KLPF: Olympus e510, 300mm, 7-14mm Half Cut Mockup

After the Olympus E-510 with kit lens 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 Image Stabilization hands-on review , the half cut mock up caught my eyes. Listed there were the Olympus Zuiko 300mm F2.8, Olympus Zuiko 7-14mm professional grade lens, the new Olympus Zuiko 12-60mm F2.8-4 SWD High Grade lens, Olympus E-510 and also the Olympus P-1.

Here are the photos:

Half cut view of Olympus Zuiko 300mm F2.8

Close up view at the front element of Olympus Zuiko 300mm F2.8

Half cut view of Olympus Zuiko 7-14mm professional grade lens

Half cut view of Olympus E-510

Olympus Zuiko 12-60mm F2.8-4 SWD High Grade lens

Olympus P-1 front look

Olympus P-1 side view

There was also an Olympus Zuiko 300mm F2.8 mounted on an E-330, below are some photos taken, impress with the depth-of-field. The Olympus Zuiko 300mm F2.8 is equivalent to Nikon’s 400mm lens in terms of focal length due to the Olympus’s 2.0x crop factor.

Olympus Zuiko 300mm F2.8 sample

Olympus Zuiko 300mm F2.8 sample 100% cropped -Focus point: The hinges of the glasses. (Note: ISO640)

Olympus Zuiko 300mm F2.8 sample

Olympus Zuiko 300mm F2.8 sample

The Olympus Zuiko 300mm F2.8 seems to hunt a while in my few attempts to take the above sample photos. It a lot slower focuses slower than Nikon D200 coulpled with 300mm F2.8VR. Lens was mounted on tripod.

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