Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 50-200mm 1:2.8-3.5 SWD

This 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 SWD lens from Olympus covers a range equivalent to 100-400mm on a 35mm camera and costs around £1000. Besides having a relatively bright maximum aperture, it also has a silent SWD focusing motor.

A cheaper alternative covering a similar focal range is Panasonic's 45-200mm f/4-5.6 G lens, which is a much lighter and compact optic, thanks in part to the modest maximum aperture. This lens can be picked up for around £275.

Another interesting alternative is Sigma's 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro HSM II, which retails for around £660. Although this lens doesn't cover as wide a range as the Olympus optic, it does maintain the bright f/2.8 maximum aperture right through to 200mm.

In this review we will investigate how well this super-telephoto optic performs.

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