This means that it renders images in a very neutral fashion, free of the 'perspective distortion' associated with wideangle or telephoto lenses.

In fact, unless you’re going to sit there pixel peeping (and it’s really dumb to do so when your clients are doing so) then that’s the only way that you’ll have a problem with this lens. It’s awesome to have these choices, and for those who are like me and tired of lugging around 20 lbs of gear, well you now have quality choices! With an overall DxOMark lens score of 20 points on the E-M5, the revamped lens achieves a very good score overall. A large aperture is not only attractive for a beautiful background blur, it also makes it possible to shoot in the dark longer without motion blur or using a flash. ASPH is a tiny 'pancake' lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras, which offers a ‘normal’ 40mm-equivalent angle of view and a fast F1.Anyway, I’m a newbie and use DSLR only to make sure that the photos that I took have the chance to be as good as it can. I was a bit surprised that you bothered to take the time to shoot comparison shots with the D3x and the cheapo lens. I’m entirely happy to continue to use iMovie 09 for my pro work as it yields the results I need at the quality I need as I cannot yet afford FCP. Fortunately this behavior can be countered by assigning depth of field preview to the function button, and using it to force the camera to open the lens up to maximum aperture for manual focus (just hope you don't need to set a custom white balance, which also requires the function button, at the same time).

While they are not the same quality as my M9, they are not really that far behind in their ability to provide you with a great image. For this type of lens, I'd love to see the reviewer put this on a tripod and take a waist-up self portrait (during covid-19 or in the absence of a model) to see subject separation at people distances. Btw, it was the D3s, not X 🙂 That was the only lens I had on hand and I had both cameras out getting shots for each review. Rather than use the SEMA-1 mic system, which is excellent by the way, I’d rather use the electronic viewfinder and so I’ve decided to gather audio separately and sync together in post. But thankyou for a very useful and informative review of this combination, it was very helpful to read.

This lens also features a highly reliable metal mount, and uses multi-coated lens elements that minimize ghosts and flare to further enhance its optical performance. Wide open your focus point is sharp and while you will get some bokeh you do not get crazy shallow depth of field like you would with a 50 or longer lens. If full RRP is your only option and you have the money it's probably worth spending the extra to get the Olympus 25 / 1. Also, you can subscribe to my feed at my subscribe page HERE and read these posts in your browser or news reader!