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A beautiful portrait lens

Started Jun 4, 2012 | User reviews thread
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John Brawley Contributing Member • Posts: 780
A beautiful portrait lens

I bought this gem of a lens to go with my Olympus OM D E-M5.

It's focal length makes it an ideal portrait lens. Combined with smaller cameras this lens has enabled me to get some terrific candid portraits. The AF works fast and silently on my OM D. although it's made of plastic, the quality is very good.

Optically this lens is a brilliant performer. I have several SHG lenses and honestly it's very close optically to what the better grade 4/3 lenses can do.

If you like portraiture and candid work, you won't go wrong with this little lens

Problems:

Not weatherproof, which seems pretty silly, given the E M5 is ideally suited to it.

Not available in Black. Be nice if it was available in black for those of us that have the black OM D.

 John Brawley's gear list:John Brawley's gear list
Leica M8 Leica M-E Typ 220 Olympus E-M5 II Olympus E-M1 II Leica M10 +37 more
Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 45mm F1.8
Telephoto prime lens • Micro Four Thirds • V311030BU000
Announced: Jun 30, 2011
John Brawley's score
4.0
Average community score
4.6
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