about a week ago i’ve finally received the olympus m.zuiko 45mm f1.8 lens from amazon germany. i want to show some test shots here to demonstrate what this lens is (at least) capable of. i’m using it on the already venerable olympus e-pl1. i guess the autofocus performance will be better on the newer (e-p(l)3 and e-pm1) models. after some trials to shoot portraits wide open i think that a better autofocus performance and probably the possibility to program focusing on the eyes or even on the closer eye would help tremendously if it’s not a formal portrait session. this is due to the really thin depth of field the 90mm equivalent deliver at f1.8. i think i will find out about the benefits of a faster autofocus probably next year ;)
as always there are no people here, so if you are looking for genuine portrait examples i cannot help you here. but i still hope that you enjoy what i have. if you click on the images you will find a bigger version (though not original size) if you are interested in a little pixel peeping. i don’t see any flaws with the image quality of the lens by the way. it’s tack sharp, there is no vignetting or at least a lot less than on the lumix 20mm, the amount of chromatic aberration is neglectable, it has good contrast and the bokeh is very nice in most situations. but i think a lens hood might prove helpful in bright light but that’s practically true of all lenses.
bar (f2.2)
lampion (f1.8)
2 mannequins (f1.8)
2 mannequins 2 (f1.8)
lonely guitar (f1.8)
bruschetta semplice (f1.8)
window frames (f2.5)
continental (f1.8)
nails (f1.8)
the lab (f1.8)
the disappointed tree (f1.8)
