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Do you think Olympus 75mm F1.8 is sharp wide open?

Started Oct 6, 2012 | Discussions thread
Vlad S Veteran Member • Posts: 3,766
Re: Sharp enough to get cut
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TheEye wrote:

I think the 75 mm would be best for 3/4 or full body portraits, while the 45mm would be better suited for headshots.

A longer lens will include less surroundings for the same framing of the main subject, so if one wants or needs to exclude objects on the sides of the frame, then the 75 will give an advantage. But for head shots it definitely needs to be stopped down to have more of the face in focus.

Vlad

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