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I just got an Olympus 17mm f1.8 and I've been doing to testing with it. I know it's not the sharpest lens available for the system but I'm wondering if these results are typical in most people's experience.
I'm basically looking for a small prime as my casual grab-and-go companion to the E-M5. I have the Olympus 12-40mm f2.8 Pro, which is outstanding in all regards. However, it's a bit larger/heavier than I want to carry it I'm just out and about. I have been using the Panasonic Lumix G 20mm f1.7. I love the images this lens produces but it has its shortfalls. One is the slow focus; I've missed several shots due to this. The other is that I'm often finding myself needing something just a bit wider angle and unable to move back. I tried a Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 15mm f1.7 ASPH over the past few weeks. It was a nice lens but there was something about its images that just didn't "pop" to me. So far, I prefer the images from the 17mm compared to the 15mm.
This small prime will by far spend the most time on my camera.
I wonder if I just just forget the whole thing and stick the 20mm.
Am I thinking to much about this and just being ridiculous?
Have I just been spoiled by the great performance of the 20mm and 12-40mm?
f1.8, focus near corner frame, 17mm left / 20mm right
f5.6, focus center frame, 17mm left / 20mm right
f5.6, focus near corner frame, 17mm left / 20mm right
17mm f1.8 (left) vs f5.6 (right), focus near corner frame
20mm f1.8 (left) vs f5.6 (right), focus near corner frame
Here are some shots I did yesterday, just messing around and testing the 17mm.
I just got an Olympus 17mm f1.8 and I've been doing to testing with it. I know it's not the sharpest lens available for the system but I'm wondering if these results are typical in most people's experience.
I'm basically looking for a small prime as my casual grab-and-go companion to the E-M5. I have the Olympus 12-40mm f2.8 Pro, which is outstanding in all regards. However, it's a bit larger/heavier than I want to carry it I'm just out and about. I have been using the Panasonic Lumix G 20mm f1.7. I love the images this lens produces but it has its shortfalls. One is the slow focus; I've missed several shots due to this. The other is that I'm often finding myself needing something just a bit wider angle and unable to move back. I tried a Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 15mm f1.7 ASPH over the past few weeks. It was a nice lens but there was something about its images that just didn't "pop" to me. So far, I prefer the images from the 17mm compared to the 15mm.
This small prime will by far spend the most time on my camera.
I wonder if I just just forget the whole thing and stick the 20mm.
Am I thinking to much about this and just being ridiculous?
Have I just been spoiled by the great performance of the 20mm and 12-40mm?
- Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
- Tripod and self timer used
- ISO: 200
- Aperture Priority
- Images are RAW, no editing, viewed in Adobe Bridge at 100%
- Comparisons to 20mm (17mm on left, 20mm on right)
- I'm pretty happy with the sharpness at the center of the frame, even wide open.
- Sharpness drops off quite a bit towards the edges especially wide open, which I expected.
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f1.8, focus near corner frame, 17mm left / 20mm right
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f5.6, focus center frame, 17mm left / 20mm right
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f5.6, focus near corner frame, 17mm left / 20mm right
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17mm f1.8 (left) vs f5.6 (right), focus near corner frame
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20mm f1.8 (left) vs f5.6 (right), focus near corner frame
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Here are some shots I did yesterday, just messing around and testing the 17mm.
- I'm generally very pleased with them.
- I always shoot in RAW.
- I just did my standard editing in Adobe RAW & Photoshop (brightness, contrast via Curves, Hue/Saturation, Unsharp Mask)
- A few were also slightly straightened/cropped
- JPEGs were sized to 2048 pixels on the long side
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