1:1 Macro. The Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro ha a 7.4-inch minimum focusing distance and a true 1:1 magnification ratio for macro photography. Its focal length—120mm after sensor crop factor—provides users with a long working distance, which is crucial for shooting sensitive subjects such as insects or food.

Telephoto Prime. This lens isn’t limited to just macro work, as it also works great as a short telephoto lens for portraits. Its f/2.8 aperture provides a nice, shallow depth-of-field with smooth background blur. The 60mm f/2.8 Macro features Olympus’s Movie & Still Compatible (MSC) mechanism, allowing silent autofocus for both still and video work.

Optics. The 60mm macro boasts one extra-low dispersion element, two high refractive elements, and one extra-high refractive element to eliminate problematic optical aberrations. The floating-type inner focusing system allows the lens the maintain the same physical length while focusing, which is important if you’re using a lens-mounted macro ring light.

Build. This lens also features a focus distance scale for precision accuracy, a focus limit switch to prevent unnecessary focus hunting, and a weather-sealed lens design to protect it from the elements.