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

Started Jan 24, 2018 | Discussions thread
Diacyclops81 Contributing Member • Posts: 691
Bought one, returned it

As others have noted the af hunting is an issue, and for macro work mf is often preferred so the comparison turned to legacy macros, like Nikkors, Canon FDs or similar. A quick comparison revealed no advantage in image quality over some of the best legacy lenses for  my purposes. A very nice lens, but I didn’t need it. However, a mint 35mm f3.5 macro Oly popped up for a very low price, and I have been very happy with it. Plastic yes, af hunting yes but maybe less than the 50, weather sealed no, but really good not only for a wider angle macro but also general use when a faster lens is not needed. I think you will discover no need for the 50 for portraits once you snag the 75.

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