The best 85/1.8 for m43?

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jim stirling
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Re: The best 85/1.8 for m43?
In reply to MAubrey, 5 months ago

MAubrey wrote:

clengman wrote:

tjuster1 wrote:

MAubrey wrote:

Is the Olympus 75mm f/1.8 out of the running for some reason?

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--Mike

That was my initial thought too. Unless, of course, price is a big factor. But those MF lenses aren't exactly cheap either, and the 75mm f/1.8 is reported to be amazing. If were in the market for this FL I'd probably find it hard not to buy the 75mm f/1.8.

You can get a canon 85/1.8 for under $200 at keh. Less than 1/4 the price of the oly. I'd call that cheap.

And it won't come close to the resolution, lack of CA, vignetting, coma, etc. of the Oly.

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--Mike

The Nikon 85mm F1.8g is an excellent performer and comes in at half the price of the 75mm with a hood included. The 85mm also manages to include weather sealing.  I have no doubt the 75 is an excellent lens, I would have preferred it to be an F1.4 and surely at this price point weather sealing is not too much to expect.

Here is the 85mm on DX  effective focal length 127.5mm ;

85mm F1.8G

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