Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 45mm F1.8 Silver Lens for MFT Cameras

To describe this lens as diminutive is to make a serious understatement - it's tiny. If you're accustomed to "conventional" sized SLR lenses, you may find yourself unwrapping this lens for the first time, wondering how anything this small can possibly render good quality images. Then you'll fit it to your camera, and if you have anything half decent, prepare to be impressed...This lens is small, light and flawless. With my Panasonic DMC-GX1 the auto-focus speed simply trounces my Canon EOS 7D and any of my L-Series Lenses [and yes, I did side-by-side comparisons]. It's 90mm effective focal length and f1.8 aperture means that it's excellent with portraiture work, but don't stop there. Walkabout street shooting, flora and fauna, indoors and out, this is an epic little lens. What really surprised me, however, is just how sharp it can be. Obviously, at f1.8 you're going to get softness in your images the moment you move away from the focal plane... but stop down and you will be rewarded with stunningly crisp shots that are just so easy to achieve.I was originally apprehensive about making this purchase - as I've suggested above, I've been a Canon DSLR user since 2004 and currently have a full set of L-Series zoom lenses. I really wasn't sure whether I would take to a prime (fixed focal length) lens at all. Not only did I take to it, I think I prefer it. Yes, there are obviously compromises to be made in terms of flexibility - you may find yourself walking backwards and forwards to frame your subject from time to time. But here's the thing: partnered with a quality Micro-Four-Thirds camera (I use the DMC-GX1), in full "auto" mode this will return clearer, sharper images than a Canon EOS 7D with 16-35mm, 24-70mm or 70-200mm f2.8L Lenses. It's focus is lightning fast [just a tad more noisy than other M43 lenses] but it's precise and good to work with. Excellent tone and contrast, and whilst you will get trace optical distortions, they are minimal.Fitted to my DMC-GX1, this lens and camera combination weighs less than my 24-70mm f2.8L, and takes nicer pictures. What's not to like?

Ordered this 45mm prime lens in response to favourable reviews here and also rather disappointing quality kit zoom lenses supplied with my recently purchased Lumix GX7.Firstly, out of the box what strikes you first is the size. This lens is really tiny, especially when you consider it's F1.8 maximum aperture and it is also very light. When the box arrived, I could not believe that it was heavy enough to contain the lens and thought it was the skylight filter that I had ordered at the same time but was delivered separately. It is also exquisitely made and a thing of real beauty, quality materials and construction and beautiful optics.The fit to my GX7 was tight and snug with not a hint of lateral rocking (more than can be said for the Lumix kit zooms, one of which has already been returned due to a build quality / body fit issue). A pondered long and hard before choosing between my GX7 and an OMD - I have always been a Olympus and Zuiko fan and had a sizeable 35mm kit based on OM1ns and Zuiko primes. I settled for the GX7 and whilst it is a fabulous camera, I now have a twinge of regret that I didn't pick the OMD because the quality of this lens far exceeds Lumix equivalents (although I have also purchased a Lumix 20mm F1.7 prime which is much, much better than the zooms). Update - my Lumix kit zoom was replaced ny Panasonic under warranty and the new lens is fine).In use, the lens is super quick, almost silent and optically superb, working very well with the GX7. Focussing is crisp and rapid and images are rendered sharp right to the edges. Bokeh is lush and even and as a portrait lens, this will take some beating.Overall a superb lens and at a very reasonable price. I don't even mind buying a hood and pouch at this price frankly. Will be moving towards Zuiko prime rather than Lumix for future investments in glass.

This is a super little lens. It is very small and light and matches my silver Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 perfectly. I have only run one set of test images and even wide open on A4 enlargements printed out on my canon printer, I could not detect any softening or degradation with my naked eye. OK, if you load an image into photoshop and zoom in so you can see each pixel there maybe some softening but as this lens will be used in the real world then this is never going to be an issue.Stopped down it is very sharp, with an excellent depth of field. The lens is just a lovely piece of equipment and IMHO offers exceptional value when compared to the new £1300 F1.2 Nocturn lens of similar focal length.

Excellent, but could be made ​​of metal, such as Olympus 12mm. The plastic construction is good, reflex light in weight. Sharpness and a very good for portraits. One of the three lenses essentials for the micro four thirds system. The others are: Oly Zuiko 12mm 2.0 and Panasonic 25mm 1.4.

Bought the lens for my EP-1 - mostly for low light portrait photos as I don't like using flash, which I find doesn't allow for any candid photography and distracts anyone performing if you're taking photos of performers. The range of 35mm equivalent length of 90mm is really useful for taking shots of people across a small room, and the lens is impressively sharp at the centre even fully open at f1.8. It complements my 20mm f1.7 panasonic perfectly.Only grip would be its a bit plasticky - but this ensures the weight is kept down, and as it has a metal mount (which fits extremely snugly to the EP-1 body) I can't see it falling apart anytime soon!The focus ring is also much looser and more sensitive to the touch than the 20mm f1.7, which means switching between the two it takes a few minutes to adjust your fingers sensitivity when focussing manually. For autofocusers, this shouldn't be an issue of course, and it focuses in autofocus mode much quicker than the 20mm panasonic.Overall a really good lens for the price.

A great, well-made and good value lens.Has the nicest, creamiest bokeh of any of my lenses. So much better than the Panny 25mm f/1.7 which has a nasty "doubling up" effect in the bokeh. This one is completely smooth and dreamy.Also just seems to produce nice portraits generally. Skin tones I get with this lens just seem more natural somehow than almost any other lens I've tried.It doesn't focus very close, so no good for macro. Really this is a portrait lens and not much else, but at that, it excels.It does looks a bit ridiculously small on a DSLR-style body like my G80. More suited to a rangefinder-style body I suspect. If you care about that sort of thing.One thing I have noticed is that the aperture can be quite noisy. Of course most of the time you'll be shooting this wide open or nearly, but if you do have cause to stop down, you may find that it produces quite an alarming clicking noise when it's adjusting the aperture. Might be an issue if using it for video in an auto-aperture mode...Overall, very happy with it.

An excellent lens - smooth and beautiful bokeh, ultra fast, and a lot smaller than expected (smaller in size than the kit 14-45) without being too weighty or bulky. This is definitely the standard lens that should be kept on the camera body at all times, as it's a great all rounder - perfect for street photography and portraiture, while the f1.8 works great in low light.Only some minor and somewhat irrelevant issues I have with it are that it only comes in silver, so it doesn't match my black EP-2 body, but it's the image it produces not what the camera looks like so not really an issue. Also, the front lens hood screw cover sometimes comes off too easily when using the focus ring, which is a bit annoying. The lens itself is very plain and simple - this could be a good thing depending on what you personally like - but I prefer the Nikkor/Canon distance scales and other switches they have on their lenses, unlike Olympus lenses which are consistently simple and uncomplicated.Overall, if you have an Olympus M4/3 camera, buy this.

I found it to be an excellent lens until it went wrong now has problems with its electrical contact with camera ie two stops too bright . beware.

Question construction, moins qualitatif que le 17mm f1,8 ou le 12mm f2 car en plastique et bague manuelle non basculante mais 2 fois moins cher, donc pas de soucis.Et puis niveau look on a vraiment l'impression que c'est du métal. En plastique OUI, mais très qualitatif.Qualité d'image exceptionnelle !!! supérieur à mon 17mm f1,8 Olympus. Vraiment incroyable pour faire des portraits. Le bokeh est superbe pour du micro 4/3. Le piqué est TRES bon.Bref, c'est PARFAIT, j'adore ! Le micro 4/3 c'est top, on a la qualité d'image, le faible encombrement et faible poids !Sur mon OMD EM10 MK II la mise au point hyper rapide et silencieuse.Pour pouvoir mettre le pare soleil (non fourni) il faut retirer la petite bague située au bout de l'objectif.Un rapport qualité prix incroyable.Je pense que si l'on doit se limiter à 2 focales qui se complètent bien il faut retenir le 17mm et le 45mm. Si l'on regarde que la qualité optique, le 12mm et le 25mm sont très légèrement mieux que le 17mm. Et le 45mm est le meilleur de ces 4 objectifs.Comparativement le 17mm manque très très légèrement de piqué (mais les couleurs sont belles), pas de soucis pour le street photographie. Ca se sent de temps en temps pour de la photo de paysage. Pour du portrait son coté doux est plutôt un avantage. Pour autant, la focale 17mm reste vraiment pratique, polyvalente. Le 75mm est une tuerie, mais pas donné, un peu moins polyvalent, bref, pour les amoureux du portrait.Pour finir TRES TRES TRES content de ce 45mm ! Exceptionnel et pas trop cher.Voilààààà !

Das m.Zuiko 45 mm f/1.8 ist ein sehr kompaktes und sehr gutes, scharfes Porträt Objektiv. Es ist voll Offenblendtauglich, gewinnt leicht abgeblendet noch einmal etwas an Kontrast und Schärfe hinzu. Es hat eine sehr schöne Farbdarstellung und ein schönes Bokeh. Es ist nicht Flareanfällig bei Gegenlicht. Die Abbildungsleistung ist gegenüber dem Olympus 25 1.8er noch einmal besser und die Bilder sehen noch einmal schöner aus. Von den Festbrennweiten die ich bisher bei mft hatte ist es die beste (Oly 17 1.8, 25 1.8, Panasonic 20 1.7, Panasonic 25 1.7, Sigma 19 2.8) und hat noch einmal einen besonderen Look der es von den anderen Objektiven abhebt. Durch die geringe Naheinstellgrenze nur von 50 cm kann man damit auch sehr schöne Closeups machen, bei den meisten KB Objektiven in dem Brennweitenbereich ist die Naheinstellgrenze mit ca. 80 cm deutlich höher. Es lässt sich auch durchaus gut für Landschaftsaufnahmen einsetzen.Noch ein Wort zur Freistellung, die entspricht zwar nur einem Wert von 3.6 an einer Kleinbildkamera, aber trotzdem kann man damit sehr schön Halbporträts freistellen und oft muss ich mit der KB Kamera schon über Blende 4 abblenden um nicht schon die Ohren in der Unschärfe verschwinden zu lassen. Bei mehreren Personen muss ich sowieso abblenden um alle entsprechend scharf darzustellen, da ist das Zuiko eher im Vorteil. Nur die Freistellung von Ganzkörperporträts ist mit einer KB Kamera quantitativ noch stärker darstellbar. Auf Reisen finde ich es aber auch schön auch den Hintergrund noch erkennbar mit im Bild zu haben um die Location nicht in der Beliebigkeit versinken zu lassen.Die Version des 45er die ich jetzt habe ist bisher schon mein viertes Exemplar. Es gab keine erkennbare Serienstreuung bei den verschiedenen Exemplaren oder Abweichungen bei der Bildqualität zwischen den Objektiven. Mir gefällt die schwarze Farbvariante besser wie die silberne. Bei den Geli's hatte ich schon die Originale, von Drittanbietern wie JJC oder auch mal eine Helios zum aufschrauben, in der Funktionalität nimmt sich das aber nichts.+ Voll Offenblendtauglich+ Sehr lichtstark+ Sehr gute Bildqualität und Farbdarstellung+ Klein und super leicht+ Sehr schneller, treffsicherer Autofokus+ Sehr scharf+ Schönes Bokeh+ Naheinstellgrenze von nur 50 cm- Keine Geli im Lieferumfang

Nice lens build is good. Great subject separation. Good for interviews for video or portraits for photography. Not too heavy. Sharpness is good. Great colors. Mft so compact size which I nice. Fast aperture. No complaints. Price was good too.

Good item, works well, as described, would buy again if needed

An absolute gem of a lens, extremely bright and sharp. My only regret: having waited that long to buy it!