Olympus Announces the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 25mm F1.8 (50mm, 35mm equivalent)


Ya! With black it looks more sleek and elegant while with silver more outstanding and retro..
Picture a lady wearing black dress and another wearing silver shiny dress..

Or silver blouse with matching black skirt
 

Here is how it looks on my silver EM10.:)

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Good idea! Would like to see someone post some pics.. :)
 

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Heh bro .. I forgot to let u try the lens today , it was in my bag all along

Lol. Thanks for forgetting... This thread has gotten me thinking of the 17 f1.8 as well. My Nex6, 5D and 1D3 all have fairly loud shutters which may wake my baby up so the EPL5 is really proving its worth now.
 

Lol. Thanks for forgetting... This thread has gotten me thinking of the 17 f1.8 as well. My Nex6, 5D and 1D3 all have fairly loud shutters which may wake my baby up so the EPL5 is really proving its worth now.

I think we can meet up again haha. U can try both the 17/1.8 and 25/1.8 at the same time. Just let me know. A big diff is of course the snap focus ring in the 17/1.8. Once u get used to using it, it really makes a difference to how u shoot.
 

Hi Keith, between 17mm and 25mm f1.8, which one do you prefer? If I want to take pics of food, which lens will be better for it?
 

Hi Keith, between 17mm and 25mm f1.8, which one do you prefer? If I want to take pics of food, which lens will be better for it?

Frankly I can't answer that really as it goes back to your personal preference for 35mm vs 50mm though most likely I'll end up with the 17/1.8 as primarily I know I prefer 35mm doing street shooting vs 50mm. I'm attracted to the 25/1.8 this time round simply as I know it's IQ is close to the 45/1.8 and given its weight and price point , it's really a superb deal.

The 17 has also been 'upgraded' in a certain sense too with the EM1 which provides individual lens profiles in its firmware. Construction wise , the 17/1.8 definitely is better than the 25/1.8 and this is reflected in the diff in costs between them. The 17/1.8 has a snap focus mechanism which I find really useful and not avail on the 25/1.8 too.

Both lenses have very similar min focusing distances of around 25cm too.

Come.. just dug out for u bro

from 17/1.8.

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from 25/1.8

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All shot wide open on EM1. Did JPEGS instead of RAW hence RAWs will be even better.
 

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Ya! With black it looks more sleek and elegant while with silver more outstanding and retro..
Picture a lady wearing black dress and another wearing silver shiny dress..

Only in CS you will get such analogies! :bsmilie:
 

Frankly I can't answer that really as it goes back to your personal preference for 35mm vs 50mm though most likely I'll end up with the 17/1.8 as primarily I know I prefer 35mm doing street shooting vs 50mm. I'm attracted to the 25/1.8 this time round simply as I know it's IQ is close to the 45/1.8 and given its weight and price point , it's really a superb deal.

The 17 has also been 'upgraded' in a certain sense too with the EM1 which provides individual lens profiles in its firmware. Construction wise , the 17/1.8 definitely is better than the 25/1.8 and this is reflected in the diff in costs between them. The 17/1.8 has a snap focus mechanism which I find really useful and not avail on the 25/1.8 too.

Both lenses have very similar min focusing distances of around 25cm too.

Come.. just dug out for u bro

from 17/1.8.

from 25/1.8

All shot wide open on EM1. Did JPEGS instead of RAW hence RAWs will be even better.

Noooooooooooooooo
 

Noooooooooooooooo

bro ;) those photos were just taken casually & not the representation of the limits of the lenses. I'm sure u know they will be even better if composition was improved and with even better PP. I'm not good with PP :( only crop, adjust exposure and constrast mostly.
 

bro ;) those photos were just taken casually & not the representation of the limits of the lenses. I'm sure u know they will be even better if composition was improved and with even better PP. I'm not good with PP :( only crop, adjust exposure and constrast mostly.

One day when everything stabilises we will meet up to try out the 17 and 25! And hopefully have more cash by then.. =)
 

One day when everything stabilises we will meet up to try out the 17 and 25! And hopefully have more cash by then.. =)

Understand ;) I'm renting the 75/1.8 for the weekend to do a shoot for a shop. Hope to be able to afford it one day.
 

another taken by the 25/1.8 mounted on the EM1

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OOC JPEG, shot wide open. The color reproduction wow, slurp.
 

another taken by the 25/1.8 mounted on the EM1

OOC JPEG, shot wide open. The color reproduction wow, slurp.

Colour reproduction was what really got me hooked onto this.. Haha or are the colours just a Oly thing? I say this because my Sony jpgs are not as great.
 

Colour reproduction was what really got me hooked onto this.. Haha or are the colours just a Oly thing? I say this because my Sony jpgs are not as great.

My friend using a Sony NEX, he also commented that the OOC Jpeg colors from my EPL-5 looks much better than the ones from his camera.
 

My friend using a Sony NEX, he also commented that the OOC Jpeg colors from my EPL-5 looks much better than the ones from his camera.

Oly colors have a 'warmer' feel to them and that's the reason why no matter what brand I sell or buy for my secondary cameras I will always stick to Oly for my main camera. The next best thing is that there's an option to 'switch' off this 'warm' color for users who prefer otherwise.

Personally , I have a soft spot for the Oly, Fuji & Leica colors. All can provide SOOC Jpegs that are simply good enough to eat. I tried Sony before with their RX100ii and Nex systems but never for long - not Sony is not good, I'm am just not good enough to fully utilize Sony cameras.

The gundam was shot in Auto mode through display glass on the DLux 6 and the Char Siew rice using an EP5 on Aperture mode , wide open on the 12-35/2.8. Both photos shared previously but ya, to just show the colors that OOC Jpegs that a entry level DLux 6 and an Oly EP5 can give.

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