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Anyone have the Olympus 60mm f2.8 AND 45mm f1.8?

Started Apr 4, 2013 | Questions thread
Millsner Forum Member • Posts: 82
Re: Anyone have the Olympus 60mm f2.8 AND 45mm f1.8?

I have both, and plan on keeping them. They're excellent lenses that complement each other well, despite the similarity in focal lengths.

The 45mm is considerably smaller. It focuses faster (though the 60mm is no slouch) and is useful in low light. I enjoy shooting dim shows, and the 45mm works wonderfully in that environment.

The 60mm's advantages are that it's weather sealed, it's a macro (obviously), and it's a touch sharper edge-to-edge. Having also owned the Panasonic 14, 20, and 25mm primes I can easily say that it also has the sharpest, most pleasing rendering of the bunch. As for portraiture, you'll get a bit less subject isolation from the 60mm but it's enough to do the job.

I have no experience using the legacy 4/3 50mm macro but have read that the 60mm compares very favourably, and may even be a hair better.

 Millsner's gear list:Millsner's gear list
Ricoh GR III Olympus E-M1 Olympus E-M1 II Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm F2.8 Macro Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 75mm F1.8 +7 more
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