Reddit mentions of Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 45mm F1.8 Lens, for Micro Four Thirds Cameras (Silver)

MFT system has some really good lenses. Olympus 17mm f1.8 is nice prime if you like wide standard lenses. It is quite sharp and good general purpose lens. It has this amazing manual snap focus system which is really handy for streetphotography if you prefer pre focusing. 17mm is the one that is always on my camera. There is also Olympus 25mm if you prefer 50mm kino eq. more, but it does not have snap focus system. For these, you might also want to check Panasonic equivalents if they have something you prefer more.


One of the must have lenses for MFT is Olympus 45mm 1.8. It is dirt cheap and quality of it is really good. Especially great for portraits but works on else too. I carry it with me everywhere.

The best MFT lens in terms of image quality, sharpness is Olympus 75mm F1.8. This is insanely sharp. It is great for portraits. 150mm film eq. is quite hefty, but if you appreciate sharpness and technical quality this is absolutely the best one out there.

For general use Zoom Panasonic LUMIX G X VARIO 12-35 mm F2.8 ASPH is the obvious choice. It is quite pricy, but it has great built quality and image quality. It is also water and dust resistant like your body. Some of my friends only use this lens.

If you want dedicated wildlife lens there is Panasonic Lumix G Vario 100-300mm F/4.0-5.6 OIS Lens. This is pretty much only option if you want long telephoto lens. Olympus has similar lenses, but they suck. This one is good and will do the job.

Edit: If you ever need really compact lens, there is really cheap pancake lenses. Image quality is not great, but if you require discreet lens they are good enough. E-M1 is quite large compared to PEN series for example, so these pancakes might not work as well for E-M1 than Pen. It probably would be just better to use normal sized prime.

Wait a few days, Panasonic is about to make an announcement, probably the G5, a new lens and a new compact camera!

I think m43 is the way to go, and I recommend spending more money on lenses than on your body. Doing some quick price checking: I'd rather have a Panasonic G3 with kit lens, ($549 on amazon) and spend the extra money on a 14mm f2.5 ($270), a 20mm f1.7 ($359) or 45mm f1.8 ($399), than Olympus OM-D for $1299 with kit lens or $1399 with the upgraded, weather sealed lens (which I definitely recommend you buying if you get the OM-D)

The OM-D has a few nice things, but in the early stage, I'd rather spend half as much on the body, and use it on getting some nice lenses. Weather sealing and better image stabilisation are cool, but do you really need that? IS doesn't even need to be used if you shoot at a high shutter speed (over 1/100th of a second). Image quality (IQ) is only slightly better than the G3

The G3 is about to be replaced with something though, so keep your eyes open! I'm guessing it won't be any new super amazing features, the IQ will be slightly better again, perhaps better than the OM-D, but the big thing is that it will drive down the price of the G3 :D

...and wow, I'm pushing this camera pretty hard lol... But Um, yeah, if you want a micro four thirds camera, with a viewfinder, that's the one I recommend :) The GH1/GH2 are optimised for making videos, so they have some extra features there, but if you won't be making videos, G3 is the way to go! Or GX1 if you want a smaller body (no viewfinder though). If you don't want to deal with RAW files, you might want to go for an Olympus body instead (they have arguably better in-body JPG processing).

I get what you're saying about buying the nicest thing first, so you won't want to upgrade, but I'm telling you that the image quality will be 95% as good from a G3 as an OM-D, you just won't be able to take a bath with your camera, and the image stabilisation (which is still great, depending on what lens you have) is not as good, or non-existant.

Oh and yes, I definitely think that micro four thirds is the system to get. Nex might eventually get a decent lens line up..... but it isn't going to be cheap, and it isn't going to be soon. And it isn't going to be pretty. (Because they have APS-C sensors, their lenses are dSLR sized, no matter what size the body is, their lenses will always be big)

I have asked this question before but I am still as confused as I was when I asked it the last time. I am trying to decide between the 25mm and 45mm micro four thirds (so 50/90 for dslrs) focal lengths for a prime. I have taken shots at both focal lengths and I can't really decide upon which one to go with. I even tried taking a selection of the photos that I like the most from my collection and took a sum of the focal lengths and averaging it which gave me 35mm (70mm for dslrs). I am trying to get my first prime and I don't want to be disappointed once I buy it. I am looking at the Panasonic 25mm f1.7 ASPH and the Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 45mm f1.8

Can someone guide me through how I would choose what is best for me? I already own a M.Zuiko 12-50mm kit lens but I am really looking for something that I can keep on the OMD EM5 all the time when I am travelling.

I have been looking up websites and reviews and everything and both these lenses seems to be good. Here is my instagram in case someone needs to see the kind of photos that I take. I only started a few weeks ago, so there's not much in there.

Hoping someone can help me with this decision.

Good question. The answer depends on how light you want to go.

While the GH4's adaptability is certainly a plus, one of the built-in benefits from the start is that lenses for mirrorless cameras like the GH4 can be much smaller and lighter.

For example, you could carry Olympus' 12-40mm f/2.8, 17mm f/1.8, & 45mm f/1.8 lenses and it would still weigh less than the 16-35mm f/2.8 (618g vs 635g). It's not an apples to apples comparison (the 12-40mm is equivalent to a 16-52mm on your C100's Super 35 sensor), but hopefully you get the idea– MFT lenses are small.

You can carry a bunch of MFT lenses in a bag and your shoulder won't be aching at the end of the day.

Or you can go super minimal with just a couple lenses and go relatively unnoticed compared to lugging a set of full-size lenses around.

As for shooting stills, most native lenses will give you AF, which will allow you to shoot from the hip or fire off a quick shot with a good chance that it will be in focus.

On the other hand, if you're cool with manual focusing, the GH4's focus peaking will help you nail focus faster when manually focusing your Canon glass.

If you're shooting things that are far away, you may want something like this Olympus 40-150mm lens. With your budget, that's pretty much the best choice. It's not the largest apertured lens, but it's a very useful zoom range.

If you have a bit more budget to work with and you are interested in portraiture in the long run, look at this Olympus 45mm 1.8 lens. The large aperture will be great in low light.

Mirrorless cameras aren't as much my expertise than DSLRs are but from reading reviews and opinions of my friends and colleagues I would have a look at the Olympus E-PL5. For the shallow DoF you might want to combine this camera with a fast prime lens such as the 45mm f1.7 or 20mm f1.7 or 17mm f1.8 either of these in combination with the camera should be in your price range. If you are comfortable buying something second hand you might be able to save a few bills for SD cards and the like.

Thank you, cleansoap. I'll take it from here. Welcome, FindingAnna, to our Internet community. I am called fadec and these are my friends. You will find everything you desire here. If you require assistance just post as you have and my friends shall attend to your needs. Now, let us begin. This is my Panasonic GF5, a free market competitor to the Nikon 1. You may find the same model with a smaller kit lens. Naturally, you are free to choose which you prefer. The M4/3 system has an abundance of lenses available and we would have trouble discussing them all in one thread. Still, it would be rude of me not to introduce my personal favorites. Here is the Olympus 45mm f 1.8 and the illustrious Panasonic 45-175mm. The 20mm f 1.7 has been banished from our community for being an indiscriminate whore but there are still fools here who think highly of it. Choose wisely, dear Anna. I think you will enjoy it here.