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ZUIKO 40/1.4 - my favorite lens for APS-C camera
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 11:35 am
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 11:35 am
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Zuiko 40/1.4 for Olympus Pen F system. From hundreds of lenses I've used with my Nex-6 this is my favorite one - stunningly sharp at f/1.4, very compact (size of Jupiter-8 50/2) and 40 mm focal length is very versatile.


Samples from Nex-6, wide open (f/1.4), no post-processing besides resizing off course:






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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 12:00 pm
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 12:00 pm
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amazing lens indeed, I have it too!
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 7:13 pm
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 7:13 pm
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What a nice picture giving that zuiko


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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 7:15 pm
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3d pop effect at its best Smile.


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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 7:16 pm
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 7:16 pm
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Does it cover ff sensor (a7)?


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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 7:40 pm
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No, it doesn't. But you can switch APS-C crop mode on, and you get exactly the same angle of view as with Nex-6.


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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 10:36 pm
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I have it too. I sold both the 42mm f/1.2 and the 38mm f/1.8, but kept the 40mm Wink


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Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2016 3:24 am
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Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2016 3:24 am
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chudy128314 wrote:
Zuiko 40/1.4 for Olympus Pen F system..stunningly sharp at f/1.4, very compact (size of Jupiter-8 50/2) and 40 mm focal length is very versatile.


fully agree! it used to be my most used lens on NEX5n:
G.Zuiko Auto-S f1.4/40mm on NEX5N by andreas, on Flickr

great for portraits too, wide open
Untitled by andreas, on Flickr
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