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

Started Jan 24, 2018 | Discussions thread
OP aliasfox Senior Member • Posts: 1,375
Re: Bought one, returned it

Diacyclops81 wrote:

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.

Well, that's the thing: I already have the 45/1.8 and 75/1.8, but I also have an E-M1 with MMF3 and the EC-14. I'm cool with leisurely AF (can fall back on the 45/1.8 if needed for portraiture), but still wondering if <$200 for an adapted f/2 macro/portrait is worth it, or just go for the (possibly less sharp) 60mm.

I think part of it is that I think I want the 50mm, but have never especially desired the 60mm for some reason.

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