OM System M.Zuiko 90mm Macro f3.5 IS PRO, a new Macro standard - RED35 Review
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- It's finally here, OM System's new and industry leading macro lens, the M.Zuiko 90mm f3.5 IS PRO, capable of reaching a maximum 4x magnification with Olympus' MC-20 teleconverter, with full AF and Sync-IS support, which is totally unheard of. Watch and find out details with sample photos and clips in this review video. #omsystem #macrophotography #microfourthirds
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** Contents of this video **
0:00 - Video Start
0:25 - Introduction
2:43 - Design & Build
3:50 - Handling
4:59 - Operation
6:17 - Magnification
8:17 - Macro Auto Focus
10:09 - Image Quality
12:01 - Sample Images
12:57 - Bokeh Quality
13:25 - Macro Videography
13:58 - Conclusion
16:37 - Outtro
16:52 - Outtakes
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OM did a great job, it is a true Pro lens. For OM and M43 in general, it makes the lens line up very professional. For enthusiasts like myself, it makes me appreciate my 60mm more.
Natürlich auch zum echten Profipreis für das Minisensorlein , nicht möglich! Ihr könnt es Testen weil ihr es Erhaltet, aber würdet ihr es zu dem Preis auch kaufen?
@@winheiMR ich hab das 60mm schon seit einigen Jahren im Gebrauch und bin begeistert.
Was den Preis angeht.... Ist das neue viel zu teuer für mich. Ich bin noch immer mit der EM10 Mark III seit ihrem erscheinen unterwegs weil sämtliche Neuerscheinungen einfach zu teuer bei der aktuellen Inflation sind.
Great Review Jimmy! And amazing Lens!
Thanks, Jimmy. I've been waiting for this macro upgrade which has been hinted at for quite sometime now. Sounds like it exceeds my expectations.
Nice review Jimmy thank you for sharing have a wonderful thursday!
Really itching to get my hands on this lens soon.
Great work on this review, Jimmy!
I'm excited about this one! Great review
Fabulous review! Thank you!
great video and I loved seeing your shots from this lens
This is so cool Jimmy!
Thanks for a great video! The lens is insane!!! The sharpness is unpsralelled and as a portrait lens is so sharp that not everyone would like to be «unveiled» showing all wrinkles and blemishes 😳
Must admit I'm a bit disappointed today! I'm sure this lens will be fantastic if you're a macro specialist but today's release was so over-hyped that I'd hoped something else would be announced at the same time. Apart from potentially a couple of telephoto zooms, the lens roadmap now shows no new development - when will we get new versions of the f1.8 primes or more f1.4 lenses? What about a Pen F mk ii, or a slightly cheaper body that uses the new stacked sensor from the OM1? It seems that OM system want to concentrate solely on niche areas (wildlife/macro) and neglect every other genre...
That's what i thought too, it's all about expensive nature photography. Besides the hype, the lens is not that special if you consider the following: If you use e.g. the Canon RF 100mm Macro on an APS-C body, you still get 160mm equivalent, which is close to the Olympus. However, i don't know how the maximum imaging scale (1,4:1) changes with a smaller sensor. The price for the Canon RF in my country is 220.-- euro lower than the Olympus. Ok, teleconverter is special but they cost another fortune.
Totally agree with that, it's a disappointment for the future and I think it's not in line with the spirit and past success of the micro 4/3.
Jimmy, Thanks for this. This is the first time I've seen this lens shown on a OM-5. It still looks well balanced. Most other Ambassadors have shown it on the OM-1, of course. Looks great. I do like macro, so I'll need to start saving my pennies. LOL.
Fantastic, I will pre-order it!
Thank You for your extremely informative video, Jimmy 👍
Very Professional - as per your usual presentations.
Thank You and Take Care 😊
Cracking informative video: Thanks Jimmy. I ordered mine yesterday. It will be the equivalent of my FF Sigma 180mm f2.8 OS macro lens, which also worked with my Sigma TC14. I purchased it for my Nikon D500 and used a dumb adaptor for use with my EM1.2, but that wasn't a great success. This is new OMS 90mm macro is my dream macro lens. Though my Sigma 180mm was fantastic, it was also very heavy and cost £1300 some time ago. So this OMS 90mm macro is actually better value, given it's sync IS and native 2 x magnification. It will do for me.
excellent video as always i may add this to my addition of the 60mm now im all hyped up... If i was given this to review for content from Olympus i would of taken off to Kew gardens for the day amazing abundance of flowers & bugs all year round im a regular visitor, i am amazed that some ambassadors have mentioned the weather, even my local common (London) has an abundance of daffs/crocus/snowdrops plus many others, keep the wonderful videos coming i love them.
Awesome !
Great video clip on an excellent new lens Jimmy 👌😊 I will definitely be buying to supplement my 60mm and macro kit. Looks like a new macro gear bag will also be necessary 😆😆 Peace ✌️✌️
Wow! I’ve been waiting a while for this. Looks to exceed expectations. Thanks for the introduction, Jimmy
Awesome lens, need to get one!
Great video!
It looks a lovely lens and a good size, would I like one oh yes can I afford...... Nice review Jimmy thanks
Really nice review Jimmy. Covered a lot of aspects many would not. Appreciate OM systems brand releasing such a killer lens. It's compatibility ( and therefore distinction & uniqueness) with Teleconverters is awesome, though as you pointed out it’s comes with lots of caveats.
Did you try any hand-held focus stacking? I would think that the OIS might be particularly useful for that.
Thanks for the review and enthusiasm! However, I have the Olympus 60 f2.8 and I just dabble in macro, the occassional close up of some details in a landscape so my needs are filled.
Looks fantastic🥂 I'd love to see some portraiture and street shots.
Does the magnification include the m4/3 crop? Spec sheets can be a bit inconsistent on this.
The Sigma 70mm SLR macro takes TCs, too, as does the 105mm (in L-mount, not E-mount)
I'm very interested (for macro and tele), but that price means that I'd be waiting for a while for price drops and promotions.
A comparison of the results with both the TCs would be welcome - normally I'd avoid 2x, but for a prime it's a different story.
I have the 60 mm and absolutely love when spring and summer come around. This is even better because I can safely work shooting venomous snakes macro. I wanted the 300 f4 but damn.
300 mm f4 is a sweat spot in wild photography, you can definitely shoot butterflies, snakes, and birds or even a deer, ANYTHING.. is like all in one. You can keep x1.4 tele for better macro shots and it's fine. I think 60 mm macro is for more product photography than macro nature shots but still good stuff for everyday macro except 300 mm f4. But 90 mm is for... yeah? for who?.. you think twice after a while.. it's a specific product... untill you are a literally macro maniac and you have have your own spider collection at home then maybe, or you shoot only mushrooms in forest, then maybe.. for every day.. that's obviously too much of need.
oh that is sexy. Fun to see the embargo lift and the reviews come in!
This thing looks super sick. They demonstrate where the advantages of a smaller sensor really lie. Magnification and focus speed.
Great video looks like a great lens but I'm happy with my 60 mm macro
With a macro lens, the longer the focal length, the further you can be away from the subject, which aids the DoF i.e. you actually have a DoF.
And alleviates shadows from the camera.
The longest film SLR I have is the Auto Chinon MC 55-225mm f/3.5-4.5 Macro (at the long end) but that only goes down to 1:2 (half size), but can take the Kiron 2X TC. Chinon would often out-Asahi Pentax on the glassware, and add macro to their equivalent lenses. Obviously it is all manual on a PK-MFT adapter and has to be bolted to something very solid in use, which does not help when your subject is crawling about on a plant. A macro-flash or diffuser snoot is the normal thing for more light. You might pick one up for under 30 quid although they're not around in great numbers. And has none of the advantages of the new all-singing all-dancing OM System M.Zuiko 90mm Macro f3.5 IS PRO which I do see as a specialist professional lens due to its cost (& the TC too), it would have to pay for its keep.
WOW! What a lens! This lens absolutely runs circles around every other macro lens on the market from any manufacturer if you ask me! And I haven't even used it yet! Being able to use teleconverters makes this lens extremely versatile, not only because of the increased magnification, but also because it provides extra reach. With a Nikon 200mm f/4 macro, for instance, you can put it on a crop sensor camera body and effectively have a 300mm macro lens, but with an MC-20, this lens becomes a 360mm full frame equivalent lens, making it even easier to take photos of subjects such as butterflies, for instance. While I have a 60mm macro lens, I usually use the 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro with the MC-20 for taking photos of butterflies, dragonflies, and other flying insects because such insects don't usually allow a person to get close enough with a 60mm macro lens. This lens has the versatility of being able to take those types of photos and also being able to get extreme magnification because of its S Macro mode and its teleconverter compatibility.
By the way, if you want to find insects and other creepy crawlies during the winter, try looking under some rotten logs. You might be surprised at the quantity and variety you find.
I doubt that the image quality with the mc20 converter is still really good, besides there is a strong light loss and the ISO has to go up. Teleconverter compatible may be a nice selling point at first glance, but whether it is usable in practice remains to be seen. Disturbing insects in their winter quarters doesn't seem very intelligent or animal-friendly to me, by the way.
@@christianmayrhofer4178 With macro photography, you don't usually have to go beyond base ISO no matter how much you stop down because you can just turn up the power on the flash. At some point you encounter diffraction, but it's usually not too bad until you get up to about f/16 on an MFT sensor. I usually try not to go beyond f/11, but f/14 is usable. With the 2x teleconverter, you're at f/7 in normal mode and f/10 in S mode, so that's not bad at all. I've taken lots of landscape and macro photos with such apertures.
Oh, and I've used the MC-20 quite a bit. In fact, I've used it with the 40-150 f/2.8 for most of my wildlife photography. The image quality is outstanding! I was shocked at how much sharper my images were with the 40-150 and MC-20 than with the Panasonic 100-300 that I had been using! Usually 2x teleconverters significantly degrade image quality, but not the MC-20. They usually also reduce focus speed and accuracy, especially on SLRs, but I haven't found that to be the case with the MC-20. Maybe that's just because the AF on my E-M1 Mark II leaves a lot to be desired regardless! lol But I find it to be very fast and accurate for just about anything besides birds in flight. Perched birds, snakes, frogs, and most mammals are no problem at all. At any rate, the MC-20 shouldn't reduce image quality or focus speed and accuracy for macro photography.
And I put the insects back where they came from when I'm done, by the way.
Macro in longer lenses means hand held shots have fewer winners. A longer lens will also block flash fill if the hot shoe is used. However, that 6 stop stabilization by itself is very impressive.
Any chance you could do a video comparing the various macro lenses from olympus? I'm trying to learn what the use cases are for each mm specification. Or if i had all the macro lenses, how would i choose which one to use for a given scenario
Aaaargh! I was so looking forward to much better insect photos this summer with my new 60mm F2.8 Macro lens. Now I'm afraid that lens will prove to be a gateway drug, and the new 90mm Macro will be too big an improvement to ignore. But a Macro lens that works with the teleconverters, that's amazing.
Excellent review Jamie as always but I’ll stick with the 60 mm.
This is so incredible, I use the om-d as my "professional" system using an em 5 and em 1 for different situations. I already have the mc20 teleconverter for my 300mm f4. I absolutely need to get this.
Oh no… another lens I ‘need’. My girlfriend is going to kill me. A week before Valentine’s Day too…. ❤
loved the review ..
thankyou ..
i went online and bought the Lens last night ..
have gone from Canon DSLR with 100mm macro lens for my macro insect photography .. to Olympus mirrorless .. have been using the 60mm for a few years now ..
i've use flash most of the time with insect photography ... FL900R ..
one thing i wished you'd covered was using the 90mm with a flash ..
i was wondering if the length of the lens would block some of the light from the flash if it was mounted on the hotshoe ..
thankyou again .. 😊
Thank you Roz
Thanks for the review. Seems like an awesome lens, but getting big and pricey for my taste. I’ll stick to the amazing 60mm. Now, onward to the PEN- F II 🙏🏻
There supposed to be a om1v or om1c comming video orientated camera and a pen f mk2 end of year
Wish it were a bit faster. Attaching the MC-20 really knocks the effecive aperture down. I think I'll continue using my Olympus OM Zuiko 90mm ƒ/2 Macro a bit longer.
With a f-stop of 5 at 4x, you'll end up with an effective aperture of 25. So that'll be barely enough for 1080p videos on a M43 sensor.
Looks like I'll be trading in my D500 and 150mm Sigma!
I find it wonderful, i would like to own it!
Just a question from someone new to photography: when I look up the OM-5 it says f4-22 range. Does this mean that I could not use f3.5 on this lens with an OM-5?
Any camera body is not restricted by f number. That's the lens itself. The smaller the number, the bigger the aperture (more light will go into the camera sensor). But it will also mean larger size in general. A f3.5 lens will be a f3.5 lens for any camera, regardless of format or brand. So this lens is a f3.5 and will operate within the given range that the lens offer (largest f3.5 all the way down to f22).
What about the Laowa 50mm X2 macro lens? That seems like a more reasonably priced alternative. Maybe Jimmy will do a comparison? Jimmy, did you ever review that Laowa lens?
I didn't review Laowa's 50mm macro, though I have one here. I may do that at a later stage.
@@Red35Photography I am looking forward to your review 🙂
I know one other lens which is compatible with teleconverters, the Fuji XF80mm macro.
However that lens is "only" a 1x magnification lens, and the AF of that lens is very slow!
OM Systems is just churning out the goods news stories! Great stuff.
Would like to see a comparison between this and the oly 60mm macro.
Thanks Alexis for watching. I will try to get the 90mm back from OM to test for comparison but I've returned the lens and currently only have 60 and 30mm macro in my possession.
OK Jimmy this channel has evolved into just another equipment channel. Best of luck to you!
Thanks for the review Jimmy.
Sounds like a real game changer. The combination with the teleconverter is crazy and a nice move from OMDS. Unfortunately the price is too high for me as an amateur and non exclusive macro photographer, but that was somehow too be expected. From the features and your experience it seems to be worth it.
Not a lens that I would use, but I'm glad to see the OM range continuing to grow!
Does it have full functionality or limitations on Lumix cameras?
Dual IS won't work on Lumix, but other than that, it's fully supported.
@@Red35Photography Thank you. I wish Lumix would make a 105mm f2.8 or f4 macro so we can have dual IS, but Panasonic seems too obsessed with L mount at the moment. A pity because there are several lenses I wish they would make besides a 105 macro - we need an AF 6mm f2 or 2.8, a 12mm f2, and a 17mm f1.7 from them.
Hello from Ukraine, nice job, try to make Video with Charlie Meredith. Both you look amazing
Not for me, but impressive nonetheless. I have the 30 mm macro, and it suits my needs perfectly well. Thought about the 60 mm macro, but have no real need for it. I'm glad that they still create lenses with the MF clutch (which I really love on my lenses that have it).
FYI, Canon 180mm ef macro also accepts teleconverters (that does not take anything away from the OM System lens).
thanks, I love the Canon 180mm when I played with it years ago. It's great for longer distance close up, but it's still a 1:1 macro, This however, is a 2:1 by default at maximum, I am no macro guy, but all those macro photographers I know have always wanted closer and more magnification and I can see the appeal of this type of lenses to them. I personally have the 1:1 60mm and 30mm which are good enough for me.
Not a single pic here which I couldn‘t have shot with the 60mm too.
I have a few questions.
1. Does it fit onto a Sony a7r5?
2. If it doesn’t, where can I buy the converter for it to fit the lens onto a Sony a7r5?
3. Where do I buy the extension so I can make it 4x magnification?
4. Do you have a link so you can make money from my purchase so I can help support you?
1. No, it’s an MFT mount lens
2. A dumb converter might exist on eBay, but I believe these lenses rely on electrical connection for diaphragm control and definitely do for focus and OIS
3. This lens doesn’t cover a full frame image circle; 4x life size on 35mm sensor isn’t possible.
I think they priced it right. Full frame versions are $1,100-1,300. They are only 1:1 where this is already 4:1 equivalent to full frame before putting on the teleconverters. The full frame competition doesn't give you the ability to put on teleconverters. Focus throw can be very long but that clutch seems to shorten it significantly. Very cool!
The lens is too expensive and delivers 2:1 which i understood. Consider: A 100mm FF Macro can be used on an APS-C body (Canon crop x1.6). Many forget this and already the advantage of the high price Olympus shrinks.
@@christianmayrhofer4178 The $1,300 Canon RF 100mm lens, it is a 1.4:1 magnification lens and with the Canon RF crop sensor of 1.6x, does give you 2:1 full frame equivalent. However, the $550 Olympus 60mm 1:1 give you 2:1 full frame equivalent. Much cheaper and smaller setup than Canon. This 90mm gives you 2:1 and with the 2x crop sensor of a 43rds sensor gives you 4:1 in full frame equivalent without adding extension tubes or teleconverters.
If Canon actually made their 100mm a 2:1 instead of a 1.4:1, likely it would be as expensive as this OM-SYSTEM lens or even more expensive. Just a thought.
@@RobShootPhotos Yes, the Olympus 60mm is a very fine lens for a good price, but has shorter focal length equivalent than the Canon RF 100mm on APS-C.
@@christianmayrhofer4178 that's true, less working distance from the subject. There is definitely benefits there. 😁
It is so hard to determine exact equivalent to all these lenses, price points, features, crop factor and even megapixels of a sensor. Canon did make a really neat macro lens, so I would not knock it.
Very interesting, very big, very cool.
It looks so coolish big on the OM-5. Its sleek diameter and long length makes it look like a hot bast... 😂❤️❤️❤️😍
WHAT ABOUT FOCUS BREATING? A huge issue when focus stacking.
Sold my TC-20. Was not pleased with the washed out IQ in combination with the 40-150 2.8.
I'm too excited to care that saying first is so old!
This is really designed for those who love macro or the professionals who need it
Nice but I'll stick with my 60mm plus extension tubes, it gets close enough for me and is less than a third of the price. Plus smaller and lighter. But for macro specialists it looks fabulous.
OM systems have spared no expences. It even comes with a lenshood. 🙂
It's funny cause it's true 😆
You want super telephoto? -> Olympus 150-400 TC1.25 + MC20 got you to 1000mm
You wat super macro? -> OM System 90mm + MC20 got you to 180mm
Mindblowing gamut of lenses covering by Olympus and OM System.
Great new expensive lens, but didn't OM System want to announce something else?
Do I want it? YES!!
Do I need it? Not really.
Can I afford it? No.
Same goes for the 150-400mm.
Great sales pitch Jimmy but not for me at that price.
1499 is more fifteen hundred ;-)
Too PRO for me. Also wondering for demand when 30&60mm macros delivering. This is big lens too to marry with. Very straight forward marketing video imo but its for living. Thanks.
It's so expensive, it would be cheaper to buy a used Canon 100mm f2.8 IS L AND a Nikon 200mm f4 Micro. The extension tubes I have for my 100mm L lens cost like 15 bucks and give electronic aperture control, AF, and IS. I don't know if it will get me to 4:1, but it gets close enough for me to realize that AF is useless at such high magnifications. The Canon 100mm f2.8 IS L is not very much bigger than this, less than half the price, has no flaws, and can be adapted to any mirrorless camera available today, including full frame sensors. Its f2.8 too. If I had my time back, I don't know if I'd even buy the L lens again, a manual focus 100mm macro would be a lot cheaper, and all 100mm macro lenses are super sharp, unless they're broken or something. But with the L lens, I use it a lot on full frame as a portrait lens or walk around telephoto, where the AF actually is very useful, and it takes such beautiful pictures, I think I'll keep it. This Olympus lens though, it would be a lot cheaper to buy a dedicated macro lens, and a nice dedicated portrait lens, than to get this. It costs more than I paid for my L lens AND my first Canon full frame camera put together. I actually can't think of any other macro lens that I know of that costs in the thousands of dollars, this really is the most expensive way that exists of getting macro photos on an Olympus camera, or any camera outside of the truly exotic.
I'm sure its a great lens, I actually love it, unfortunately, its more expensive than any other similar option ever, and will only ever work on Olympus or Panasonic cameras. At least when I buy an EF lens or a manual focus dslr lens, I know I'll be able to keep using it for years and years on a variety of different cameras. If I want an AF macro for mft I'll get the Olympus 60mm, its f2.8, a better focal length for hand held walking around macro shooting, and costs in the hundreds of dollars, in line with similar options throughout history. If I'm shooting macro at 180mm equivalent and magnification greater than 1:1, I'm most likely going to be indoors and using lights, the camera's going to be on a tripod, and can more easily get the focus I want by hand than automatically. In such a situation, if I had this lens, it wouldn't be doing a lot more for me than any old Pentax you find on ebay or at a garage sale. Sure you can also use it as a general tele lens out walking around, but again, its actually cheaper to pick almost any combination of a telephoto lens and a macro lens than it would be to buy this. Its also in the price range that you can consider other brands macro lenses AND a camera instead of this, which seems like a bad strategy to me. I think it should be 699US, but I'm a cheapskate, they could probably charge 799 or even 899, but the current pricing is ridiculous.
Oh my. Another one fell for the "4 times" trap. This is a 2:1 90 mm lens. Period.
I have no idea why OM thinks it works best for them to mislead customers.
Oh, by the way: if you crop into the final picture, you can make it a 8:1 macro lens! Amazing, isn't it?! You heard it here first.
Exactly. If it's 1:1 it doesn't matter the sensor size, it just fills more of the frame on M4/3. This whole equating lens focal lengths and D0F with 35mm sensors is a pointless exercise, and is for marketing departments and other folks that don't understand the maths and physics of cameras and lenses.
Its a shame olympus is does not work with panasonic cameras.
you'll indeed need this lens to get featured on OM's Instagram page.. since they dont accept another genre...
Clever way to sell more teleconverters.
My friend: invest in macro rails.
You sound like a marketing person not like a photographer/reviewer
I love that lens....but thems a lot of £s...
Will stick with my 60mm f2.8 macro. Just seen the price tag, £1,300. Way over the top. Thanks for the review though. Simply not worth the price.
I don’t think so!
Too big and heavy for me. Will stick with my 60 macro.
Sounds more like a commercial than a review.
-10 degrees Celsius is 14 degrees in freedom units
And the rest of the free world rolls it’s eyes🙄…
Again.
@@robfj3414 It was obviously a joke lol Get a bit of humor in your life Rob
@@CharlieKellyEsq
Relieved to hear it. 🤗
And yes. You hit a nerve.😉
@@robfj3414 just a question, why does temperature measurements "hit a nerve" lol. I think this is an interesting story
@@CharlieKellyEsq
The word ‘freedom’ seems to mean different things to different people nowadays. And that seems to be resulting in more problems than the word was ever meant to.
I know you are an ambassador, and you have to basically do paid advertisements for OM System, but some of your statements are highly misleading, and could even get you in legal troubles in some countries (I know that you can hide behind UA-cam and the big internet, but this doesn’t make it any better).
You need an example? “Feels mechanical”. Maybe next time you would have the decency to mention that the clutch is just by wire, but it has a nice feeling nonetheless? Unfortunately there are many other sleezy examples in this ~20 minutes clip.
A little bit shame on you! Follow your passion, not the money. This video makes me slightly sad.
Simply waaaaay too much money !! Not for me…
But thanks for the review
1499. - Euros for a macro lens, its time to change the brand. +OM1 with 12-40 2500.-= 4000.- for MFT== small sensor big price. No thanks!!!
There is nothing in the market that comes remotely close to the macro bracketing capabillities of this combo. I bet you can handhold stacks of 40 images at least.
Buying macro lens for 1500 dollars like there are no other cheaper macro lenses on the market :D quite ridiculous. Full frame gives you much much better image quality than any micro four thirds tiny sensor. And I use micro four thirds daily, don't get me wrong (also as my full frame). But the prices of some lenses are absolutely ridiculous for what it can do.