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May 04, 2017
Fast & Compact Olympus 17mm f1.8
2 of 2 found this helpful A nice compact lens giving the equivalent angle of view of a 34mm lens on a 35mm sensor/fillm. Maybe not the sharpest wide open at f1.8 but so useful to be able to get that extra light in. Works well on my basic Panasonic G10, Micro Four Thirds (MFT) mount. The focus ring has end stops at close focus and infinity or pushing the focus ring forward allows infinity turn and auto focus capabilities. Annoyingly the manual focus ring goes past infinity which makes it a little harder to judge distances on the focus scale. No manual iris ring, aperture controlled through camera. The focus is electronic, no mechanics, so pulling focus in video mode is a little unnatural where the focus snaps in if the ring is moved too fast. All in all a great lens for micro four third cameras allowing you to get a shallow depth of field and lots of light.