One of the questions about the OM Zuiko series of lenses is whether or not the more common and affordable 50mm F3.5 Macro lens is sharp. I'm of the opinion that this lens is actually one of the sharpest lenses of any form in the OM Zuiko line. This picture illustrates the sharpness and the contrast this lens is known for. It was taken with the Olympus E-1 5MP crop-sensor camera, so it's just the middle portion (100mm equivalent focal length) of the image area. The image was converted and processed in Adobe Lightroom.

Stonewall. An old mining building south of St. Elmo, Colorado, along the 4wd road to Hancock Lake. Olympus OM-4T with OM Lenses 24/2.8 and 50/3.5. Fujichrome Velvia. From 2009.

Images are scanned using the Nikon Coolscan V-ED and Vuescan. Processed in Lightroom.

New Leaf. Porcupine Mountains State Park, Michigan. This photo was taken with the OM-2S and 50/3.5 macro lens. Fujichrome Provia 100F. Scanned with the Nikon Coolscan V-ED and VueScan. (7 passes plus multi exposure). Processed in Adobe Lightroom.