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

Started Jan 24, 2018 | Discussions thread
dougjgreen1 Veteran Member • Posts: 4,068
Great lens, but I had one and sold it - here's why

I had one from a 4/3 kit I had acquired at a fantastic price a while back.   And while it is a spectacularly sharp lens, I could  never find a niche where I would use it within Micro 4/3.  So I sold it.

For Macros, I prefer legacy manual focus (and I use both an older 50mm f3.5 Minolta Rokkor MD, and a Tamron SP 90mm f2.5).  These lenses are just as sharp as the Oly.

For portraiture, I prefer a Sigma 60mm f2.8 - and it too is just as sharp as the Oly 50mm.  It is also FAR faster for AF - and it can also double as a very good macro lens with the addition of a good front achromat screw-on.

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