Olympus E-520 Zoom Portrait lenses made by Olympus

"Excellent lens for sport and fast action. The external zooming makes it a bit fragile if you're shooting in crowds or potentially damaging environments."

Silent focus motor Silent and fast

	Fixed aperture	No			Zoom range	4x
	Focus motor	Olympus SWD			Aperture	f/2.8
	Weight	1 kg			Max focal length	200 mm
	Length	157 mm			Min focal length	50 mm

"The SWD focussing is quite exceptional (as is the macro capability). If you have only one ZD lens make it this one."

Silent focus motor Silent and fast

	Fixed aperture	No			Zoom range	5x
	Focus motor	Olympus SWD			Aperture	f/2.8
	Weight	0.6 kg			Max focal length	60 mm
	Length	98 mm			Min focal length	12 mm

"This lens is very useful in low light and with fast action events. The lens is very fast (bright) which allows for fast shutter speeds to capture the action"

Fixed aperture The same aperture at all focal lengths

Wide aperture f/2

	Fixed aperture	Yes			Zoom range	2.9x
	Focus motor	None			Aperture	f/2
	Weight	1.6 kg			Max focal length	100 mm
	Length	214 mm			Min focal length	35 mm

"It provides outstanding sharp photos at long distances; with the f2.8 stopping action (surfers; shore objects from a ship a mile or two off shore). I have used it at sporting events and have even used it for some astronomy work (great for the moon)."

Fixed aperture The same aperture at all focal lengths

	Fixed aperture	Yes			Zoom range	2.8x
	Focus motor	None			Aperture	f/2.8
	Weight	3.3 kg			Max focal length	250 mm
	Length	276 mm			Min focal length	90 mm

"Amazing performance from this lens."

Great telephoto lens 300 mm

	Fixed aperture	No			Zoom range	4.3x
	Focus motor	None			Aperture	f/4
	Weight	0.6 kg			Max focal length	300 mm
	Length	127 mm			Min focal length	70 mm

"Very sharp, fast and heavy. I use an SLR mostly to photograph flat art where I need a better tonal scale than smaller sensors."

	Fixed aperture	No			Zoom range	3.9x
	Focus motor	None			Aperture	f/2.8
	Weight	440 g			Max focal length	54 mm
	Length	89 mm			Min focal length	14 mm

"Great clear shots, good focus and great zoom range. Produces really good sharp images"

	Fixed aperture	No			Zoom range	3.8x
	Focus motor	None			Aperture	f/4
	Weight	220 g			Max focal length	150 mm
	Length	72 mm			Min focal length	40 mm

"The lens is much better than the stock lens. It gives great depth of field when on the end of the lens and has a nice reach."

Great zoom range 10x

	Fixed aperture	No			Zoom range	10x
	Focus motor	None			Aperture	f/3.5
	Weight	440 g			Max focal length	180 mm
	Length	78 mm			Min focal length	18 mm