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Olympus 4/3 mount 50 f/2 - worth it?

Started Jan 24, 2018 | Discussions thread
ahaslett
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Re: Olympus 4/3 mount 50 f/2 - worth it?

It's the perfect lens to relieve GAS - the reference lens for FT sensor testing.  It's sharp and renders well.  MF is very tactile and it works well as a macro.

A used copy is good value.  I'm more than happy with AF on my EM1.1.  If AF on the Panny 20/1.7 is too slow for you then the 50mm is not for you.  It doesn't have a focus limiter, so initial acquisition can be slow unless you prefocus.

If you don't like it, then you won't lose much reselling it.  It seems like the perfect complement to the strengths of the 12-40 Pro.

Andrew

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