Olympus OM 50mm f/1.4 Lens Review |
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OM 50mm f1.4. A beautifully made lens with a
fine precision movement feel to the focusing ring that has just enough
resistance that makes it a joy to focus. None of your Russian tank
grease here, these Olympus lenses have a lovely white, low viscosity
grease on the helix. On the Olympus lens I opened it was as fresh as
the day it left the factory, usually you can expect to be scraping crud
out of the threads on most lenses. The F stop ring is at the front
which takes some getting used to, on a lens this small usually it is a
rear aperture ring.
Wide open centre performance is above average, of the 5 50mm 1.4 lenses I have I would rate this as 3rd best after the Zeiss Planar and the Yashica ML for sharpness, but slightly better than the Super Takumar (non smc). Stopped down this has good sharpness but not outstanding like the zeiss. A nice lens for general use especially if you are expecting to have some evening shots without a tripod, you may just sneak some shots on a high ISO. I have also used this for shooting bands playing in a club with minimal lighting. It is a good solid general purpose lens.
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3Saturday, 25 February 2017 08:40
robg
The Zuiko 1.4/50 in on par with the Leica R Summilux 1.4/50 of same time. In fact, I prefer the colours of the Zuiko.
2Tuesday, 30 March 2010 19:48
Comprato da poco,lo uso su Canon 40D,lo uso per ritratti,Incarnato da favola,un obiettivo che abbellisce i ritratti rendendoli di una plasticita inpeccabile.Premetto che tengo sia il summilux il summicron 50/1,4 - 50/2.Ma non tengono il confronto con questa lente che Ă© un capolavoro.Complimenti alla Olympus
1Tuesday, 30 March 2010 19:46
Comprato da poco,lo uso su Canon 40D,lo uso per ritratti,Incarnato da favola,un obiettivo che abbellisce i ritratti rendendoli di una plasticita inpeccabile.Premetto che tengo sia il summilux il summicron 50/1,4 - 50/2.Ma non tengono il confronto con questa lente che Ă© un capolavoro.Complimenti alla Olympus