That 200% extract from that horse, well. That one convinces me to go ahead and buy myself one. I saw a couple of them for about 300$ (Canadian) Now, I always like your videos for ONE main reason: No gimmicks, no ding bells, and no-nonsense vocabulary. Just info and personal experience. UNEDITED stuff. YES! Thank you! On a personal note: You have the looks of a hawk and the eyes of a child. The accent really sells big. Greetings from Montreal, Canada!!
Why thank you. Montreal, a place I’ve wanted to visit for years since I saw the olympics there on tv many years ago. The other place is Brampton as it’s named after the town I live in. Best wishes to Canada
One of my favorite lenses for a tiny setup. Its tiny size makes it looks unintimidating but it has a decent reach of a short telephoto lens. Very suitable for street photography stealthy snap "the shy object" that you don't want to get too close. its close-up focus range also makes it quite versatile as well. I think it fits rather well with my GX85 as it kinda looks awkward on a bigger body. There's not much love for this lens making it very affordable in the used market.
I had this lovely, tiny Zuiko lens for a couple of years before trading it to 'upgrade' to the Lumix equivalent, thinking it might be 'better' as it cost more. Well, there is absolutely no difference in image quality, and for some inexplicable reason, I preferred using the Zuiko, even though it's almost the same size as the Lumix 42.5mm. So particularly if bought second-hand, this Zuiko is an absolute must have (bargain) lens.
I own and use the 45mm f/1.8 Olympus. It was the third lens I purchased for my micro 4/3 because based on my shooting style, I rely more on normal and wide lenses than telephoto lenses. I use the 45 for still-life, products, half-length portraits, head & shoulder portraits, face portraits, reportage, and street. The 20mm f/1.7 Panasonic normal lens was the first lens I purchased and the 14mm f/2.5 Panasonic wide-angle lens was the second. The fourth lens I purchased was the 14-45mm f/3.5 - f/5.6 zoom which I used as a backup to my three prime lenses. The fifth lens I purchased was a Panasonic 45-200mm f/4 - f/5.6 to use when I needed something longer than 45mm in focal length. The last lens I purchased was a refurbished 17mm f/2.8 because it cost me only $75 and I could use it as a backup for the 45/20/14 three-lens combo that I normally used.
Amazing, instructive, informative, inspiring and enlightening. In short, genius! You show that it is not necessary to have the most expensive gear in order to create really captivating images. Thank you so very much for your continuous contribution to letting us novices understand photography. 🤗🥰📷🇳🇴
This was, indeed, my third MFT lens back in ... well. It's a keeper. An idea re: lens hood for this one, perhaps. I like to use those collapsible rubber lens hoods. Affordable, collapsible (as the name says), and, by way of its rubber, it's a good protection in case you knock the lens. The collar may break after a number of years of heavy use, but, hey.
Hi Brian Got this lens about 2 years ago used on ebay and love it. I bought myself a hood(metal) also,but a generic hood and not the original olympus but it work very good.Never had any problem with the lens.
My first m4/3 prime lens - I came from original 4/3 where I had their 50mm f/2.0, which also was really good. Your last picture with the horse's eye has a bit of "noise" - do you know DxO noise reduction programs - I myself have just 'invested' in the program DxO PureRaw, and it completely removes one of the disadvantages of 4/3 compared to the 35mm cameras - higher noise level. It is really amazingly easy to use, efficient and quality. I have the Om-d e-m1.1 and yes, it is soon 8 years old, which is seen especially in the noise level, but with DxO's help, it manages for a while yet.
I use this on my E-M5 mk2 and mk3, its the best lens I have ever owned by a country mile, tack sharp every time. I'm just down the road from you in Kirkby Thore.
Lovely video. I love this lens, though I px'd it for the 'leicasonic' 45mm macro. Some years ago, I had the good fortune to produce a video for the British Railways Property Board, showing the results of some of their partnerships with local councils. One of the featured structures was Lambley Viaduct, and I recorded an interview with the then mayor on the top of it. Small world 🙂📷
Hello Brian, great video...the plastic ring at the front comes off so Olympus adaptors fit (fish eye, wide, tele and macro) they are a bayonet fitting so they dont screw on to the filter thread.
You can share the lens hood with 14-42/3.5-5.6 tho.. even the ring is identical. And there IS NO FOCAL LENGTH RECALCULATION (crop factor) for stabilization. It simply is 45mm lens no matter what system and what sensor is behind. You are always stabilising 45mm.. and similar for those old rules that if you are shooting with such lens, you should have about 1/50s shutter to prevent shake. But that applies for film era resolution. With increasing resolution, you will need shorter shutter. In reality I can do nice pics with this lens using 1/15s thanks to IBIS. If IBIS is off, then it is shaky up to about 1/30s depending on hands. Of course 1/100s is very safe for such lens. DOF behaves similar to FF 45mm F1.8 lens. It is just cropped, so if you are using some small subject in the middle, what else you expect than shallow DOF? :D The DOF changes with distance only, so unless you try to compare identical framing that will require 2x the distance for MFT, it simply behaves like any other 45mm lens. And yes 50mm lenses are "sharp" or rather have good resolution and contrast, because those are well known designs for decades. This one is not much different...
Good compact pancake lens but not quite as sharp as the Oly 45mm. The Pan GX PZ14-42 is another good compact pancake lens but again not quite as sharp as the Oly 45mm. On my E-PL7 they really do slip into a jacket pocket.
Lumix 20mm f1.7 ... my go-to if I want to do single-lens street photography with my Pen E-P5. Slow, hunting AF, but a smooth package. (Was my second MFT lens.)
@@kiwikea2002 yeah the E-P5 got some of the stuff from the first E-M5 whereas the E-PL7 only a year later got a lot of goodies from the upcoming E-M10, including more focus points, it does not hunt, but lacks the second wheel of fiddling atop, and only 3-axis stabilisation from the E-M10.1 but to be honest you don't put a massive lens on a tiny camera. The focussing and hunting is done by the camera. The focussing speed of the G9 is almost unbelievable but there is a drawback to having too many focus points, the focus points are close together and it cannot find contrast at dusk. Neither the GH4 not the G7 have this problem. My E-M5ii is not quite as small as the E-PL7 (the E-PL8 is just a cosmetic update), and has better haptics (feel) than the Lumix G7 although that is just as capable if not more-so albeit without body stabilisation. The G7 is popular with Vloggers and can currently be picked up used very cheaply. I've never bought a camera because it is the latest thing but because it can do something the other cannot; I got the G7 to B-Cam the GH4 because the E-M5ii cannot shoot video for more than 10 minutes. I got the E-M5ii because I wanted decent IBIS. I got the E-PL7 to replace a Lumix GM1 with something I could operate. I got the GH4 to video (promo) rock bands. And a lot of the kit bought used. As always the best camera is the one you have in your hand.
Nice. Just bought this... Review is missing some night street shots.. almost every lens/sensor nowadays produces good shots but contrast, detail and resolution for the 45mm in low light would be valuable... Cheers..
I hear good things about this lens but I'm not sure how often I'd use it. I mainly take photos between 24mm and 64mm with the kit lens and I've got a nifty fifty, olympus 40-150 and panasonic 100-300, which I'm usually using at 150 or 300 but I don't think I've often used my olympus 40-150 at 40mm. It's a bit of an odd focal length for me and 45mm even tighter. I'm sure there are many uses for it but as a fairly new photographer I've yet to find myself needing 40/45mm
So I got this lens a couple of days ago..been testing it...its pretty good but I THINK I prefer using my Canon FD 1:1.4 glass with a mft to FD adapter...ok its not AF ..but I'm a MF kind of guy anyway...im using my trusty GH2
Some people don't like too much bokeh because takes away from the story of the photo as to what's behind them. Sometimes super blown out bokeh is really nice but its not for everyone.
Great vid mate. Would you consider the 56mm F1.4 a better lens? I have the Olympus 45 and have the sigma 56 arriving soon. I enjoy a fast portrait lens for street, travel and family photography, so is the sigma going to offer me much more? Sorry for the long and subjective question lol. Thanks mate
It depends how you look at it. There’s an 11mm difference in focal length so if you are needing a longer lens the immediately it’s better. But that makes it a non comparison. The f1.4 is giving a faster lens with a shallower DOF especially combined with the longer length, but not a huge difference. So no, it’s not going to offer you much more but it is going to offer you some noticeable differences so still probably well worth it if it fits to your main style of shooting. They are both excellent lenses.
I've had the 45mm for years. Like many fast primes it is not at its best wide open. Depending on program we may have a minimum shutter speed but we don't get a minimum (low number) aperture, which is a pain. With MFT I've found the minimum unstabilised shutter to be one upon focal-length, not double it for FF equivalent i.e. 1/45s. Focal length is focal length. With IBIS one can go slower if need be. On MFT 45mm is a telephoto.
Is it sad that I'm watching this video after having already bought the lens, but it was shipped to my niece who is holding it for me and I can't pick it up for another month. So I'm watching this to get my 45mm while waiting to get my hands on a lens I already own? LOL
I’m working through your videos slowly Brian, but this one has annoyed me now! Why? Because I’ve sat back and thought the two zoom lenses I have are all good, but having come from phone photography and being used to a simple 28mm lens, I’m wondering why I don’t just get myself three primes that will give me the faster focus etc! With me concentrating on abstract, architecture mostly ( and maybe street if I can pluck up the courage) do you think this would benefit me more? There is the added bonus with a much better quality image over a phone especially if the iso is increased, that a small crop is easily done which can give a few mm cushion.
I’ll start my answer by expressing a bias toward prime lenses. I enjoy taking abstract architecture too and I love using the 45mm for this. The big advantages of using good primes are generally better image quality, fas perturbed which really help when shooting inside dark buildings such as churches and castles, they are light, small and discrete. The problem is you can get an excellent lens such as the Olympus 12-40 f2.8 which covers most of what you’d need and is still pretty past. But I would (and have) bought a collection of good primes all around the f1.7-1.8 aperture. Yes, you can buy faster (f1.2-1.4] but you pay a big penalty for that extra stop of light in a lot more expensive, heavier and bigger. My choice 12mm, 17mm, 25mm & 45mm
@@ThatMicro43Guy well, I’m probably going with the 25 and 45 as they are more in line with what I work at. Later on I’d probably add the 17mm. The 14-42 kit lens will see me good for now at the shorter focal length. Thanks again for the solid advice. Even if you are bankrupting me lol 😂
Brian, I’m really hoping you can answer a question. I wish I had an email to contact you, but please excuse me asking this here, I hope you get to read it. I have just found someone selling a Panasonic Lumix G Vario 35-100mm f/4-5.6 ASPH Mega O.I.S lens, they want £120 and it’s as new. This is significantly smaller size wise than my 40-150 and am wondering if it’s worth purchasing. I know this doesn’t add to focal length but I’m suspecting the smaller form factor will give me a psychological advantage when shooting out in public. Just wanted to know what you think. Thank you. Ps - this isn’t instead of the 25 and 45mm primes I intend getting.
@@Ricalex67 I really cannot give you a good answer on that as I’ve never used that particular lens so know nothing of its workings or image quality. I’m sorry. If it’s anything like the rest of the G vario range then I cannot see it being bad overall and my well be excellent.
@@ThatMicro43Guy thanks Brian. I’ve scrapped that idea, I’m going with primes and learn to put a little effort with my feet as a zoom if needed. I’d rather f1.8 and higher IQ than convenience of zoom. Thanks yet again for the excellent advice, there might be another coffee in it for you 😂
Hello..... I am looking for used lense in UK 1) 42 mm ( mzuiko or Panasonic) 2) 200 mm zoom lense. Please let me know if any of you have or know someone selling it. Dm.
@@ThatMicro43Guy Yes it is blue. I recognised the shape of the Yamaha but wasn't sure of the model because of the colour. Hope you enjoy your music Brian, as much as your photography. Take care and thanks for your reply.
Generalisation - Olympus come from fashion photography where ever so slightly soft is wanted (good for weddings and don't forget to video the fight scene) whereas Leica come from reportage where razor sharp is wanted. Depth of field is not just aperture and focal length, it can be designed into a lens; Leica tend to have a slightly deeper DoF. Lumix lenses are drawn from the Leica stable. I do not think there are any poor MFT lenses from the main makers, do not forget Sigma make a few MFT lenses.
I have the 42,5 mm Lumix and it is very good. As already said in the comments….there are no bad MFT-lenses. Coming from fullframe and 6x4,5 analog i can tell You. But check the optical Limits lens review site and see the test results. The 42,5 mm has been tested recently.
I live in the tropics, I can definitely never take chocolate in my camera case!!! No weather sealing is prepared for a camera case swimming in molten chocolate!!
Olympus doesn't give lens hoods. Better than that: Olympus doesn't give a fuck about their customers' suggestions and demands to improve the quality and easier use of their products. As much as I enjoy the quality and attitude of your video, I also pity you and the rest of the nice guys who take their time to explain these items. It goes double for the Fuji gang.
That 200% extract from that horse, well. That one convinces me to go ahead and buy myself one. I saw a couple of them for about 300$ (Canadian)
Now, I always like your videos for ONE main reason: No gimmicks, no ding bells, and no-nonsense vocabulary. Just info and personal experience.
UNEDITED stuff. YES! Thank you!
On a personal note: You have the looks of a hawk and the eyes of a child. The accent really sells big.
Greetings from Montreal, Canada!!
Why thank you.
Montreal, a place I’ve wanted to visit for years since I saw the olympics there on tv many years ago. The other place is Brampton as it’s named after the town I live in.
Best wishes to Canada
This is one of the best $130 I’ve ever spend. The pictures it makes are fabulous.
One of my favorite lenses for a tiny setup. Its tiny size makes it looks unintimidating but it has a decent reach of a short telephoto lens. Very suitable for street photography stealthy snap "the shy object" that you don't want to get too close. its close-up focus range also makes it quite versatile as well. I think it fits rather well with my GX85 as it kinda looks awkward on a bigger body. There's not much love for this lens making it very affordable in the used market.
Hi, I have the GX80, like you, how is it with the Oly 45 1.8?
I suppose it's great 😊
I had this lovely, tiny Zuiko lens for a couple of years before trading it to 'upgrade' to the Lumix equivalent, thinking it might be 'better' as it cost more. Well, there is absolutely no difference in image quality, and for some inexplicable reason, I preferred using the Zuiko, even though it's almost the same size as the Lumix 42.5mm. So particularly if bought second-hand, this Zuiko is an absolute must have (bargain) lens.
I own and use the 45mm f/1.8 Olympus. It was the third lens I purchased for my micro 4/3 because based on my shooting style, I rely more on normal and wide lenses than telephoto lenses. I use the 45 for still-life, products, half-length portraits, head & shoulder portraits, face portraits, reportage, and street.
The 20mm f/1.7 Panasonic normal lens was the first lens I purchased and the 14mm f/2.5 Panasonic wide-angle lens was the second.
The fourth lens I purchased was the 14-45mm f/3.5 - f/5.6 zoom which I used as a backup to my three prime lenses.
The fifth lens I purchased was a Panasonic 45-200mm f/4 - f/5.6 to use when I needed something longer than 45mm in focal length.
The last lens I purchased was a refurbished 17mm f/2.8 because it cost me only $75 and I could use it as a backup for the 45/20/14 three-lens combo that I normally used.
Amazing, instructive, informative, inspiring and enlightening. In short, genius! You show that it is not necessary to have the most expensive gear in order to create really captivating images. Thank you so very much for your continuous contribution to letting us novices understand photography. 🤗🥰📷🇳🇴
Thank you for your very kind words.
Brian
This was, indeed, my third MFT lens back in ... well. It's a keeper. An idea re: lens hood for this one, perhaps. I like to use those collapsible rubber lens hoods. Affordable, collapsible (as the name says), and, by way of its rubber, it's a good protection in case you knock the lens. The collar may break after a number of years of heavy use, but, hey.
Mine too!
Hi Brian Got this lens about 2 years ago used on ebay and love it. I bought myself a hood(metal) also,but a generic hood and not the original olympus but it work very good.Never had any problem with the lens.
If you stick a cheap extension tube on this lens, i found its excellent as a macro lens ,pin sharp.
I’m new to m43, and have the 14-42mm and 40-150mm “kit” lenses. Sounds like the 45mm f1.8 is my next purchase.
My first m4/3 prime lens - I came from original 4/3 where I had their 50mm f/2.0, which also was really good.
Your last picture with the horse's eye has a bit of "noise" - do you know DxO noise reduction programs - I myself have just 'invested' in the program DxO PureRaw, and it completely removes one of the disadvantages of 4/3 compared to the 35mm cameras - higher noise level. It is really amazingly easy to use, efficient and quality.
I have the Om-d e-m1.1 and yes, it is soon 8 years old, which is seen especially in the noise level, but with DxO's help, it manages for a while yet.
I use this on my E-M5 mk2 and mk3, its the best lens I have ever owned by a country mile, tack sharp every time. I'm just down the road from you in Kirkby Thore.
I pass by you regularly, my daughter lives in Brough
@@ThatMicro43Guy My partner worked for Alan at Brough Chippy when we lived in Great Musgrave a couple of years back. Small World.
@@stevekellett6934 very small indeed. My Daughters partner also lived in great Musgrave too when they first met until around 5 years ago.
Lovely video. I love this lens, though I px'd it for the 'leicasonic' 45mm macro. Some years ago, I had the good fortune to produce a video for the British Railways Property Board, showing the results of some of their partnerships with local councils. One of the featured structures was Lambley Viaduct, and I recorded an interview with the then mayor on the top of it. Small world 🙂📷
Hello Brian, great video...the plastic ring at the front comes off so Olympus adaptors fit (fish eye, wide, tele and macro) they are a bayonet fitting so they dont screw on to the filter thread.
I bought mine used for about € 160 with a generic lenshood. This lens is hard to beat in terms of value for money.
Forgot to mention that it can take the macro extender from Olympus which allows you to go nearer to the subject.
You can share the lens hood with 14-42/3.5-5.6 tho.. even the ring is identical.
And there IS NO FOCAL LENGTH RECALCULATION (crop factor) for stabilization. It simply is 45mm lens no matter what system and what sensor is behind. You are always stabilising 45mm.. and similar for those old rules that if you are shooting with such lens, you should have about 1/50s shutter to prevent shake. But that applies for film era resolution. With increasing resolution, you will need shorter shutter. In reality I can do nice pics with this lens using 1/15s thanks to IBIS. If IBIS is off, then it is shaky up to about 1/30s depending on hands. Of course 1/100s is very safe for such lens.
DOF behaves similar to FF 45mm F1.8 lens. It is just cropped, so if you are using some small subject in the middle, what else you expect than shallow DOF? :D The DOF changes with distance only, so unless you try to compare identical framing that will require 2x the distance for MFT, it simply behaves like any other 45mm lens.
And yes 50mm lenses are "sharp" or rather have good resolution and contrast, because those are well known designs for decades. This one is not much different...
My favorite lens is the Lumix 20mm f1.7. On my EM10 it makes a pocketable kit.
Good compact pancake lens but not quite as sharp as the Oly 45mm. The Pan GX PZ14-42 is another good compact pancake lens but again not quite as sharp as the Oly 45mm. On my E-PL7 they really do slip into a jacket pocket.
Lumix 20mm f1.7 ... my go-to if I want to do single-lens street photography with my Pen E-P5. Slow, hunting AF, but a smooth package. (Was my second MFT lens.)
@@kiwikea2002 yeah the E-P5 got some of the stuff from the first E-M5 whereas the E-PL7 only a year later got a lot of goodies from the upcoming E-M10, including more focus points, it does not hunt, but lacks the second wheel of fiddling atop, and only 3-axis stabilisation from the E-M10.1 but to be honest you don't put a massive lens on a tiny camera. The focussing and hunting is done by the camera. The focussing speed of the G9 is almost unbelievable but there is a drawback to having too many focus points, the focus points are close together and it cannot find contrast at dusk. Neither the GH4 not the G7 have this problem.
My E-M5ii is not quite as small as the E-PL7 (the E-PL8 is just a cosmetic update), and has better haptics (feel) than the Lumix G7 although that is just as capable if not more-so albeit without body stabilisation. The G7 is popular with Vloggers and can currently be picked up used very cheaply. I've never bought a camera because it is the latest thing but because it can do something the other cannot; I got the G7 to B-Cam the GH4 because the E-M5ii cannot shoot video for more than 10 minutes. I got the E-M5ii because I wanted decent IBIS. I got the E-PL7 to replace a Lumix GM1 with something I could operate. I got the GH4 to video (promo) rock bands. And a lot of the kit bought used.
As always the best camera is the one you have in your hand.
I have both. the 1.8 is excellent! The 1.2 is a dream on my G9;; :) Great video, Brian!
Nice. Just bought this... Review is missing some night street shots.. almost every lens/sensor nowadays produces good shots but contrast, detail and resolution for the 45mm in low light would be valuable... Cheers..
My favorite 'people' lens; I don't use it enough! (PS. Keep up the good work, Brian.)
I just bought one, looks promising.
Just found one used for 175 U.S. used. Thanks!
For anyone looking in the US, mpb.com (that Brian uses in the UK as well) has several at good prices right now.
@@ScottAlanMillerVlog indeed. I think that's where I got mine. Prices compete or beat the others so far.
Thanks for a very informative post.
It seems so tiny when you buy it - but the pictures can be massive.
we all know that dof (background blur) is dependent on the focus distance - the closer to the subject the quicker the focus falls off
I hear good things about this lens but I'm not sure how often I'd use it.
I mainly take photos between 24mm and 64mm with the kit lens and I've got a nifty fifty, olympus 40-150 and panasonic 100-300, which I'm usually using at 150 or 300 but I don't think I've often used my olympus 40-150 at 40mm.
It's a bit of an odd focal length for me and 45mm even tighter.
I'm sure there are many uses for it but as a fairly new photographer I've yet to find myself needing 40/45mm
buy it tomorrow
very good!
You mention "the" 17mm repeatedly. I'm guessing that you mean the 17mm Premium f/1.8 and not the 17mm Kit f/2.8 or the 17mm PRO?
So I got this lens a couple of days ago..been testing it...its pretty good but I THINK I prefer using my Canon FD 1:1.4 glass with a mft to FD adapter...ok its not AF ..but I'm a MF kind of guy anyway...im using my trusty GH2
Some people don't like too much bokeh because takes away from the story of the photo as to what's behind them. Sometimes super blown out bokeh is really nice but its not for everyone.
Great vid mate. Would you consider the 56mm F1.4 a better lens? I have the Olympus 45 and have the sigma 56 arriving soon. I enjoy a fast portrait lens for street, travel and family photography, so is the sigma going to offer me much more? Sorry for the long and subjective question lol. Thanks mate
It depends how you look at it. There’s an 11mm difference in focal length so if you are needing a longer lens the immediately it’s better. But that makes it a non comparison. The f1.4 is giving a faster lens with a shallower DOF especially combined with the longer length, but not a huge difference.
So no, it’s not going to offer you much more but it is going to offer you some noticeable differences so still probably well worth it if it fits to your main style of shooting. They are both excellent lenses.
@@ThatMicro43Guy Thanks Brian. I may wait for the delivery and take them both out for a spin and see how I feel then. Cheers mate.
I've had the 45mm for years. Like many fast primes it is not at its best wide open. Depending on program we may have a minimum shutter speed but we don't get a minimum (low number) aperture, which is a pain. With MFT I've found the minimum unstabilised shutter to be one upon focal-length, not double it for FF equivalent i.e. 1/45s. Focal length is focal length. With IBIS one can go slower if need be. On MFT 45mm is a telephoto.
Is it sad that I'm watching this video after having already bought the lens, but it was shipped to my niece who is holding it for me and I can't pick it up for another month. So I'm watching this to get my 45mm while waiting to get my hands on a lens I already own? LOL
I’m working through your videos slowly Brian, but this one has annoyed me now! Why? Because I’ve sat back and thought the two zoom lenses I have are all good, but having come from phone photography and being used to a simple 28mm lens, I’m wondering why I don’t just get myself three primes that will give me the faster focus etc!
With me concentrating on abstract, architecture mostly ( and maybe street if I can pluck up the courage) do you think this would benefit me more? There is the added bonus with a much better quality image over a phone especially if the iso is increased, that a small crop is easily done which can give a few mm cushion.
I’ll start my answer by expressing a bias toward prime lenses.
I enjoy taking abstract architecture too and I love using the 45mm for this. The big advantages of using good primes are generally better image quality, fas perturbed which really help when shooting inside dark buildings such as churches and castles, they are light, small and discrete.
The problem is you can get an excellent lens such as the Olympus 12-40 f2.8 which covers most of what you’d need and is still pretty past.
But I would (and have) bought a collection of good primes all around the f1.7-1.8 aperture. Yes, you can buy faster (f1.2-1.4] but you pay a big penalty for that extra stop of light in a lot more expensive, heavier and bigger.
My choice 12mm, 17mm, 25mm & 45mm
@@ThatMicro43Guy well, I’m probably going with the 25 and 45 as they are more in line with what I work at. Later on I’d probably add the 17mm.
The 14-42 kit lens will see me good for now at the shorter focal length.
Thanks again for the solid advice. Even if you are bankrupting me lol 😂
Brian, I’m really hoping you can answer a question. I wish I had an email to contact you, but please excuse me asking this here, I hope you get to read it.
I have just found someone selling a Panasonic Lumix G Vario 35-100mm f/4-5.6 ASPH Mega O.I.S lens, they want £120 and it’s as new. This is significantly smaller size wise than my 40-150 and am wondering if it’s worth purchasing. I know this doesn’t add to focal length but I’m suspecting the smaller form factor will give me a psychological advantage when shooting out in public. Just wanted to know what you think. Thank you.
Ps - this isn’t instead of the 25 and 45mm primes I intend getting.
@@Ricalex67 I really cannot give you a good answer on that as I’ve never used that particular lens so know nothing of its workings or image quality. I’m sorry. If it’s anything like the rest of the G vario range then I cannot see it being bad overall and my well be excellent.
@@ThatMicro43Guy thanks Brian. I’ve scrapped that idea, I’m going with primes and learn to put a little effort with my feet as a zoom if needed. I’d rather f1.8 and higher IQ than convenience of zoom. Thanks yet again for the excellent advice, there might be another coffee in it for you 😂
Hello.....
I am looking for used lense in UK
1) 42 mm ( mzuiko or Panasonic)
2) 200 mm zoom lense.
Please let me know if any of you have or know someone selling it.
Dm.
Is that a Yamaha AN1x in the background Brian?
No, it’s a CS2X with a Roland Juno DS 76 below it. I’m sure the AN1x is blue
@@ThatMicro43Guy Yes it is blue. I recognised the shape of the Yamaha but wasn't sure of the model because of the colour. Hope you enjoy your music Brian, as much as your photography. Take care and thanks for your reply.
How does the Olympus 45mm f/1.8 lens compare with the Panasonic 42.5mm f/1.7?
Generalisation - Olympus come from fashion photography where ever so slightly soft is wanted (good for weddings and don't forget to video the fight scene) whereas Leica come from reportage where razor sharp is wanted. Depth of field is not just aperture and focal length, it can be designed into a lens; Leica tend to have a slightly deeper DoF. Lumix lenses are drawn from the Leica stable. I do not think there are any poor MFT lenses from the main makers, do not forget Sigma make a few MFT lenses.
I have the 42,5 mm Lumix and it is very good. As already said in the comments….there are no bad MFT-lenses. Coming from fullframe and 6x4,5 analog i can tell You. But check the optical Limits lens review site and see the test results. The 42,5 mm has been tested recently.
@@jeffslade1892 couldn’t have put it better if I’d tried. Spot on
@@kosmidts Thank you.
@@jeffslade1892 Thank you.
I live in the tropics, I can definitely never take chocolate in my camera case!!! No weather sealing is prepared for a camera case swimming in molten chocolate!!
£250 is not "cheap as chips" if you think it is, id find another chippy mate.
Olympus doesn't give lens hoods. Better than that: Olympus doesn't give a fuck about their customers' suggestions and demands to improve the quality and easier use of their products. As much as I enjoy the quality and attitude of your video, I also pity you and the rest of the nice guys who take their time to explain these items. It goes double for the Fuji gang.