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Olympus 45mm v. Olympus 75mm

Started May 8, 2013 | Discussions thread
tedolf
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Sharpness is not the issue.....
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eques wrote:

ArthurG1987 wrote:

Hey there kind dpreview.com forum folk!

I'm in a bit of a situation. granted, nice situation, but a situation nonetheless.

I'm torn between getting the olympus 45mm f/1.8 and the olympus 75mm f/1.8. Yes, the 75mm has its seductive claws in me. That front element and the all-metal construction are sexy as hell.

A small point: just the shell is metal, inside it is all plastic and some glass, I suppose.

But My main concern is the focal length: specifically, does an effective focal length of 150mm excessively flatten someone's face as compared to a 90mm effective focal length?

Some people say that the 75 is too sharp for portraits. I have neither, so I can not tell from my own experience. But I have to say, that legacy lenses with 50mm and 100mm give very nice portraits. SO the FL should not be a problem.

Peter

it is the change in perspective and how that effects facial features that the OP is asking about.

TEdolph

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