Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f/1.8 Lens (Black)
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High quality lens for your prime set!
I use this lens as a low-light-capable walk-around lens for street photography, indoor upper-body portraits, and just the lens on the camera at all times. It's very well built, featuring a manual focus override ring with a distance scale, and metal build. Sharpness is on par with the other higher quality Olympus prime lenses, though not as amazing as their telephoto ones (especially compared to the 45mm and the 75mm). The contrast and punchiness of the colours are not as great as the Panasonic 20mm f/1.7, nor is it as small. Overall, a very capable lens for an all-prime set.
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Nice addition to any MFT photog's kit
The 17mm f/1.8 is a nice addition to any Micro Four Thirds photographer's lens collection (I shoot with an OM-D and haven't tried it on other cameras). It's relatively wide angle (equivalent to 34mm on a full-frame sensor) is useful for landscapes combined with it's closeup capabilities (10 inches focus distance) and wide f/1.8 aperture make for a nice lens. I found it to be nice and sharp for both general and closeup work, with a nice bokeh (for a 4/3 lens). The Snap Focus feature is very useful and easy to use. Build quality is very good.
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Exceptional Glass
Been using this lens for over a week. AF on my OMD is super quick and pictures superb. Compared pics with other shots taken with the Panasonic 25mm 1.4, other than different focal lengths must say at the 17mm 1.8 is almost on par with the legendary 25. Panasonic lens did render pics somewhat creamier than this Olympus. But overall very happy with the smaller profile of the Olympus as well as the metal construction and snap focus. Your decision Amy come down to whether you want a 35 or 50mm focal.
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Great travel lens
An effective focal length of 34 mm is ideal for a wide range of travel needs. I bought the lens primarily for the feature whereby you pull back on a ring and it switches to manual focusing and displays a depth of field scale. How retro! Owners of Lumix cameras should be aware that switching to manual focus in this way does NOT deploy some in-camera features such as MF Assist for more accurate focusing. However, it does switch on Peaking. To me this is not the fault of the lens, but the camera.
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This Lens Fills The Gap
I shoot events and portraits. Previously I used an Olympus 14-35 f2 and replaced it with a Panasonic 12-35 f2.8. I needed a lens that would fill the void for bokeh at f2 that I had on the wide end of the Oly zoom lens. This fits the bill nicely. Spec wise it's not as good as the shg glass. However in real world application, I and most importantly my clients are satisfied with the images it porduces. I love the light weight, and especially don't miss hauling around the weight of the shg glass.
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Great first prime lens
When I took the plunge and bought my OM-D E-M10 I decided to get this lens because I wanted better IQ than a kit zoom. I was debating between the 25mm and the 17mm and decided on this lens. It was a compromise between a wide angle and a so called normal lens. I don't regret my decision at all. It is sharp and contrasty. The colors pop and the large maximum aperture can get some nice bokeh effects even with the mft size sensor. I am enjoying the picture taking experience with this great lens.
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Excellent little lens...
I bought this lens to fill a specific purpose: to allow me to take photographs at the after-hash events of the Grenada Hash House Harriers' hashes, which typically occur within an hour or so of sunset time. This lens has performed admirably, allowing me to get by without the use of flash for most of my shots. And I've experienced very few instances of out-of-focus shots or shots suffering from shutter-shock, a significant difference to the kit 14-42 lens' performance.
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Excellent MFT lens for GH3
I am using this lens in a variety of video applications, from weddings to studio work. It's sharp and fast, also lightweight. Build quality is very solid. I chose this over the Nokton 17.5 to save money for other lenses/gear and haven't looked back. The Nokton's are beautiful but the M.Zuiko is a little more practical having autofoucs and auto exposure. Overall a smart buy and I look forward to trying it on the Blackmagic pocket cinema camera!
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Love this lens
This is a lens for real life photography. For day to day picture taking it is hard to see what some people are all worked up about. After the Olympus home runs with the 12mm, 45mm, and 75mm lens, peoples' expectations were set too high. This is a really good lens if you enjoy the e35mm FOV, but if you are a pixel peeper... you'll never be happy, so move on. It is small, light weight, quiet, and very quick focusing on an Olympus body.
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The Great Olympus 17mm 1.8
Today, 12-11-19, my Olympus 17mm 1.8 came to my door. At 80 yrs. old, I took my photography years ago with my Pentax K1000, So, I mounted the 17mm on my Olympus M10 Mark 111 and took a manual shot in low light. It was Great !!!! Several shots outdoors with this lens and I love it. I switched to auto focus, which is very fast and the details are very sharp also. Buy this Olympus 17mm 1.8 and you will not go wrong. Jim, Charlotte, NC.
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Great lens!
I was torn between this lens and the PL 25mm 1.4. In the end I chose this lens because of its versatile FL, the smaller size, and the superior construction. I'm giving it four stars out of five because it's not quite as sharp as the 45mm 1.8, but there is more to a lens than sharpness. I love the way this lens renders, the FL is challenging (in a good way), and the build quality is outstanding. I have no real complaints.
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Great Lens extremely tight fit
The lens is a great wide angle lens and I am using it go get night shots of the milky way and star trails. It is light and small enough to fit in my bag with the Olympus and two other lenses. However, the fit on the camera is extremely tight and requires the use of more force to lock the lens in place than any of my other lenses. I plan to speak to Olympus regarding this issue once I find the contact information.
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Blazing fast for such a compact lens!
Night photography under incandescent lighting is amazingly clear. Impressive in all lighting conditions. Even under moon light. No image blur or vignetting. I haven't seen a need to mount the camera on a tripod. This lens is mated to my EM-1 and has been used more than any other lens. I am immensely satisfied with the quality build and performance. Styling and feel is reminiscent of my old Nikon and Leica lenses.
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Great Compact Lens
Love the size and feel of this lens on my Olympus Omd E5. Fits in larger jacket pocket. Takes great pictures and has super fast AF. This is my new hiking set up. Manual focus option is fun and simple. Build quality feels solid. Definitely a go to wide angle lens for anybody wanting that grab and go camera. The fact that your Olympus looks sexier with it on is just an extra bonus.
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A Useful Low-Light Lens
This works as a good, fast, sharp, 34mm-equivalent walk-around lens on my Panasonic Lumix GH5. B&H's price was quite reasonable. Though the lens is not optically stabilized, the camera body is, and at this wide angle not much stabilization is generally needed. I look forward to taking this lens as my low-light go-to lens wherever I travel and shoot my YouTube travel videos.
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A little gem
The lens is my latest high-quality m4/3 prime lens acquisition and completes my set of 4 (Panasonic 25mm/1.4 and Olympus 45mm/1.8 & 75mm/1.8.) I use it and the 45mm for candid work. It's small, focuses quickly, and produces high quality images. Its 46mm filter mount allows me to use all the filters I use with other m4/3 lenses. So far I've been very pleased with this lens.
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Great little lens
I just got this lens and I am quite impressed. It is built very well, its small, its light, it has very fast autofocus speeds, great micro-contrast, and is priced reasonably compared to the 12mm F2. See below for 2 shots taken with this lens. First is a self portrait shot handheld with an Fl 300R flash and the second shot of some old mangos in my kitchen. Enjoy!
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A Great Street and Travel Lens
This is a wonderful lens. It looks like a smaller version of my Olympus 12mm f2.0. It has a metal body and is very well built. I use this lens on my Olympus OM-D E-M10 and the autofocus is blazing fast and highly accurate. I think the image quality is excellent. The 17mm focal length is the equivalent of the classic 35mm lens, favored among many street shooters.
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Excellent all-around lens
This replaced my beloved Panasonic 20mm 1.7. Much faster autofocus, a bit wider angle, better construction. I was pleasantly surprised with other things I didn't expect: 1) The camera turns on much faster with this lens than with panasonic pancake and 2) white balance is spot on! I didn't have to fix anything in Lightroom. Definitely recommended!
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Nice
I bought this lens originally to use in low light/indoor situations, but I think I will use more for outdoor landscapes. It doesn't produce the crispest photos, but that being said I still think it produces top notch quality photos. This lens is perfectly adequate and I'm sure with a steadier hand and flash I will produce great indoor photos.
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Exactly what I wanted
I bought this lens for my husband. He has the original 17mm 2.8 from Olypus. He loves his 17mm, period, but having a newer, faster, and sharper version was just what he'd hoped for. If you love the snap ring focus of the 12mm from Olympus, you will love this one. It works perfectly and we are so happy to have this new version in our kit.
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If I could only have one lens this is the one
I just replaced my lens which was stolen and I am so delighted to have my familiar friend back on my camera. I use it for street photography often shooting without looking through the camera. The Olympus image stabilization along with the ability to focus on faces without my interference is a gift. It is good for night work too.
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Solid Everday Lens
While not technically a pancake, this lens is still quite small and suitable for a carry everywhere lens. Construction is solid and the output is plenty sharp for my untrained eye. The manual clutch is surprisingly useful as is the distance scale. I personally find the DoD scale to be too scrunched together to be at all useful.
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Sharp, fast, handy.
This lens provides roughly the 35mm format, which I find to be an excellent companion with the 45mm 1.8 (90mm equiv.). I really like the lens, and it provides good sharp images. The focus is as fast as I need. I rate only four stars because there is a little bit of barrel distortion- but that is easily corrected in LR4.
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