The best 85/1.8 for m43?

bowportes wrote:

I've found it interesting recently that some -- not in this particular thread -- have begun referring to the 75mm Oly (150mm equivalent) as a "portrait lens." In this case, an 85mm (170mm equivalent) is serving for portrait work.

The shots of the lovely woman in this post, however, remind me why no one referred to 135mm, 150mm, and 200mm lenses as "portrait lenses" back in the 70s and 80s. Such focal lengths unnaturally compress facial features, as is evident in these portraits. If one cares more about bokeh than about retaining natural looking depth perspective in a subject's face, then 75mm or 85mm is a good choice for micro four-thirds portraits. If one seeks a more natural looking portrait though, the 35mm to 55mm FL range is a better choice. That is the reason the old 85mm f1.8 lenses were produced -- they were ideal for natural-perspective portraiture. Unfortunately, they cannot accomplish the same on micro four-thirds cameras, where they become 170mm equivalents. (They do get transformed into nice telephoto lenses though.)