Long Term Pictorial Review: Olympus 75 f/1.8

I have finally gotten around to finish my review of the 75 f/1.8, and I want to share my impressions and pictures with you. The review can be found here, I hope you like it.

mshafik wrote:

I have finally gotten around to finish my review of the 75 f/1.8, and I want to share my impressions and pictures with you. The review can be found here, I hope you like it.

Many thanks.  You just emptied my wallet.

I'm sorry but reviews like yours should be illegal ;-).  I just bought 60/2.8 macro and am lusting after Oly 75.

Very nice photos!

I might be a few hundred short on the mortgage this month, well written and great images to show the capability.

lovely review. thanks to Olympus mega cash back offers, I have just acquired a nice black 75mm f1.8 as well

wolfeel wrote:

I'm sorry but reviews like yours should be illegal ;-). I just bought 60/2.8 macro and am lusting after Oly 75.

Solution is to own both. I do, and although the focal lengths are similar, the 60mm macro is designed for a different purpose than the 75mm. Also the 60mm macro is soo light and small, it really takes next to no space in ones day to day kit.

Being a Panny owner, I was reluctant to buy this without any kind of IS. But with my GX7, I use it to do a lot of street shooting.  It's great because you can put some distance between you and your subjects.

I do a lot of "nija style" photography so I don't like to make it obvious I taking someone's picture.

Thinking about getting rid of my Oly 45.

SF Photo Gal aka Faggurl

guess then using the 75 1.8 on an E-M1 with vertical grip may defeat the purpose of Ninja style photography

…realizing the potential of your equipment -- and demonstrating its capabilities (and your own)!

For me, the 75 is a bit long, I really do prefer to work with a shorter lens so I can be a bit nearer my subjects -- the Oly 45 is just right for me -- but you sure do make a powerful case for the 75mm!

Cheers, geoff

Good commentary.  Thank you.

I am and always have been interested in this lens. I have the panny 25 the oly 45 and would like to add this one but I have found since getting the oly 12-40 pro, I am using the primes less and less so really questioning if getting the 75 would give me anything that getting the upcoming 40-150 pro would not. So despite the fact that reviews like this one always make me want to give into gas, I think I am holding off to see what the quality of the 40-150 pro is going to look like

Your comparison to the Canon 200/2.8L lets me know how good the Oly 75/1.8 is.  The Canon is a suburb lens.  Used it for over 5 years.  Reluctantly sold it when I down sized my Canon kit.  But still have the even better 135/2.0 L.

Portability.  

wolfeel wrote:

I'm sorry but reviews like yours should be illegal ;-). I just bought 60/2.8 macro and am lusting after Oly 75.

Actually, I think all lens/camera reviews should be illegal, and you'd have to acquire a certain license or certificate that you're immune to GAS.

bigley Ling wrote:

wolfeel wrote:

I'm sorry but reviews like yours should be illegal ;-). I just bought 60/2.8 macro and am lusting after Oly 75.

Solution is to own both. I do, and although the focal lengths are similar, the 60mm macro is designed for a different purpose than the 75mm. Also the 60mm macro is soo light and small, it really takes next to no space in ones day to day kit.

I thought a few times about the 60 macro, and my impressions were that it is longer than the 75 but thinner, but your comment caught my attention, do you have a picture for both beside each other?

bigley Ling wrote:

guess then using the 75 1.8 on an E-M1 with vertical grip may defeat the purpose of Ninja style photography

LOL, that's intimidating.

Everytime someone mentions ninja photography, I try to imagine a busy street at midday with an actual ninja trying to be stealthy and take pictures, cracks me up.

Hen3ry wrote:

…realizing the potential of your equipment -- and demonstrating its capabilities (and your own)!

For me, the 75 is a bit long, I really do prefer to work with a shorter lens so I can be a bit nearer my subjects -- the Oly 45 is just right for me -- but you sure do make a powerful case for the 75mm!

Cheers, geoff

I am humbled, thanks for your compliment, and everyone else's. I still love my 45 a lot, would never get rid of it.