Review on Olympus M. Zuiko Digital ED 45mm f1.8 (Silver) Lens for Micro 4/3 Cameras - International Version: Enhanced Photography Experience, No Warranty by Gim Ji ᠌

I am not quite a beginner in photography, but, objectively, so far I only claim to be an amateur level with some artistic bias. Having run off for six months with a whale 14-42 II R, after reading articles, watching videos and listening to photographers of various levels, I firmly convinced myself that I needed to fork out for a "fast fix", otherwise "masterpieces" would not shine for me. The choice fell on 45 1.8 for two reasons: Firstly, because of the general admiration for him - he is awarded with enthusiastic epithets: from "must-have" to the title of "the best lens of the system." Secondly, it is corny the cheapest of all the "native" Olympus with an aperture of 1.8. Due to my inexperience, I did not particularly pay attention to the focal length of 45 mm, naively believing that this was something similar to the "fifty dollars" of SLR cameras (well, 45 or 50 - what's the difference, right?), But only a week after shopping, I once again remembered the inscription on the box "90 mm". Then there were "excavations" about the crop factor and other interesting things. The result turned out to be somewhat depressing - the desired "universal" focal length for the Micro Four Thirds system is 25 mm, and this is a different lens and more money. The end of the story is simple to horror - a big green toad said "no" and 45 1.8 finally registered on the camera. Total. For professionals, my review, perhaps, is not very interesting, but for beginners, it is quite possible. If you think of this lens as a button to "take a masterpiece" in auto mode - in 75% of cases it will work, just work with the composition. If you want to shoot people (portraits up to the waist), macro and details - take it. But remember that if you need to photograph any close object in its entirety, you will wind the whale 14-42 (if any) so that it just fits. If you want a more or less universal lens - look towards fixes at 18 and 25 mm. If you want a completely universal lens - save up for a "professional zoom" 12-40 2.8. For its purposes, the lens is fine, but these purposes are not necessarily the same as yours.