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

Started Jan 24, 2018 | Discussions thread
Marty4650
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I sold mine long ago

I sold off my 50mm f/2.0 Macro lens because I don't shoot very many macro photos. My 45mm f/1.8 was a much better match for my EM5, EM1 and GM1. It provided a relatively fast focusing portrait prime for me, making the 50mm f/2.0 fairly useless.

Mind you, it is an outstanding macro lens, but since I didn't take very many macros I got rid of it. And if I ever feel the need for a macro lens there are four outstanding ones available with native M4/3 mounts.

You still might want to buy that lens for yourself, especially if you find one cheap enough. For $100 or $150, it might be hard to pass up. And you really don't need fast AF or OIS for most macro shooting.

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