Olympus OM 50mm f/1.4 Lens Review
OM 50mm f1.4. A beautifully made lens with a
fine precision movement feel to the focusing ring that has just enough
resistance that makes it a joy to focus. None of your Russian tank
grease here, these Olympus lenses have a lovely white, low viscosity
grease on the helix. On the Olympus lens I opened it was as fresh as
the day it left the factory, usually you can expect to be scraping crud
out of the threads on most lenses. The F stop ring is at the front
which takes some getting used to, on a lens this small usually it is a
rear aperture ring.
fine precision movement feel to the focusing ring that has just enough
resistance that makes it a joy to focus. None of your Russian tank
grease here, these Olympus lenses have a lovely white, low viscosity
grease on the helix. On the Olympus lens I opened it was as fresh as
the day it left the factory, usually you can expect to be scraping crud
out of the threads on most lenses. The F stop ring is at the front
which takes some getting used to, on a lens this small usually it is a
rear aperture ring.
Wide open centre performance is above average, of the 5 50mm 1.4
lenses I have I would rate this as 3rd best after the Zeiss Planar and
the Yashica ML for sharpness, but slightly better than the Super
Takumar (non smc). Stopped down this has good sharpness but not
outstanding like the zeiss. A nice lens for general use especially if
you are expecting to have some evening shots without a tripod, you may
just sneak some shots on a high ISO. I have also used this for shooting
bands playing in a club with minimal lighting. It is a good solid
general purpose lens.
Lens
Fact Sheet
Vendor name
Olympus
Olympus
Type
OM
OM
Product year
–
–
Focal Min(mm)
50
50
Focal Max(mm)
50
50
Focus Min(cm)
45
45
Aperture Max
1.4
1.4
Aperture Min.
16
16
Barrel length(mm)
36
36
Elements In Group
6 in 7
6 in 7
Diaphragm action
Auto
Auto
Weight (g)
230
230
Filter Size (mm)
49
49
Push on diameter (mm)
60
60
Angular field
46
46
Comprato da poco,lo uso su Canon 40D,lo uso per ritratti,Incarnato da favola,un obiettivo che abbellisce i ritratti rendendoli di una plasticita inpeccabile.Premetto che tengo sia il summilux il summicron 50/1,4 – 50/2.Ma non tengono il confronto con questa lente che é un capolavoro.Complimenti alla Olympus
Comprato da poco,lo uso su Canon 40D,lo uso per ritratti,Incarnato da favola,un obiettivo che abbellisce i ritratti rendendoli di una plasticita inpeccabile.Premetto che tengo sia il summilux il summicron 50/1,4 – 50/2.Ma non tengono il confronto con questa lente che é un capolavoro.Complimenti alla Olympus
The Zuiko 1.4/50 in on par with the Leica R Summilux 1.4/50 of same time. In fact, I prefer the colours of the Zuiko.