When a lens is so low cost that you’ll purchase it once more, regardless that you already personal one, it is an incredible deal!
That is the case with the Olympus 45mm f/1.8, which is simply £155 at Amazon proper now – that is nearly what I paid for my copy of the lens second-hand, however that is the value model new! You save £124 on the £279 common value.
I take advantage of it a lot, on sufficient totally different digicam our bodies, that at this value I’ll get a spare for my second digicam bag.
The Olympus M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 (evaluate) was the primary lens I purchased after I bought an Oly mirrorless digicam – and to this present day it is nonetheless one of many finest portrait lenses you should purchase.
In full-frame phrases it is a 90mm lens, which is a traditional focal size for portraiture. That, mixed with the quick f/1.8 aperture, will allow you to create luxurious topic separation and exquisite background blur.
It has been my go-to lens for portraiture for over a decade – it is simply my most used lens. And it isn’t simply nice for portraiture; 90mm can be a enjoyable focal size for road images – particularly for those who’re not the kind of one who likes to stand up in somebody’s grill with a 35mm.
Check out just a few pictures I’ve shot with this good lens:
And this lens is tiny – I imply, genuinely tiny. Simply take a look at the dimensions of it within the picture under, in comparison with a can of soda!
Genuinely sufficiently small to slot in your pocket, pop this on entrance of your Olympus or OM System digicam and you have got a strong portrait machine that is sufficiently small to take wherever.
And naturally, as a result of Micro 4 Thirds is an open commonplace, this lens works completely on any Micro 4 Thirds digicam – whether or not it is a Lumix, Blackmagic or anything.
Even for those who’re by no means shot portraits earlier than, at simply £155 this actually is an unmissable value – taken it from somebody who’s about to purchase his second copy!
The finest Olympus / OM System lenses make up an enormous share of the finest Micro 4 Thirds lenses.