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23.6.2015

Before I had this lens, I thought the Olympus 45mm f/1.8 was very sharp - and it is, don't get me wrong - but this one is a tad sharper at the same apertures and also gets sharp corners a bit sooner. It is simply one of the best lenses I have used, and where I kept the 45mm at f4 to get corner-to-corner sharpness, I kept this one at f2.8.Now, there is one caveat which I never hear mentioned. If you look at lens tests with their charts and test scenes and you scrutinise it for sharpness and detail, this one will of course ace those tests, as it should. Now, what almost no one ever talks about is how lenses have different sharpness at different ranges. Macro lenses tend to be optimised for close focus,meaning that some - not all - will not be as sharp at infinity. Long tele lenses tend more often to be optimised for mid-range to infinity rather than close focus. Sometimes you have lenses that are perfectly balanced and sharp through their entire focus range, but this is rarely the case.As I was doing my initial testing of this lens, I found it to be very, very sharp at close focus and middle distances, but when I was shooting a distant tree line and comparing it to my Olympus 40-150mm f4-5.6, the cheap zoom actually had a bit of an edge in sharpness, if not in colour rendition. A fascinating result, I think. Copy-to-copy variation might be the cause, who knows, but as my intended shooting for the 75mm would be mostly close range anyway, I didn't let it phase me. I still have some nice, sharp cloud photos done with the 75mm, but I know those could have been a tad sharper.Build quality is absolutely excellent. It is comfortably solid and heavy feeling, reminding me of bright Leica lenses or 80's primes. Unfortunately it also doesn't balance so well on smaller M43 cameras, so for my Panasonic GM-1, it wasn't the best lens to shoot with, making me have to use shutter speeds of 1/250 to be sure of a non-blurry photo. Not ideal, but often worth it for the pictures.And, speaking of the pictures, they have invariably been lovely, sharp,having good colour straight out of the camera, and have required little post processing to give them that little bit of oomph that sometimes is needed. People used to go one about that 3D Leica look - probably they still do - and with a lens like this, you can get a bit of that look too.No other lens I have used since I had a Leica M6 has reminded me so much of the look of the photos from the Summicron 50mm - not the angle of view, of course, but in that inscrutable feel of the picture. They simply pop with all their fine texture detail and rich colours.If you have a Panasonic GM, I'd probably recommend you get the 45mm f/1.8 as it is so much more comfortable to use as well as being the best value for money ever - but for any of the bigger M43 cameras, the 75mm is simply a must-have. Even if you think you don't need the focal length or the brightness, once you try it, you'll realise it is the thing that has been missing from your camera, and you'll wonder how you ever made do without it.
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6.7.2016

I always wanted this lens but the price and relatively limited use case has put me off up to now. A recent dabble with a cheap Panasonic zoom that I sent back made me reconsider. I realised I didn't need a massively long zoom, just a reasonable telephoto to give the compressed perspective, and a fast lens to give control over depth of field. This is more like it! I'm happy now.I've been using the Olympus 12–40 f2.8 for a while so I was pleasantly surprised to find this lens feels quite a bit smaller than that. The barrel is noticeably slimmer and it's a bit lighter. I was afraid it might be too big and heavy but it's really not.Two things are quickly obvious when you use it. It's longer (focal-length wise)than you expect, so you have to figure out just when it's worth getting out. It's obvious for portraits, but for other things you have to rethink your composition and walk back, back and back a bit more! But it's worth making the effort so you can use it as often as possible. The big thing is that it turns ordinary things into art. Really? Yes, really. Not for every shot, obviously, but in the short time I've had it I've taken what I reckon is arguably my best shot ever. Perhaps part of this is how it makes you think in a new way about composition, but clearly part of it is the delicious image quality. Optically it's easily the best lens I own (apart from the purple fringing*) and easily surpasses lenses like the 45mm f/1.8, which I previously thought was amazing but now seems rather lacking in contrast and sharpness.It's also a very beautiful lens to hold and handle. *The only real deficiency optically is quite bad purple fringing on high contrast edges. I've been taking photos at sunny classic-car shows and those lovely chrome grilles glow purple (at f/4.0 at least) and need a lot of correction in Lightroom. Also, I wish this lens had the pull-back manual focus ring that other Olympus lenses have, and especially that it was weatherproof like my 12–40. And of course that it came with a bloomin' hood (I've bought the JJC version which is perfect so not a huge issue really)...But you know these faults and they shouldn't put you off buying this iconic lens.
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20.8.2014

A perfect portrait lens.Although a longer focal length than a traditional portrait lens (angle of view if equivalent to 150mm on a full frame camera, significantly longer than the 'traditional' 85mm angle of view), this lens will require shooting a portrait from a greater distance, resulting in a more flattering photo. This also allows the photographer to take candid portraits across a crowded room, although in a small room, the lens may be a little too large.The lens is large by m4/3 standards, however still incredibly discreet, and balances well on OMD-EM5 and EM1 cameras. It feels a little large for my EP1, which lacks the grip to hold a lens this length steady easily.The wide aperture allows use in lower light levels (I use it as a wedding photographer,often in a darker churches where flash is forbidden) and allows the photographer to isolate the subject from the background if desired, either obscuring distracting elements in the frame with blur, or creating a creamy bokeh effect.It is possibly the most solid lens I have owned, including many all metal 1970's prime lenses, so I do not expect any mechanical problems. It is durable enough to stash in a pocket when not on the camera.The focus ring has a lovely damped feel, no play, just enough resistance to allow precise focussing when working in manual mode.Image quality is well covered in other reviews, and I agree it is flawless. The lens shows no chromatic aberration (in my experience, although not a pixel peeper) and resists flare well.Drawbacks (Lens hood, Lens cap)It is a shame Olympus didn't throw a lens hood into the package. You can buy cheap non branded hoods for this lens though.The lens cap is taken off by pinching caps on the edges, this mechanism means the cap can be unclipped from the lens in a tight bag. Olympus have used caps on other lenses where this can't happen by moving the catches towards the centre of the cap. The Olympus metallic logo plate on the front of the cap has fallen off, so could do with improved glue, but is easy to stick on again (or not bother).
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25.4.2020

I have owned this lens for a couple of years now. The performance is nothing short of stunning and it has a deserved reputation as one of the sharpest lenses available, if not the sharpest, for the micro four thirds system.CA is very well controlled, even at full aperture. Talking of full aperture, this lens like most MFT lenses, performs excellently wide-open, although for head and shoulders portraits, I tend to stop it down to f2.8 to keep nose, eyes and ears in sharp focus.The out of focus areas are smooth. In this department, it falls a little short of the 'creamy' effect delivered by the Olympus 45mm f1.2 PRO, but that lens was built to do just that. When comparing lenses,remember to compare like with like.Construction is all metal and of exceptionally high quality. Focusing is fast and snappy, as one would expect for an Olympus MSC lens. Since the 75mm lacks the Olympus push-pull clutch mechanism, manual focus is 'focus-by-wire' but is precise.Size wise, it's the largest Olympus non-pro prime lens, but comfortably smaller and lighter than the Olympus 12-40mm f2.8, for which this lens is a fine companion. With caps fitted, it measures 85mm tall sitting on my desktop.You don't get a lens hood, but you should buy one. Keeping the sun off the front element of your lens is essential for maintaining good image contrast, and the deep Olympus metal hood also affords great protection from lens damage without resorting to putting cheap glass filters on your high quality lens. The metal JJC version - LH-J61F - is very good fit, practically identical to the branded one, reverses on to the front of the lens for storage and is significantly cheaper (sorry Olympus, that was deserved).The 75mm f1.8 has been on the market for some years now. It's an Olympus statement piece. If you have the funds and can use the focal length, buy one.
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4.5.2018

# Update over a year on.. I’ve now got 5 Olympus lenses inc. a Pro 300m f4 and this 75mm is still my favourite lens.. fantastic for portraits .. let’s me take great shots without subjects feeling as if you’re on top of them..lovely bokeh.. using it now with the Olympus EM1X .. worth the money.I thought hard about this one after reading a lot of very positive reviews - I take a lot of shots at cycle race events.. in balance I take more portraits than action shots.. quite often from a distance of 5-10 metres .. the 75mm sounded ideal. It did catch me out a few times to start where I was just too close to the subject and had to physically move back a few meters.I've started with a new Pen F and a 17mm and 75mm Primes rather than a kit lens and I'm yet to buy a telephoto. Have to say my first trial shots indoors in low light in the evening were pretty stunning.. shots I would never have been able to take with my older Nikon kit. I read one article where the writer suggested this lens was helping him turn 'shots into art' .. and I can see what he means .. some of the simplest shots .. with the lovely bokeh the lens creates show a lot of promise .. so I'm very pleased so far, this will certainly help me take things to a new level. It's quite heavy for it's size .. metal with a fair bit of glass I guess! .. but not a problem. Feels very high quality compared to some of my previous lenses. I've added a couple of shots - B&W jpegs straight out of the camera .. might be a little quality lost through posting on Amazon but they give an idea
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27.1.2013

I've been fortunate enough to own some stunning lens in the past few years (Canon 35mm f1.4L, 135mm f2L, Nikon 70-200 2.8 VR) but the Olympus 75mm 1.8 can sit comfortably along side those. Everything from the build quality, sharpness, colour and handling are spot on, it's comfortably the best piece of glass available on the Micro 4/3s system.I use it on a Panasonic G5 but don't find the lack of IS an issue, it's fast enough (and ISO performance is now good enough) that it isn't a major concern. It handles brilliantly, it's a weighty (but not heavy) lens.The lack of a hood is really disappointing for a lens costing this much.Olympus really are shooting themselves in the foot as many people appear to be buying a 3rd party hood anyway.
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25.7.2013

First: I live in Portugal and unbelievable I received my lens 22 hours from the time that I ordered it.The lens arrived in good condition and I have taken around thirty pictures with it since it arrived. Each one is clear and as good as I hoped it would be. I have an Olympus OM-D E-M5 which has a 2X feature; with this button pressed I get a 150mm lens. While I did not order the lens for this purpose I now know that I can take very good pictures using the 2X with this lens. An added bonus.I was looking at the Olympus M Zukio 17 mm when I noticed all the reviews are for the wrong lens - 45 mm not 17 mm. Also my own review of my 75 mm is in the 17 mm comment also.Something is very messed up!!!!
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3.12.2014

This lens is simply stunning. I am inclined to always try and squeeze in its use for inappropriate subjects because it's rendering, contrast and sharpness are beautiful. Furthermore on the Olympus EM1 there is no focus hunt.I don't see any edge effects or consider it too soft at 1.8 for what is intended to be a portrait useThe other reviewers are right Leica Zeiss should be very concerned by this. Furthermore it easily outshines my best Nikon stuff. The last line of defence for these guys is the limitations of the MFT sensor but if the format continues to thrive at the current rate they will get there...Oh and buy the way it is beautifully made weighty smooth metal

16.2.2015

Introduction;Pros;+ Superb feel / build quality,+ Lovely focal length on m4/3 system,+ Fantastic subject isolation.+ I know it lends itself to being a portrait lens, but use it for other subjects, its rendering flatters so many different situations...Cons;- Cost, but you do get what you pay for,- Size, for a system made to be small+light it is fairly big+heavy, I guess there's only so much bending of the laws of physics you can do though...Conclusion;If you can justify the cost, Olympus have created a show stopper here with very little drawbacks (if I were you - I'd find away to justify it).

7.12.2013

If you're reading this, you've no doubt done your research and are wondering about pulling the trigger. Just do it. You will not regret it. I bought this from another retailer(about £200 cheaper for the black version) for my new OMD EM1 and it's easily the best photography related decision i've ever made. Believe the hype, it really is that sharp. The bokeh is out of this world and it just feels great to hold. Some would argue that its 35mm equivalent focal range(150mm) is too long for portraits; the truth is if you have a lens this good in your bag, you'll find reasons to use it.

29.5.2015

A simply fantastic lens. The 75mm produces results close to the 35-100mm f/2 for the older 4/3 system in terms of creamy out of focus backgrounds for portraits, though at this focal length of the m4/3 system it's more of an outdoor portrait lens unless you're in a big room or you're shooting head and shoulders portraits. The build quality is exception and although it's nowhere near as light and small as the 45mm prime, it's still a very, very compact lens considering it's focal length and light gathering capabilities. Probably my favourite for the m4/3 system so far.

4.12.2015

This is an absolutely stunning lens! Prior to purchasing this lens, my favourite M4/3 lens were the Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 45mm 1.8 and Panasonic Lumix LUMIX G X VARIO 35-100mm 2.8 Lens, on my Lumix GX7, as I am mainly interested in portraiture. The sharpness at all apertures and the lovely bokeh makes this an absolute must have lens for anyone using a M4/3 system who shoots mainly portraits.If you're you want optimum quality on M4/3 then this is the lens will satisfy the most demanding user.I would recommend this lens without reservation.

18.1.2013

I'd been watching the price of this for some time, waiting for it to come down and sure enough it did. Excellent lens, really pleased with it. Captures light really nicely and gives a lovely rendering. Very sharp and although I thought that it might not be good for portraits, it is in face excellent. Focus is fairly close for this length of lens, around 5 or 6 ft so it's very useful indeed. It seems to chatter slightly when changing from really bright light to dark but it's much less so than the Panasonic 25mm 1.4 and not really bothersome.

20.2.2019

When you take a picture of an old woman 8 feet away, you get home to review said photo and are struck in wonder at the facial hair on her upper lip, you begin to understand the calibre of this lens.It is sharp across the aperture range.I find the focal length fantastic for candid photography, portraits and gigs. As it so compact, no one realises your getting a shot of them.Framing can be difficult but I just learnt to use my feet and anticipate my subjects. Faster shutter speed and steady hands are needed for this longer focal length.

26.6.2015

This is a very high quality lens. Edge to edge sharpness even at full aperture. The size and weight for the micro 4:3 system is high but given the maximum aperture it has to be expected, compared to full size systems its small and light. The focal length of 75mm (150mm for 35mm systems) could be regarded as neither here nor there but having previously used a 40-150 micro 4:3 zoom I realised I was often in the middle of that range. Still to try the lens in town at night but from other reviews I understand the bokeh to be also outstanding.

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