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Olympus 50mm f2 Macro Test Shots

RustyB
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Jun 6, 2007, 2:37 AM

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Just got the 50mm f2 in, hoping it might be a good portrait lens. I think it's gonna be perfect for portraits! On an Olympus DSLR, its a 100mm 35mm equivalent.

Just pulled it out of the box and snapped these around my crib....

(all images were shot in RAW with an E-500, saved as JPG with no adjustments, and uploaded to SmugMug...)

faith poison films
it's better than nothing

(This post was edited by RustyB on Jun 6, 2007, 3:18 AM)

RustyB
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Jun 6, 2007, 3:13 AM

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Interestingly, it still seems to hunt as much...if not more, than my 14-54mm f2.8-3.5, in dim/low contrast situations.

But, I guess when you figure how precise the focus is....jeez....the lens doubles in length when focusing...it looks like a zoom lense! Laugh

faith poison films
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DGates
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Jun 6, 2007, 4:24 AM

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Looks nice! What did it cost ya?

RustyB
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Jun 6, 2007, 4:41 AM

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Looks nice! What did it cost ya?

$425 at BH http://www.bhphotovideo.com/..._f_2_0_Macro_ED.html

I bought it June 1st, before they had the $50 rebate listed, which is only good for lenses bought starting in June. Boy did I get lucky on that one!

I used the money I had saved for video camera rental for my next two weddings. Laugh

I'm so good with my money.

I really like the lens. It makes the pictures look like they were shot with a 35mm SLR or something...something that has been missing in my digital photos so far. I think it's the sharpness and perspective, it must make me relate the pics to old-school amateur "nifty-fifty" 35mm shots...which I like. Cool

I have a little paid photo gig on Friday, so I'm hoping I'll have a chance to take some outside shots with it, if the event is not too busy. Otherwise, I'll just leave the 14-54 on the camera, as it's been a pretty great "general purpose" lens so far, albeit a little short.

faith poison films
it's better than nothing

DGates
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Jun 6, 2007, 5:14 AM

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That's not a bad price. It does have that 35mm feel. I like the doll and Walgreen's pics, with the shallow DOF.

When I first got my E-500, I was planning on getting a few more lenses, but I kind of lost interest. Maybe after I upgrade my cams, I'll get back into it more.

DarrenS
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Jun 6, 2007, 5:44 AM

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Looks good Rusty.

Remember to stop down when shooting portraits with a fast lens like that, particularily with two or more people. That's some wicked DOF there, esp on the Bose shot.