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My experience with the Olympus 75mm f1.8

Started Jan 16, 2014 | Discussions thread
RoelHendrickx
RoelHendrickx Forum Pro • Posts: 28,474
Best way to really explore any lens!

tkelly11 wrote:

Yeah its an incredible lens, but its a bit of a challenge to find a consistent use for it. It's often a bit long for impromptu people shots, but I found that just leaving it on the camera forced me to be a bit more creative and I have managed to get some shots I really like.

Congratulations.

You have discovered the best way to explore the possibilities of any lens: just put it on your camera and leave it there for a full day of shooting with no other lens whatsoever.

I've done that with the 17.5mm Nokton, 25mm Panaleica etc (duh! those a really classic focal lengths), but I have also done it with the ZD8mm FE, with the Rokinon 85mm and with the ZD150mm (not so obvious, right?).  Heck, on the day I was using the ZD8mmFE, I fortuitously walked into an air show and captured that event with 8mm.

There is no better way to jumpstart the creativity and getting to know your focal lengths.

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