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Olympus 45mm v. Olympus 75mm

Started May 8, 2013 | Discussions thread
captura Forum Pro • Posts: 27,478
Re: Yes......

tedolf 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. 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?

Yes.

But that can be an advantage depending on your model.

If your model has Middle Eastern or Northern European features (big nose, big ears) this works well.

If your model is Asian the longer focal lenght will make her look like a child.

I'm especially interested in feedback from people who have experience with both focal lengths, or preferrably, both oly lenses.

I have both focal lenghts (essentially, 40mm and 90mm) in manual lenses and the difference is subtle but noticable-exaclty what you want.

Tedolph

Thanks, and keep it real.

Nice observation, Tedolph.

I have found that my 40-150 zoom actually works well for impromptu (street) portrait work.

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