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Micro 4/3 and not-so-good lenses for cheap: Olympus E-PL1 with Industar 69 28mm f2.8 (http://flic.kr/p/biBejM) This lens has a compact pancake size even with the M39 adapter. But that’s almost its only merit. It’s very soft, and I mean VERY, even at f8. The one I own is also probably defective, as some areas are more soft than others. If you want one, I can give you mine; but I can’t imagine a reason for wanting one.

Micro 4/3 and good lenses for cheap: Olympus E-PL1 with Tamron 135mm f2.8 (http://flic.kr/p/biBdGD) I got this for really cheap. The build quality is good, image quality is good, manual focusing is precise but requires a lot of turning. In-body stabilization is at its limits but it’s quite helped by the fastness of the lens.

Tamron Adaptall 2 lenses are often a good bet.

Micro 4/3 and good lenses for cheap: Olympus E-PL1 with pancake Nikon 50m f1.8 (http://flic.kr/p/biBd4k) This lens is very compact on a F-mount camera, and remains relatively compact on a micro 4/3 body with an adapter. The quality is good, manual focusing is smooth (but not that easy).

In-body stabilization of Olympus cameras is very useful with this 100mm equivalent lens.

Micro 4/3 and good lenses for cheap: Olympus E-PL1 with Tamron 28mm f2.5 (http://flic.kr/p/biBcnn) This adaptall 2 lens is sharp, fast, and has the best manual focus ring I’ve ever tried, smooth and precise. To my surprise, I am able to manually focus quite easily and rapidly on the LCD display of the camera with this lens.

It’s a bit heavy and on a micro 4/3 body it’s quite bulky, as the adapter is about as long as the lens; for such reason, I suggest to use it on a camera with a good grip.

The Olympus E-PL1 is a good companion for it, especially because of the in-body stabilization that allows you to shoot handheld in even lower light.

Vado Ligure, visita oculistica con ringhiera (http://flic.kr/p/bdZqtr)

Vado Ligure, tubi e pixel (http://flic.kr/p/bdZpFt) La definizione fa un po’ acqua, ma questa foto mi affascina.