Olympus Digital 17mm f1.8 lens

I part exchanged the 4/3rds Olympus 70-300mm F4 lens for the silver micro 4/3rd Olympus Digital 17mm f1.8 lens (also known as a pancake lens) as I now exclusively use the 4/3rds Sigma 50-500mm F4-6.3 APO DG lens for wildlife photography.

This is the Olympus press details about the lens

“The M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 17mm 1:1.8 (34mm*) lens possesses outstanding image quality in a lightweight and extremely compact form. Its ultra‑bright 1:1.8 large aperture not only facilitates the ability to capture shots with eye‑catching depth of field blur, it also enables tripod‑free shooting in low light conditions – further accentuated by the in‑body image stabilisation of the latest Olympus Micro Four Thirds System cameras. Besides the extremely bright 1:1.8 aperture, this premium Micro Four Thirds‑compliant wide‑angle lens also impresses due to its unique mechanisms for Snapshot Focusing and Movie & Stills Compatible (MSC) autofocusing as well as a special ZERO lens coating for high quality results.”

The lens is small and light, and is equivalent to a 35mm film lens when combined with the Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR. The first outing with the Olympus Digital 17mm f1.8 lens was to Stanpit Marsh nature reserve and here are few photographs from the day. The initial results look decent with all of these being hand held .

Christchurch Priory from Stanpit Marsh nature reserve

Christchurch Priory portrait from Stanpit Marsh nature reserve.

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