This is the sharpest micro four thirds I own which includes a Panasonic Lumix 20mm f/1.7 (great), 14mm f'/2.5 (very good), and 42.5mm f/1.7 (also great). Allowing for terrific subject separation, depth of field and wonderful bokeh, the 75mm f/1.8 is a universally praised lens and was highly recommended in every review I read - including this one. I use B&W filters on all my lenses, mostly because of shooting style (fast), and definitely on this one. I purchased a JJC lens hood which works perfectly and easily costs half the Olympus lens hood. I use an Olympus E-P5 which is a great value for the money - used, in perfect condition (although the new Pen F looks fantastic but at three times the price). While this is a fairly large and heavy lens, it is by no means unmanageable, and it's weight is quickly forgotten when looking at the superb images this lens is capable of. Buy it..., you'll love it!!Read full review
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This is an excellent fast 75mm lens for my Olympus EM 1 camera. With the camera's built in image stabilization, I am able to obtain sharp photos handheld photos with excellent color rendition. It is truly amazing what excellent results I am able to achieve hand held. This is equivalent to a full frame 150mm lens so it is on the telephoto side so it may not be right for every situation such as indoor small rooms. But for portraits, the f 1.8 produces aperture produces amazing results. This lens works equally well on my Panasonic GH4.
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Don't get me wrong, this is an outstanding lens. But at its regular retail price of $899 it's no bargain. It's not weather sealed and the hood is not included. For a prime at this price it should be. If you can find a used one for a few hundred less than retail, then it become a good value. It's very sharp with good contrast wide open but it gets ultra sharp just stopping down slightly. It's all metal and very well machined. It's focus by wire with no stops for manual focus. It has some heft to it for a m/43's lens but not overly heavy. It balances nicely on OMD bodies.
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There's nothing about this lens that isn't superlative. Very sharp. Build quality unsurpassed. Very nice bokeh. It is like a piece of fine jewelry. I have not yet had a bad shot using this lens. The only negative thing that can be said about it can also be said about any prime lens: You may have to be able to back up to compose a shot that will be within the confines of your viewfinder. Other than that, there are no negative features. This is one of the best lenses (perhaps the very best lens) I have ever used. Dan T.
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The good news is that this lens is very sharp and renders the out of focus areas very nicely. The bad news is that trying to manually focus this lens is a real pain. This is why it's a 4-star lens for me and not a 5-star lens. I was shooting at night with this lens recently and my model was being lit by a flash without a modeling light, it was too dark for auto-focus but I usually have no problem with manual focus but with this lens it took me quite a while to even figure out if I was focused in front of the model or behind her. Whether this lens is a good value is something you'll have to decide for yourself. If you're planning on shooting portraits, the focal length is long enough that you'll either need to be outside or in a reasonably large room indoors - for that reason I know a lot of people who buy this lens end up not using it very often. On the other hand I've heard people who shoot stage performances or indoor sports say that this is a go to lens. ebay is also asking whether this lens is durable. Honestly I don't know; I only got it a few days ago. I suspect it's about as durable as any other micro-four-thirds lens. I certainly haven't done any destructive testing but if you drop it on to concrete from waist level, it will probably break.Read full review
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