read the review here: http://www.photozone.de/olympus–four-thirds-lens-tests/468-oly_17_28
In summary, the Olympus 17mm lens disappoints!
read the review here: http://www.photozone.de/olympus–four-thirds-lens-tests/468-oly_17_28
In summary, the Olympus 17mm lens disappoints!
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I agree with what they are saying. Keep in mind it’s a $300 plastic pancake lens so it’s obvious there would be issues. My remedy was to buy a M-mount adapter and some voigtlander lenses. Taking the proper time to focus at 7x or at a large depth of field your images come out nice and sharp.
This is small lens. That’s its main claim to fame, not the speed at f2.8, nor the focal length, the equivalent of about 35mm in 35mm photography. But on the small Olympus PEN body, this lens gives you a small package that takes quite good pictures without messing around with a zoom. In particular, it works well as a walking-around street camera, much like an old Leica or a Canon rangefinder of the 1950s/1960s.