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

Started Jan 24, 2018 | Discussions thread
gary payne Senior Member • Posts: 1,026
Re: I sold mine long ago

The primary trouble with the Pana and Oly 42.5/45mm primes is that neither are suited for macro although otherwise they are well respected.  This is also true of the new super fast pro editions.

So we do at least get a dual purpose lens with the 4/3 Oly 50mm and if you're traveling light it can be combined with the Oly 12mm f2, the Pana 20mm f1.7 to make a great set of ranges in a small bag.

The forum pros on this particular thread don't generally seem to feel the 50mm is any better than the similar-range competition.  The formal reviews suggest otherwise, especially in  resolution where its sharpness apparently exceeds measurement capability, although for me there is the hard to define overall rendering that keeps it in my bag of carry-on.

It's such a good value too if you have an EM1 body to focus it.

gp

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