Olympus M.Zuiko 45 mm F1.8 Blk

Sharp and fast lens but before getting it, look for Sigma 56mm f1. 4 for almost same price. Also, look for 45mm f1. 2 pro if you have alot of money.

Bought this as a prime lens for a LUMIX G9 I picked up. I’ve shot approximately 7,000 photos through it so far and the lens is brilliant. Extremely sharp throughout the aperture’s and light soaking when wide open. Probably one of the best photographic purchases I’ve made. It’s primary use case is portraiture but I use it for everything.

Introduced in 2011, this 45mm 1.8 Prime lens is still one of the sharpest MFT lenses around. Of course the 2018 -Olympus PRO 45mm f-1.2 is going to offer slightly more of everything, but only marginally more. The cost of the PRO 45mm is currently $1,400 Canadian, which is 3 times more than this lens I bought on Amazon. The images are tack sharp, the colours warm and flattering, the focus is both quiet and fast, and the "Bokeh" which all the Olympus haters go on about is feathery soft. Remember that a MFT 45mm works like a 90mm in the Full Frame Format, so if you are looking for a street lens, or something for architectural use, you might find the equally fine 17mm 1.8 or the 25mm 1.8 more to your liking. This 45mm lens loves portraits, and that is what I use it for. Can't go wrong with Olympus glass on your MFT camera.

Ett litet, behändigt, kompakt Olympus-objektiv med fast brännvidd 45 mm. Detta objektiv och brännvidden är idealisk för porträtt- / modefotografering, och avbildar ansikten optiskt korrekta utan distortion.

Non si può avere un corpo macchina micro4/3 senza avere una lente dedicata al ritratto. Questa lente è un capolavoro, costa poco, piccolina, nitida, passaggi tonali non eccelsi ma decisamente all'altezza dei palati più fini, basso contrasto e quindi buona resa sul ritratto. Ben corretta e gestisce bene le luci parassite

I got this to complement the Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro on the E-M1 body. I wasn't satisfied with the amount of DOF control I had with the 12-40, since its DOF was roughly equivalent to f/5.6 for 35mm, and that isn't quite shallow enough to isolate the subject from some backgrounds at certain distances. With the 45mm f/1.8, the DOF is about f/3.5 in 35mm, and that's close enough to f/2.8 visually (I did comparison tests with my 5D Mark III and 24-70mm f/2.8 L II), which is good enough for most of what I shoot. If I need DOF even more shallow than that, I'll just use my Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 with an adapter on the E-M1 (no autofocus though). The 45mm f/1.8 is quite sharp wide-open, and autofocuses just as quickly as the 12-40 Pro, while being very tiny and extremely light. I only use it to shoot wide-open for the shallow DOF look, and due to the focal length being about 90mm in 35mm equivalent, it's too long for most indoor shooting situations unless it's a large space, and you'd have to be quite far from the subject to get the full length figure in the shot, so that means you'd be shooting mostly head/bust/waist length portraits with it. Outdoors, if you are doing typical street style shooting, it'll be too long for a lot of situations, which is why I consider this mainly a specialty lens for portraits. It's not close-focusing so its macro capability is quite limited too. For the purpose it serves, it's an excellent lens at a great price. One of the best bang for the buck in the world of camera lenses.