Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Durable; Easily Interchangeable; Lightweight; Strong Construction

Lens Creep

Provides good reach for distant objects. Clear images with no chromatic distortion. Not great for photos of the moon or small objects at great distances. For shooting at great distances, I recommend spending the extra money and getting an 80-300mm lens from the same manufacturer.

Good lens, no problems. Some people complain about it extending when zooming in, but I don't see why that would be a problem. Yes, it extends to double its size - but only when in use and zooming. It's not like it causes any problem in storage.

I find this lens great to get those shots where a little more zoom goes a long way.

Durable; Easily Interchangeable; Lightweight

Love it. Great value for cost. Took great pictures on vacation as we drove cross country.

Clear; crisp pictures

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Close Focus; Fast / accurate auto-focus; Lightweight; Nice Bokeh

Plasticky construction

If you spend money on digital SLR camera, you should purchase lens to go with it. It is major investment for the camera body, but the lens make the huge difference for the pictures. This lens is compact and durable. I like the lens a lot, the only complaint is the lens act slowly under low light.

I purchased this particular lens for the zoom range producing a fast sharp focussed image. It does what it says on the 'tin', lightweigh, compact and easy to carry around. A lens which does what it sets out to do. I would also recommend this lens for portrait use.

Easily Interchangeable; Lightweight; Quick Focus; Sharp Focus

It's been a month since I got the lens and I have really been enjoing it. I contemplated which one to get for a long time and I'm not disappointed. I'm not a pro but the picture quality is amazing, especially outside.

The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f4.0-5.6 R ($199.99 direct) is one of the less expensive lenses you can attach to your Micro Four Thirds camera. It's designed to complement the entry-level M.Zuiko 14-42mm zoom that ships with Olympus PEN bodies like the E-PL5 .