This lens is worth every penny

I _really_ like this lens on my Olympus om-d em-1.  It focuses quickly, and where it's in focus, it's tack sharp, and the bokeh is as smooth as could be desired.

It does landscapes:

A mountain in the Eastern Sierras

Candids:

In the hot springs

Portraits:

On a hike

Sports in a relatively dark gym:

On the run

For what it is-- a 150mm equivalent lens-- I find it to be as perfect as I could ask for.

DItto

Nice to see a good landscape with such a long lens. I find it difficult to shoot/compose an interesting landscape with such a long lens, but you've done a great job here.

A nice, short, well-illustrated summary. However, you forgot to mention, the lens just looks great, too. I think it dresses up any camera you mount it on.

mmr wrote:

I _really_ like this lens on my Olympus om-d em-1. It focuses quickly, and where it's in focus, it's tack sharp, and the bokeh is as smooth as could be desired.

It does landscapes:

A mountain in the Eastern Sierras

Candids:

In the hot springs

Portraits:

On a hike

Sports in a relatively dark gym:

On the run

For what it is-- a 150mm equivalent lens-- I find it to be as perfect as I could ask for.

Great examples from a great lens, I know it shouldn’t matter to us "serious photographers" but the lens is also a thing of beauty  I am currently debating with myself between it an the 60mm macro, the macro is probably going to win out as it is more useful to what I commonly shoot.

And like the others said, it looks a million bucks (even though I got it for a steal from eBay).

Jim Salvas wrote:

A nice, short, well-illustrated summary. However, you forgot to mention, the lens just looks great, too. I think it dresses up any camera you mount it on.

The subject in frame three is clearly admiring the photographer's lens. 🤔

Nice shots. Like others I am impressed with the first landscape image -- simply a nice image.

I have sweated over getting this lens, which is still very much on my radar screen. I am a pretty dedicated zoom user, and find that I just don't shoot my prime lenses that much.

However, since I shoot corporate events professionally, the idea of using the 75mm in low light conference room with the DTC is really inviting. Being able to get OOC images with a 300mm FOV @ f/1.8 would greatly enhance my low light shooting ability.

I'm still looking for that 'bargain' priced used one, but sooner or later will own this lens.

Greg,

If it's any help, I took these in the kind of environment you're thinking of, although there was some natural light available close by.

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/56894750

Thanks!

Thank you!  It's interesting-- once I started shooting landscapes with this lens, I started using it in conjunction with wider lenses.  There are definitely times when I see a feature that I want to capture where a tighter viewing angle definitely helps remove noise on the sides (if that makes sense)

May have been a prime factor in her approval of the purchase

I find myself using the 12-40 for macro.  Yes, it's just 0.7x, but it gets the job done quite well, I think:

Peach flower (the flower is about 1cm tall)

I actually backed out, because I wanted the branch to be part of the composition, but you can definitely get closer.  I would say that if you're going for insects or things that would react to the lens, then yeah, the larger working distance of the 60mm would help.

I love that drive

Thanks!

If I were doing an event shooting gig, I would either go with the 25mm f/1.4 or stick with your 12-40 if you find yourself needing the zoom versatility.  75mm is awesome for a lot of things, but if you're within a few feet of your subject, it can get really tricky.  Both of the people in those photos were pretty far away when I took their pictures.  That said, I'm really looking forward to using this lens for school plays.