75mm F1.8 Olympus lens topic

AmandaNL

Got mine today :-)

Feels very solid!

DrDave

Jealous. Lend it to me when you are away. Don't bother taking it off the camera, I can manage. Ditto for the hood.

AmandaNL

Clip with 75mm handheld @ ISO200 F18 (did not bring ND with me)

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Another reviews:

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Vitaliy_Kiselev

http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2012/10/19/the-olympus-75-1-8-lens-quick-review-on-the-om-d-e-m5/

Vitaliy_Kiselev

http://www.ephotozine.com/article/olympus-m-zuiko-digital-75mm-f-1-8-lens-review-20557

Incredible optical performance for the price
Very good build quality
Lightweight
Compact

cinevoyeur

I just got this lens the other day and noticed that it makes a vey quiet, yet noticeable grinding sound when focusing manually. Is that normal? It also makes a noise when focusing automatically. I have the panasonic shotgun mic attached to the GH3 for audio recording and it definitely picks up the sound. Is my lens defective or is this normal for this lens? I don't notice it on my 17mm or 45mm, but haven't tested.

Would love some direction on this. You can hear it in this video at around the three second mark - small clicking sounds.

jhero

Tried it on both my GH3 and GH2, seems to be doing the same sound but it's not that noticeable unless I really put my ear to it. Cameras set to MF

Also, on both cameras, if I set them to AFS and rotate the focus barrel, it does not make the grinding sound

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Olympus 75mm f1.8 Field Test

http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2013/04/19/olympus-75mm-f1-8-field-test-on-the-e-m5-2-weeks-in-burma-by-barnaby-robson/

Vitaliy_Kiselev

The Olympus M.Zuiko 75mm f/1.8 ED is, by quite a margin, the best micro-four-thirds lens that we have tested to date. It is ultra-sharp straight from f/1.8 and in fact, it is basically diffraction-limited so stopping down doesn't really improve the image quality anymore.

http://www.photozone.de/m43/830-oly75f18?start=1

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Olympus 75mm f/1.8 Lens Review

As with the other Olympus lenses we have review lately, the 75mm f/1.8 does not disappoint. It does a great job of creating crisp, clear images with little to no distortions.

http://www.digitalcamerareview.com/default.asp?newsID=5267&review=olympus+75mm+f1.8+lens+MFT+OM-D+E-M5

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Overall, the M.Zuiko Digital 75mm f/1.8 is one of the sharpest lenses we've ever tested. In real-life situations we would not hesitate using it at any aperture setting except f22, which is not a common f-stop to use on a telephoto lens anyway.

http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/olympus_m_zuiko_digital_75mm_f_18_review/

johnnymossville

@Vitaliy_Kiselev

"Could be really good line: 12mm, new 14mm F1.8, new 17mm F1.8, new 25mm F1.8, 45mm F1.8, 75mm F1.8, and 150 F1.8 :-)"

Indeed, This would be a dream setup for mft.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

http://www.bestmirrorlesscamerareviews.com/2014/03/17/in-search-of-sharpness-portrait-session-with-the-m-zuiko-75mm-f1-8/

Umii

Just picked one of these up the other day and finally had a chance to try it out yesterday on my GH3 with 77mm Tiffen VND filter all at f1.8 to my amateur eye it looks totally usable wide open like that. I couldn't find any cats :) Really like it.