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Not sure I'm feeling the Olympus 75mm f/1.8...

Started Jan 11, 2015 | Discussions thread
Skeeterbytes Forum Pro • Posts: 23,182
Re: Not sure I'm feeling the Olympus 75mm f/1.8...

Encountered two issues when I first got mine: blown exposures in sunlight shooting at 1.8 and pretty heavy purple fringing with strongly backlit subjects at wide apertures.

The first is more or less cured moving to the E-M1 and its 1/8000 shutter and the second requires either stopping down in those situations and/or corrections in Lightroom.

IBIS of course drops the low shutter speed by stops.

Have not found min focus distance to be an issue but suppose that could be addressed with an extension tube.

In sum, for me the strengths far outweigh the shortcomings, but it's also expensive enough to be an unwanted camera bag orphan for occasional use. My closest equivalent lens weighs pounds so the 75 is a refreshingly tiny substitute.

Cheers,

Rick

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