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I purchased an E-520 with the 14-42 lens kit. The lens image quality is really poor in long distance shots. In closeups with the new Fl-50 flash it works great !

I read that only three lenses are 100% compatible, but im interested in buying the 12-60 lens and in the begining it was not 100% compatible.

Does somebody know where i can see what lenses are really 100% compatible with the E-520 ?

Thanks for any help !

there has never been a zuiko digital lens produced that is not compatible with the e-520. i think when you say compatible you are talking about the imager AF in Live View mode. every lens will perform the regular AF. don't count out the 14-42 lens just yet, it's a very underrated lens (unless you need it for low light work or super shallow depth of field).

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Thanks a lot ! So you think the 12-60 will perform great on my E-520 ?

I saw a review and they said that the focus is slow in the lens-camera combination of a 12-60 and a E-520.

Does anybody own a E-520 and a Zuiko 12-60 lens ?

Thanks for any help.

i own the e-520 and the 12-60. the ONLY times i've had focusing issues is in very low light. in good light (day light) the focus is fast.

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Thanks a lot, you think its worth to buy it ?

As has already been said, this only applies to live view.

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Olympus E-30, ZD 9-18mm 4.0-5.6, ZD 50mm Makro 2.0, ZD 14-54mm 2.8-3.5, ZD 70-300 4.0-5.6

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Thanks a lot !! Will try this combination. In january i upgrade to a E-3 or to canon 5D with 24-105 L !!

I think it's still fast, but it's just that it works even faster in the E3.

Gordon reviewed the 12-60 http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Olympus_Zuiko_Digital_12-60mm_SWD/ here.

The only compatibility issue was that since the lens is relatively large, the e520 popup flash doesn't raise high enough, and you can get some barrel shadow using wide-angle + built-in flash. A hotshoe/external flash may be better if you're using flash photography

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Panasonic G3: 9-18mm, 14mm, 20mm, 45mm

Thanks Kimchi, y already have te Fl-50 external flash. I really recomend that flash. Its amazing !!

I had an E-510 with 12-60 for about a year and the results were great. Not all that much better on the E-3.

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I have the E-520 and 12-60mm.... Autofocus is very fast in daylight as someone has already said. The low light is where is struggles... All in all it I noticed a dramatic difference in the lens from the standard lens.