Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f/1.8 Lens (Black)
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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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Not terribly sharp
I bought this lens as I really wanted the classical 35mm equivalent view. It works well for portraits, where there is only one thing in focus. I was less satisfied for landscapes, where the lens was not particularly sharp in the corners. In the end, I got the Panasonic Leica 15mm f/1.7, and I much prefer that lens.
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great lens much better than i thought
this lens did not get grate review, but i was so fed up with 20mm 1.7's AF i brought this anyway. I feel this is a much better lens than 20mm 1.7. Its a little big wider, perfect for all purpose shooting and the AF of this is just a joy to use. I use this lens with VF-1 on my EP3, never have to worry about AF again
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Buen lente
Es un lente de buena calidad, produce imgenes muy lindas pero no es muy ntido. La fabricacin es buena pero y el anillo de enfoque se mueve muy suavemente. El autoenfoque es muy rpido. Es un bonito lente y produce un lindo bokeh, pero si buscas un lente que sea muy ntido quizs esta no se a la opcin para ti.
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Clear, sharp, premium lens
This is a very nice fast prime lens. On a BMPCC, it's about a 50mm equivalent, which is great for a natural field of view and perspective. It seems to be very sharp, and can produce some nice bokeh. The construction seems very durable. It's not a pancake lens, but it's also not too big or heavy either.
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Wonderful MFT lens
I primarily use this attached to a BLack Magic Pocket cinema camera on a small quad copter. Focus is perfect when attached to the focusing system on the copter and the weight is next to nothing. Very sharp and the color rendition is amazing. No pinch cap is a slight minus, but easily remedied.
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Compact, all-around wide angle prime lens
I wanted a small wide angle prime lens for my Lumix G9. The auto focus is fast, and the manual focus is easy to use (especially with its MF Clutch). This lens is a great wide angle for landscape shots. Its maximum f1.8 aperture is fast, and also achieves a pleasing bokeh effect for close-ups.
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OK. Not Great.
Finally moved up to a prime lens from my kit lens, but was disappointed that the 35mm wasn't much sharper than my 14-42mm kit lens. Just a little sharper in the corners. Still I gained two stops in brightness and the ability to switch easily to manual focus. Good thing I bought it on sale.
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Looking for a soild 35mm Equiv
I've seen things I love from this lens online, I've seen things I've hate from it online. I've just rented it and have to say it's pretty sharp. Love Size and build. Colors are good, slightly warm. Not a bad thing. Feels like an Olympus, and I love my 45mm f1.8. Think I'm gonna get it.
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Great addition!
Great for low-light indoor shots of family, kids, especially. Also good for performances. Great for street scenes - landscape. I love all of the prime lens from Olympus. I sold the Pany 20mm - great lens, but the focus was just not fast enough with my OM-D - which is a GREAT camera!
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Pictures
Takes great pics in daylight. Even though f/1.8 night time pics not what I thought they would be. Used both auto and manual settings. Need to really work with settings to get good night pics.... which is not easy when you are trying to capture the moment. Also pricy and no zoom.
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Good lens, but a little too much
This is a great walk around lens and even capable for portraits. Paired with the OM-D EM-1 it is a killer combination. I might recommend the 25mm 1.8 over the 17mm 1.8 as it appears to be a bit sharper ... Although I still feel the 17mm 1.8 is a better travel or all around lens.
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Great Lens
This was not my first choice, the Panasonic 25mm f1/4 was. However the price went up $ overnite and the Zuiko 17mm was less expensive than I thought. Well I am extremely happy with my choice! For the price, I consider it a steal! Very sharp and delivers wonderful colors.
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Great lens for specific uses
The construction is great and you feel that you have a very nice lens. However when I first opened the files on the computer, I missed sharpness of other lenses such as 45. Anyway is a great focal length, very comfortable, usable and great for street photography.
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Love it!
this lens has a focal lenght that i love, makes a great street photography lens, I can comfortably go out with only this one mounted on my camera and get great photos. Very sharp images and great build. The pull manual focus ring thing is a great feature too
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Nice Lens, fast
At 1.8 it's fast enough to shoot a talking head with a nice out of focus background but with a wider set so it can be a very different view than a 50 or 85. Light too, great walkaround tourist lens also. And I love the clutch to go manual focus quickly.
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Should be considered for a MFT kit.
A nice handling and looking lens. Seems very sharp to me although I'm not much of a pixel peeper. Very useful field of view and easy to manual focus. Looks good on my EM10 mk2. Only drawback is the lack of an included hood. Shameful. Otherwise 5 stars.
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Styllish, Great Performer, No Hood
I purchased the lens to use with my street and landscape photography. I wanted a smaller less professional looking lens for my street photography and a sharper and lighter weight lens for my landscape photography. I was not disappointed.
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Very useful, too much vignetting
Very useful focal length, tiny and light lens, I really like the manual focus ring shift. Vignetting is bothering at f/1.8 and still at f/2.8, but it can be compensated for by the camera (menu settings). Sharpness is very good.
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Great little lens
I'm a 35mm prime lens fan and this Olympus is really a great little performer. It's fast, contrasty and sharp ... nothing to complain about. I've been using it for over a month and I can tell you it's one of my favorite MFT glass.
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Great medium wide angle lens for MFT
I love this lens, very sharp and good for lower light situations with f1.8 apeture . I really like the clutch for manual focus, wish they had the clutch on the 45mm f1.8. The lens is well made, wish it was weather sealed though.
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Great street photography lens
Another fantastic, small lens from Olympus. Very bright and sharp, with a short minimum focusing distance. Great for street photography, people tend to ignore m4/3 cameras and lenses because they are pretty inconspicuous.
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Great for sharp pictures in low light settings
Note: Review based on first impressions after having the lens for a few weeks. Positive - Small size, easy to carry - Great in low light/night settings - Sharp pictures Negative - Have not found major issues yet
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So far so good
Bought it for street and landscape photography as well as having a 35mm equivalent. Fast autofocus. Output consistent. The build is excellent. Have only been using it for two weeks now so no definite opinion.
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