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Which Oly Macro: 50mm or 60mm?

Started Jun 13, 2014 | Questions thread
Levan Regular Member • Posts: 265
Re: Which Oly Macro: 50mm or 60mm?
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wpbarr wrote:

I would appreciate opinions and advice regarding which lens to choose. Weather-sealing is important, so I think I'm mostly limited to the 4/3 50mm f2.0 and m4/3 60mm f2.8 lenses. The lens will be mounted on an E-M1. Here is how I plan to use the lens:

  • organic still life (macro) - documentary & abstracts
  • inorganic still life (macro) - abstracts
  • I focus macro shots by rail at maximum distance
  • medium length telephoto for shallow DoF
  • primarily monopod/tripod, not hand-held
  • images will primarily be displayed electronically
  • only RAW mode will be used for macro shots
  • images will be cropped aggressively

Weight and bokeh quality are not important. I don't know if 1:1 is that important, so I would enjoy learning experiences and perspectives about magnification.

Thanks in advance.

Bill

Both lenses are quite good, but good old 50 is better for any purpose, except AF. amd, you can get EX-25 extension tube. 50mm with the extension tube is a powerful combo (giving AF speed is not priority).

I own both. When I want serious macro shots, I do use 50 (or combo depending on the magnification needed).

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