

I did find that focus was slow at times and hunted a little when at 150 - 200 mm.

And this was my third lens and I am extremely happy with the quality and the fast auto focus it has in 1080p

Given its slow f/4 maximum aperture at the wide end and slower f/5.6 racked out, the ability to use some slow shutter speeds and still get sharp images in low light is a blessing

The images speak for themselves, but I'd say the combination of fast shutter speed and OIS dealt with my so-so camera handling technique admirably.

For slower shutter speeds and low light, will need a mono or tripod

That said, it's light enough that you absolutely can handhold and shoot even at relatively slow shutter speeds

that's a 10x slower shutter speed than the 1/focal length