50mm 4/3rds or 60mm M4/3rds

[Rocknroll59]

Been debating with myself over the next lens....seems as if there are a few 50mm 4/3rd lens around at decent prices, i already have the MMF3 adaptor, or the M4/3rd 60mm macro....using it with the EM-1, any ideas, or should I save some more money and go for the 75mm M4/3rds..different lens I know but now or later??? That's the burning question...

Peter

[Peter_Hartland]

Re: 50mm 4/3rds or 60mm M4/3rds

Depends what you want out of these lenses, I have the 60mm Macro excellent lens but to be honest only ever used it for macro or close up images, IMHO the 75mm is the best lens Olympus make for the M4/3 it has excellent out go focus softness, excellent sharpness even at wide open. It can be a good head & shoulder lens giving nice compression & for street is magic.
example of 75mm wide open

[vchaney]

Re: 50mm 4/3rds or 60mm M4/3rds

The 50mm is a fantastically sharp lens too but it is horrendously slow to focus. There is no macro limit switch so it takes an age if it hunts the wrong way.

The 60mm is a really good lens if an odd shape (pretty long and thin) but fastest aperture is 2.8. Fine for macro but a bit more limiting for portraits. There's also the panaleica 45mm 2.8 macro if the 60 is too long. A bit slower to focus but much better than the 50.

The 75mm is awesome but it is quite a long focal length.

It all boils down to what you want to use it for. If you want a 50mm is focal length but are not fussed about the macro part, use the 45mm 1.8. The 50mm won't be that different. If you want macro, the 60 is the one.

Hope that helps (at least a bit).