Olympus 17mm f/1.8 review - the sweet spot for 35mm equivalent in Micro Four Thirds

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Olympus 17mm f/1.8 review - the sweet spot for 35mm equivalent in Micro Four Thirds

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#olympus #17mm #35mm
What's the closest thing to a 35mm equivalent, that does autofocus well, does manual focus well, is fairly fast, focuses quite close, is light and small and doesn't cost an arm and a leg?
0:00 Start
0:10 For the impatient ones
0:45 This episode and my history with the lens
2:04 The best: the focus clutch
3:54 Optical performance or... "what a review usually is"
5:28 What do I look in a lens?
7:22 The competition
Laowa 17mm f/1.8 review: • Laowa 17mm f/1.8 revie...
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@Koji-888 2 ай бұрын

Very nice. I like your style. I just bought this lens used from Japan. It will be going on my little Olympus E-PM2. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. 💁🏻‍♀️

@RogerinFinland 2 ай бұрын

To this day, my favourite AF lens for the micro four thirds system 😌

@Paivabajoti 2 жыл бұрын

Great channel, Roger. Thanks for all your insights.

@RogerinFinland 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment and positive feedback! 👍🏼😊

@cmalc8 4 ай бұрын

I think this compact but high performance lens on any fairly recent PEN camera is a better buy than the currently fashionable and EXPENSIVE 'pocketable' cameras from Sony/Ricoh/Panasonic. Also you can carry the pancake EZ zoom !

@RogerinFinland 4 ай бұрын

Definitely my favourite AF lens for MFT of all time.

@mfreider 3 жыл бұрын

Nice review! I wish OM D will make f/1.8 line of primes some sort of weather resistant. For myself I did pick PanaLeica 15/1.7 which is little bit wider but image quality is so good (of course with different price tag).

@RogerinFinland 3 жыл бұрын

I personally don't need the weather resistance, but I'd love if the 25 and 45 would have the focus clutch! That PanaLeica 15 is tempting, but close enough to the 17mm so that I can't justify it at all 😅

@mfreider 3 жыл бұрын

@@RogerinFinland and there is no “focus clutch” on PanaLeica :( and it is “focus by wire” :( but I forgive it everything :) because of image qualities.

@gcprost 3 жыл бұрын

I have this lens. I’m very fond of it.

@RogerinFinland 3 жыл бұрын

It hits a great sweet spot of size, price, performance, max aperture and features that it's tough to beat

@martysgarden 3 жыл бұрын

G'day mate..Marty here from Australia. Just watched your Olympus OMD E M1 Mark ii video very cool. I use mostly Sony A6400 but moving into Olympus for run and gun stabilisation.. Looking at a 12-40mm f2.8..with a couple of primes 17mm and 45mm f1.8. I have read the 17mm is noisy while autofocusing though. Do you find it noisy? Thanks for your videos about this camera and lens set up. All the best Marty ps: Subbed

@RogerinFinland 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment and subbing! I haven't found it noisy, at all actually 😅 and this is the 2nd 17mm 1.8 I own. Could it be that the 2.8 version is the noisy one?

@martysgarden 3 жыл бұрын

@@RogerinFinland thanks a lot. I really appreciate you getting back to me on this, maybe I miss read somewhere and it was the 2.8. Have an awesome day!

@spitsparrow 2 жыл бұрын

In other reviews the laowa looks sharper. Is it noticeable to you? You also get a closer focus distance of 15mm I think? That's quite nice. Which lens do you actually prefer? Which one has more keepers on it

@RogerinFinland 2 жыл бұрын

Oh man, so many tough questions 😊 Both are keepers. The Laowa is a no-brainer because of the price, BUT if Autofocus is a must, then the Olympus is the obvious choice. Sharpness wise, one might be sharper than the other, but both are plenty sharp for me. The close focus of the Laowa is a plus. Which do I prefer? Well, with Olympus (or even Panasonic) bodies, the Olympus because of the Autofocus. In my Zcam E2c the Laowa is pretty much welded to it: manual aperture and focus, tiny size and weight and incredible performance. I'm afraid I'm not of much help 😅

@jcduval83 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Roger for the review ! I own the old pancake version that I love but the autofocus is a bit slow & the motor is noisy to shoot video. Is your lens silent as a ninja ? Thanks for sharing ;)

@RogerinFinland 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty much silent, yep. Easily one of my favourite lenses ever 😊

@JacoboCastroCristo 3 жыл бұрын

Hello! does this lens work with the SLR magic Anamorphot 40 (compact) ? thanks

@RogerinFinland 3 жыл бұрын

It does. With "normal" m4/3 cameras it works well, and with the BMPCC4K it vignettes a bit, but still usable I'd say.

@JacoboCastroCristo 3 жыл бұрын

@@RogerinFinland thanks

@shelwee 3 жыл бұрын

Haha! The 'standard' review indeed. i've heard it to death in lens reviews. nice one.

@RogerinFinland 3 жыл бұрын

The question is "should I have those two minutes in every lens review going forward?" 😅

@shelwee 3 жыл бұрын

@@RogerinFinland Don't you dare! :D

@glennsak Жыл бұрын

"Professional pixel-peeper" - most gear heads that troll wonderful videos like this one.

@RogerinFinland Жыл бұрын

Thanks for calling this video wonderful 👍🏼😊

@oscarbavi7886 3 жыл бұрын

Hola Roger en comparacio amb el lumix 20 1.7 II que tal es per la G9 Gracies

@RogerinFinland 3 жыл бұрын

El 20mm 1.7 són famosos per enfocar bastant lent amb qualsevol càmera. Jo havia tingut amb la GH5 la 1a versió i era lent en enfocar. Pel que he vist i llegit (però sense tenir experiència pròpia) el 20mm de Panasonic és dels més fluixets que fan. Ara bé, si és la focal que t'agrada que jo sàpiga no hi ha alternatives. Personalment em quedo amb el Oly 17mm 1.8. 👍🏻

@shelwee 3 жыл бұрын

My favourite is actually the Lumix 15/1.7...i'll bet this was on your radar as well...:P

@RogerinFinland 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!! It seems to be a bit higher priced than the Oly 17mm 1.8 though, and the focus clutch might still keep me choosing the Olympus. I'd love to test them head to head though 👍🏻

@shelwee 3 жыл бұрын

@@RogerinFinland Yes, it is rather on the pricier-side. I got mine when i had an upcoming trip to Nagoya, Japan. I checked their online pricing info for BIC Camera before i went, dropped into the store, got it for about USD400. This was after tourist tax and credit card rebates. A pretty sweet deal, since it still goes for USD547 on B&H today

@georgemohring5348 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe my expectations are too high (I was thinking a prime would be better or as good as (focus wise) the zoom (12-40mm Olympus), but it's not.

@RogerinFinland 2 жыл бұрын

I find the 17mm 1.8 to be pretty great at autofocus, with the EM1 mk anyway. With that said, even though I no longer have it, the 12-40mm 2.8 is a stellar lens in pretty much every aspect! And it even has a focus clutch.