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Olympus 45mm vs Olympus 60mm macro for food photography

Started Dec 11, 2014 | Discussions thread
JeanPierre Martel Veteran Member • Posts: 3,304
Re: Olympus 45mm vs Olympus 60mm macro for food photography
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innatelychatty wrote:

I am now in the market for a second prime lens. Ideally it would be a lens for both food and portrait photography, but if I had to prioritize one it would have to be food (recipes, restaurant dishes, etc. - so a lens that works well in low-light situations). I am looking at either the Oly 45mm f/1.8 lens or the Oly 60mm f/2.8 macro lens.

You choice will depend on the angle of view that you need. Because they are quite different.

If you have to be really, really near, the M.Zuiko 60mm allows to make close-ups on the seeds at the surface of a strawberry. If you'd rather take a picture of a whole dish, you'll appreciate the wider-angle provided by the M.Zuiko 45mm.

Both are very sharp. So that's not a question of IQ. The M.Zuiko 45mm is brighter that the M.Zuiko 60mm.

So, in a nutshell, it's more a question of photographic style.

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