Sony A7R II vs Olympus OMD EM1 II Depth of Field Comparison

sony a7rii vs olympus omd em1 ii

Sony A7R II vs Olympus OMD EM1 II Depth of Field Comparison I just took delivery of a Sony A7R II yesterday with the Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 lens. Part of my decision to buy this combination was to supplement my Olympus OMD EM1 II with a camera with a full frame sensor as I believe … Read more

Olympus 25mm 1.8 Review

Olympus 25mm 1.8 lens on an Olympus OMD E-M1 Mark II camera

Olympus 25mm 1.8 Review 📷 Update: OM System 25mm f/1.8 Mark II now available OM System has recently released the updated 25mm f/1.8 Mark II, and it finally adds weather sealing — one of the biggest omissions from the original version reviewed here. I have also recently reviewed the 17mm 1.8 mark II lens. Optically, … Read more

Olympus 25mm 1.2 Pro review

Olympus 25mm 1.2 lens close up image of the lens.

Update 2025: Over 7 years later and this is the one Pro Prime lens I’ve never sold. I think that says everything you need to know about this lens. I used it recently in my comparison of the OM Systems OM-3 vs the Fuji X100VI along with the updated 17mm f/1.8II lens. I’ve used it … Read more

The best value portrait lens in the World

The Olympus 45mm 1.8 lens sat on a balcony by the sea next to the Olympus 25mm 1.8 and 75mm 1.8 lenses.

Update August 2025: Since first owning and reviewing the Olympus 45mm f/1.8 lens so many years ago, a lot has changed. Olympus sold their camera division, and I’ve shot with just about every system from Micro Four Thirds to Medium Format. But one thing hasn’t changed — the OM System 45mm f/1.8 is still among … Read more

Olympus 75mm 1.8 Review

The Olympus 75mm 1.8 lens between the 45mm 1.8 and 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro lenses on a computer desk.

  The Olympus 75mm f/1.8 has a rather odd focal length but despite this it is regarded as one of the best lenses in the Micro 4/3 lineup. In this Olympus 75mm f1.8 review I am going to show you how this lens performs in the real World. You wont find any charts here, just … Read more