Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 25 mm F1.8 Lens, Fast Fixed Focal Length, Suitable for All MFT Cameras (Olympus OM-D & PEN Models, Panasonic G-Series), Black

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With the clutch engaged, will the focus settings remain even when camera is turned off and on again? I need this when using the camera on a film set where we might take a break and need the same settings upon return.

Olympus 25mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital - Digital Cameras, Digital

Distortion and CA.The Panasonic has more CA (Purple Fringing) than the Olympus, which is clear and evident. So for this the Olympus wins. See the crop below from each lens. The Olympus 25mm f1.8 is a very plain and simple lens. And we’re very serious that–in fact, we’ve called it extremely minimal. The front of the lens has the obvious Olympus badging, front element and filter thread. In terms of features, the lens has little to offer. There is no distance scale, and therefore no DOF scale either – which is sad news for street photographers, who will not be able to use zone focusing techniques as easily as with a lens featuring a proper distance scale complete with depth-of-field markings. Chromatic aberrations, typically seen as purple or green fringes along contrasty edges, are a slight issue with this lens, although we would not call it a serious problem.Sharpness.BOTH of these lenses can render a super sharp image. BOTH have slightly different color and contrast signatures though. I would say that the Olympus is just as sharp as the Panasonic..well, 99.5% as sharp when both lenses are shot at 1.8. I’d say the Panasonic has a little bit better Micro Contrast though as when looking at some real world street shooting files on my 27″ display I see it. This is a sign of a very good lens, and is one area where Leica excels with their uber expensive lenses. For example, the Leica 50 Summicron f/2 has amazing micro contrast and one of my all time favorite Leica lenses for the M system ( or Sony A7). The Panasonic 25 1.4 is a Leica/Panasonic collaboration so it shares some of that Leica magic. I used to think it did not but it does indeed though not to the level of true Leica glass. The difference is not huge between the Panasonic and Olympus by any means but you can see it when pixel peeping. So because of this, For overall performance and sharpness, the Panasonic wins. On the other hand the photo on the market with the three men and the pink bag shows where a faster aperture could (not necessarily must!) have advantages over the Oly's f/1.8. I think you’re probably right, I’ve got quite an attachment t it, as the lens I have probably used more than any other in m43 (I’ll have to pull the stats out of Lightroom one of these days). It doesn’t help that I am a bit of a hoarder too.

Olympus M.Zuiko 25mm f/1.8 - Review / Test Report - OpticalLimits Olympus M.Zuiko 25mm f/1.8 - Review / Test Report - OpticalLimits

Of course, as far as selective focus, DOF, blur and bokah, there is still the Pany advantage of F1.4 being its widest aperture. As of June 9, 2021, on zoom lenses with a wide-angle end focal length of 16mm equivalent (35mm equivalent) I have to admit that the Oly (with a help of the photographer, of course!) creates stunning photos, for example the Petronas Twin Tower shot. (ok, they all are great, but I try to avoid severe flattering ;) )Sorry ... because there is sub title "THEN THERE IS THE OLYMPUS M.ZUIKO 17MM F1.8" before the food pics, so i think you compared with it hehe.. Thank you so much for this wonderful article. I’m really torn between the Olympus1.8 & the Panasonic1.4 – As you’ve clarified in your article, there are pros to both choices. One thing I’d like to see is performance comparisons in low-light situations. Will the Pan1.4 win in performance in low-light, do to the f-stop difference? As I’ll be using this lens for a variety of shooting situations (well-lit & low-lit), this will be an important factor for me.

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 25 mm F1.8 Lens, Fast Fixed Focal Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 25 mm F1.8 Lens, Fast Fixed Focal

Manual focusing is also available with this lens using an electrical focus-by-wire system. Unlike some Olympus primes such as the M.Zuiko 12mm ƒ/2, which uses a focus ring clutch mechanism, manual focus is, instead, enabled by the camera. The Olympus 25mm ƒ/1.8 lens has a close focusing distance of 9.4 in. (24cm) with a maximum magnification of 0.12x (1:8.3 ratio), and as such, doesn't provide overly good macro performance.Silent, fast and accurate focus. Image quality from wide open: superb. I was going to say "handles beautifully", but in fact, I was barely even aware of it being there, most of the time. MPB puts photo and video kit into more hands, more sustainably. Every month, visual storytellers sell more than 20,000 cameras and lenses to MPB. Choose used and get affordable access to kit that doesn’t cost the earth. With the Olympus M.ZUIKO Digital 25mm f/1.8 wide open, you can see some light fall-off in the corners, but it’s not too excessive, as you can see in the macro example below. Stopping down to f/4 cures this problem almost entirely. Extended Manufacturer Coverage - 1 year manufacturers warranty, + an additional 2 years with protection plan

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 25 mm F1.8 Lens, Fast Fixed Focal

Now, there is a hint -- ever so slightly -- of some corner softness at ƒ/1.8, but it's so minor that it's hardly worth mentioning. However, stopping down this lens improves sharpness even more -- and across the entire frame -- especially around ƒ/4-ƒ/5.6. However, center sharpness remains excellent throughout the entire aperture range, from ƒ/1.8 onwards until around ƒ/16, when minor diffraction limiting softness appears. If you go by Lenstip’s MTF (they have well done tests), once you get to f2, the Panasonic is sharper in the center. By 2.8-4.0, the Panasonic is sharper in both the center and edges. By f/4, the Pany’s edges nearly reach 70 lpm, close the the max center resolution of the Olympus lens.As focusing is performed internally the 46mm filter thread does not rotate, which makes this lens ideal for use with graduated and polarising filters. The manual focusing ring is nicely damped, which makes applying adjustments a pleasure. The minimum focus distance is 25cm, which is ideal for close ups, or shooting in claustrophobic environments. A hood is provided with the lens, which is attached via the bayonet fitting hidden under the 'decoration ring' on the front of the lens barrel. This means you can keep your lens looking smart, even if you don't want to take the hood with you, if that's important to you, of course. Het beeld van die golvende, dichte mist staat nog op mijn netvlies. Twee foto’s in een van onze fotoboeken getuigen […] High image quality: Beautiful, evenly spread sharpness, no chromatic aberration, very little flare or ghosts and a beautiful bokeh At the end of the day though, a 25mm acts like a 50mm for focal length/magnification so this is what you are going to see when looking through your viewfinder. It will not be like when you put a 24mm on your full frame camera, but like when you put a 50mm on your full frame camera except for the Depth of Field control. Basically, on Micro 4/3 we are magnifying that 25mm to give us a 50mm field of view.