{"id":22629,"date":"2020-01-30T20:00:29","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T19:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/?p=22629"},"modified":"2026-01-14T09:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T08:04:27","slug":"review-olympus-f-zuiko-auto-s-1-8-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-olympus-f-zuiko-auto-s-1-8-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Olympus F.Zuiko Auto-S 1.8\/50"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23198\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC0640-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC0640-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC0640-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC0640-2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<p>Olympus lenses are known for their good build quality and performance. Does this apply to the the Olympus F.Zuiko Auto-S 1.8\/50, one of the lightest Olympus standard lenses too?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22638\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22638\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22638 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8733.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8733.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8733-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8733-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony a7II | Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22637\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22637\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22637 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8725.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8725-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8725-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony a7II | Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22631\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22631\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22631 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8594.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8594.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8594-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8594-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony a7II | Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23185\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23185\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23185 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1723.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1723.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1723-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1723-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony a7RIII | Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 | f\/8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Most images in this review can be found in full resolution <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/151225024@N07\/albums\/72157712263381797\">on flickr<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n\n<h2>Specifications<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diameter<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">61 mm<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Length<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31 mm<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Filter thread<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">49 mm<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weight<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">170 g<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Max. magnification<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">~0.15<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Close focus distance<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">45 cm<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aperture blades<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elements\/groups<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6\/5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Versions and history<\/h2>\n<p>The line of manual Olympus 1.8\/50 lenses was produced from 1972 until 2002 and came in 6 different versions.<\/p>\n<p>There are 3 versions with 6 elements in 5 groups:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1. <\/strong>Olympus M-System F.Zuiko Auto-S 1.8\/50,<\/li>\n<li><strong>2. <\/strong>Olympus OM-System F.Zuiko Auto-S 1.8\/50 (Silver nose),<\/li>\n<li><strong>3. <\/strong>Olympus OM-System F.Zuiko Auto-S 1.8\/50 (Black nose).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The other three versions feature\u00a0 6 elements in 4 groups:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>4. <\/strong>Olympus OM-System Zuiko MC Auto-S 1.8\/50<\/li>\n<li><strong>5. <\/strong>Olympus OM-System Zuiko Auto-S 50 mm 1:1.8<\/li>\n<li><strong>6. <\/strong>Olympus OM-System Zuiko Auto-S 50 mm 1:1.8 (serial number starts with 5\u0445\u0445\u0445\u0445\u0445\u0445, this is supposed to be the best version).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I have the third version consisting of 6 elements in 5 groups.<\/p>\n<p>More information about the different versions can be found\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/allphotolenses.com\/lenses\/item\/c_41.html#prettyPhoto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With some patience you should be able to find this lens on ebay for under \u20ac50,- or 50$ in good condition.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/707-53477-19255-0\/1?ff3=4&amp;pub=5575471375&amp;toolid=10001&amp;campid=5338460274&amp;customid=Oly&amp;mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.de%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3Dolympus%2Bf.zuiko%2B50mm%2Bf%252F1.8%26_in_kw%3D1%26_ex_kw%3D%26_sacat%3D0%26LH_Sold%3D1%26_udlo%3D%26_udhi%3D%26LH_Auction%3D1%26_samilow%3D%26_samihi%3D%26_sadis%3D10%26_fpos%3D%26LH_SALE_CURRENCY%3D0%26_sop%3D12%26_dmd%3D1%26_ipg%3D50%26LH_Complete%3D1%26_fosrp%3D1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ebay.de<\/a>* | <a href=\"http:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/711-53200-19255-0\/1?ff3=4&amp;pub=5575471375&amp;toolid=10001&amp;campid=5338460274&amp;customid=po&amp;mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm570.l1313%26_nkw%3Dolympus%2Bf.zuiko%2B50mm%2Bf%252F1.8%26_sacat%3D0\">Ebay.com<\/a>*<br \/>\n*<em>Affiliate link, buying via this link will not cost you any extra, and we get a small commission which helps to keep the blog running \ud83d\ude42\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23200\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC0647-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC0647-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC0647-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC0647-2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Build quality &amp; handling<\/h2>\n<p>As can be expected from a manual Olympus lens, build quality is great. Except for the rubberized focus ring the lens is made from metal and glass only. All markings are engraved and filled with paint.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23201\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC0645-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC0645-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC0645-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC0645-2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>The focus ring travels in ~90\u00b0 from 0.45 to 1 meter and another ~80\u00b0 to infinity which close to perfect for a lens like this I think. Resistance is simply perfect and I find focusing this lens easier than with some other fifties from the same era.<br \/>\nThe aperture ring is positioned in the front of the lens and has full click stops, the clicks are distinctive and it is easy to set the aperture between the clicks. One thing I did not like too much is that the aperture ring is a bit too close to the focus ring. This made me accidentally change focus a few times.<\/p>\n<p>All in all the Olympus 1.8\/50 is a joy to use, if you like to work with well crafted manual lenses you will enjoy this one.<\/p>\n<h2>Vignetting<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22686\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/vignetting-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/vignetting-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/vignetting-2-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/vignetting-2-768x570.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"302\"><strong>Aperture<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"302\"><strong>Vignetting<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"302\">f\/1.8<\/td>\n<td width=\"302\">2.3 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"302\">f\/2.8<\/td>\n<td width=\"302\">1.3 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"302\">f\/4<\/td>\n<td width=\"302\">0.8 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"302\">f\/5.6<\/td>\n<td width=\"302\">0.6 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"302\">f\/8<\/td>\n<td width=\"302\">0.5 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Wide open there is significant vignetting which will be easily visible in real world shots. Of course this can be corrected quickly in post, but at the expense of higher noise levels in the corners.<br \/>\nStopped down to f\/2.8 vignetting is reduced a lot to about 1.3 EV, this still can be visible for some applications though. From f\/4 one vignetting is not much of a problem anymore.<\/p>\n<h2>Sharpness<\/h2>\n<h3>Infinity<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22691\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/sharpness-chart-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/sharpness-chart-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/sharpness-chart-1-122x300.jpg 122w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/sharpness-chart-1-522x1280.jpg 522w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/sharpness-chart-1-768x1884.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/sharpness-chart-1-626x1536.jpg 626w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Olympus 1.8\/50 doesn&#8217;t seem to be optimized for infinity shooting. At <strong>f\/1.8<\/strong> the center is fairly sharp with some spherical aberrations. The midframe is soft and the corners are very soft. Stopping down to <strong>f\/2.8<\/strong> makes the center excellent, the midframe improves a bit but still does not look great. The corners looks still very soft.<br \/>\nFrom <strong>f\/4<\/strong> on the midframe looks OK as well, the corners are still very soft though. The midframe looks good at <strong>f\/5.6<\/strong> and excellent <strong>at f\/8<\/strong>. The corners start to get useful from f\/8 although the last picture are smeared a bit and never get very sharp.<br \/>\nFrom f\/8 on edge to edge sharpness is great though and therefore the lens works fine for landscapes as long as there are no important details in the corners.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind that you are looking at highly magnified crops from a 42mp sensor when evaluating the performance.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23184\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23184\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23184 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1539.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1539.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1539-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1539-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony a7RIII | Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 | f\/8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Portrait distance<\/h3>\n<p>At half body, shoulder and head shot portrait distances the Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 is sharp as a knife in the central part of the frame with some slight glow wide open. The outer midframe is softer and suffers from some astigmatism.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22964\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22964\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22964 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/portrait.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/portrait.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/portrait-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/portrait-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I refocused for every shot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22639\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22639\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22639 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8815.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8815.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8815-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8815-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony a7II | Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22641\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22641\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22641 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8854.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8854.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8854-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8854-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony a7II | Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At full body portrait distances sharpness suffers and some glow caused by spherical aberrations can be observed, stopping the lens down a little is wise here.<\/p>\n<h3>Close up<\/h3>\n<p>Near the minimum focus distance the Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 is noticeably softer wide open in the center due to spherical aberrations. Stopping down to f\/2.8 makes most glow go away and improves contrast.<\/p>\n<p>Outside the center the image is very soft wide open with a lot of astigmatism, and stopping down to f\/4 might be wise in case critical sharpness is important.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22963\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22963\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22963 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/close-up.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/close-up.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/close-up-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/close-up-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22963\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I refocused for every shot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22635\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22635\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22635 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8613.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8613.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8613-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8613-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22635\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony a7II | Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Focus shift &amp; field curvature<\/h3>\n<p>The Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 suffers from significant focus shift, if you change the aperture of the lens it is wise to refocus.<\/p>\n<p>There also is some field curvature but the corners still look bad when focused on them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-1-review-olympus-f-zuiko-auto-s-1-8-50-74955\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane1-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/1.8<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane1-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.8<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane1-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/4<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane1-3\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/5.6<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane1-4\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/8<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane1-5\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Overview<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-1-review-olympus-f-zuiko-auto-s-1-8-50-74955\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane1-0\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22847\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9848.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9848.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9848-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9848-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane1-1\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22849\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9849.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9849.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9849-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9849-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane1-2\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22850\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9850.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9850.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9850-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9850-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane1-3\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22851\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9851.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9851.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9851-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9851-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane1-4\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22852\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9852.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9852.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9852-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9852-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane1-5\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22848\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9848-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9848-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9848-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9848-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Bokeh<\/h2>\n<p>Bokeh is a mixed bag with this lens. Bokeh can be very harsh with certain backgrounds at longer distances. At close distances bokeh, like with many fifties is glorious with barely any outlining.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22632\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22632\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22632 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8595.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8595.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8595-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8595-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony a7II | Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22636\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22636\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22636 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8721.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8721.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8721-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8721-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22636\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony a7II | Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22859\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22859\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22859 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC0517.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC0517.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC0517-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC0517-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony a7RIII | Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At longer distances the bokeh of the Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 can be harsh to very harsh a little off center depending on the background. Bokeh circles show loads of outlining and fringing.<br \/>\nSome people like this &#8220;classic&#8221; bokeh rendering, but I&#8217;m not one of them. Have a look at the samples to check whether this is a rendering you like.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22860\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22860\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22860 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC0520.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC0520.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC0520-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC0520-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22860\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony a7RIII | Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22861\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22861\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22861 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9841.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9841.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9841-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9841-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony a7II | Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 | f\/1.8 | Photo by Li\u00e8nne van Esveld<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23168\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23168\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23168 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1626.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1626.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1626-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1626-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony a7RIII | Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23169\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23169\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23169 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1718.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1718.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1718-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1718-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony a7RIII | Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23170\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23170\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23170 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1993.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1993.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1993-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1993-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony a7RIII | Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Distortion<\/h2>\n<p>The Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 shows minor barrel distortion which is not relevant for most applications an still easy to correct for when needed.<\/p>\n<h2>Coma<\/h2>\n<p>Coma correction wide open is pretty bad, at f\/4 things start to look better and at f\/5.6 coma is no issue anymore.<\/p>\n<h2>Sunstars<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23167\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23167\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23167 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1621.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1621.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1621-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1621-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony a7RIII | Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 | f\/11<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With only six aperture blades sunstars have only six rays and they are not well defined. I personally prefer sunstars with ten or twelve rays, but of course this is a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/best-lenses-for-sunstars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">very subjective topic<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Chromatic aberrations<\/h2>\n<p>Wide open, longitudinal chromatic aberrations are not much of a problem, see the crops in the focus shift section. Although in demanding situations at certain distances purple fringing can be observed wide open. Stopping down to f\/2.8 removes it almost completely.<\/p>\n<div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-2-review-olympus-f-zuiko-auto-s-1-8-50-61674\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane2-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Overview<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane2-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Crop f\/1.8<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-2-review-olympus-f-zuiko-auto-s-1-8-50-61674\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane2-0\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23171\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1917.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1917.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1917-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1917-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane2-1\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23172\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1917-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1917-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1917-2-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1917-2-768x515.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Also note the significant glow in the image below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-3-review-olympus-f-zuiko-auto-s-1-8-50-85340\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane3-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Overview<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane3-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Crop f\/1.8<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-3-review-olympus-f-zuiko-auto-s-1-8-50-85340\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane3-0\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23174\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1926-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1926-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1926-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1926-2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane3-1\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23173\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1926.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1926.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1926-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1926-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Lateral chromatic aberrations are visible but easily corrected, I never encountered problems in the field with it. Near infinity LaCA seems to be even close to zero!<\/p>\n<div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-4-review-olympus-f-zuiko-auto-s-1-8-50-46025\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane4-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/8<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane4-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Overview<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-4-review-olympus-f-zuiko-auto-s-1-8-50-46025\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane4-0\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22855\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9853.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9853-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9853-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane4-1\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22856\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9853-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9853-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9853-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC9853-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-5-review-olympus-f-zuiko-auto-s-1-8-50-78503\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane5-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/8<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane5-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Overview<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-5-review-olympus-f-zuiko-auto-s-1-8-50-78503\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane5-0\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23204\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1611-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1611-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1611-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1611-2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane5-1\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23205\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1611.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1611.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1611-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1611-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Flare resistance<\/h2>\n<p>The single coating shows its limitations here, flare resistance is pretty bad. With the sun in the frame one will catch plenty ghosts and with the sun just outside the frame veiling flare is quite an issue. See the examples below to find out how many different flares I could provoke.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22694\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22694\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22694 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC9844.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC9844.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC9844-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC9844-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22694\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony a7II | Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22695\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22695\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22695 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC9846.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC9846.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC9846-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC9846-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22695\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony a7II | Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23177\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23177\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23177 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1900.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1900.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1900-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1900-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony a7RIII | Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 | f\/8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23178\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23178\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23178 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1909.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1909.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1909-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1909-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony a7RIII | Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 | f\/8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23180\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23180\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23180 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1757.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1757.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1757-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1757-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23180\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony a7RIII | Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 | f\/4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23179\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23179\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23179 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1923.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1923.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1923-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1923-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23179\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony a7RIII | Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 | f\/8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Alternatives<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-minolta-auto-rokkor-pf-55-mm-f-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minolta 2\/55<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nSharper with nice bokeh, but also heavier and more expensive. Both lenses are made very well and are a joy to handle. Both are very vulnerable to lens flares.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-sony-fe-1-850\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Sony 1.8\/50 FE<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nA modern alternative with AF, it is also more expensive, build quality is less nice though. The Sony is optically better in most regards. If you depend on AF and your budget is low, this one might be an option.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/sony-fe-1-855-za-sonnar-t-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Sony ZA 1.8\/55<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nMuch, much more expensive, but also much better in almost every regard. Bokeh of the Sony ZA is much smoother but you can encounter onionrings from time to time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/pentacon-auto-50-mm-f-1-8-multi-coating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Pentacon 1.8\/50<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nAnother fifty with very classic bokeh, although the rendering is hard to compare. The Olympus is much nicer to handle. Both are cheap and have very bad flare resistance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-zeiss-loxia-planar-250-t\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Zeiss Loxia 2\/50<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nMuch more expensive with similar nice build quality, maybe even a touch nicer. The Loxia is better in every regard and on of the nicest manual fifties one can get.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-50mm-f2-apo-lanthar\/\"><strong>Voigtl\u00e4nder APO Lanthar 2\/50<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThe perfect manual focus standard lens. It is much better in every regard and a joy to use. This lens is also much more expensive, if budget is no problem and you are looking for the best corrected fifty for the system get this one.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23192\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1958.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1958.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1958-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1958-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"201\">Good<\/td>\n<td width=\"201\">Average<\/td>\n<td width=\"201\">Not good<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"201\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Sharpness center<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Build quality<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Bokeh near MFD<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Size &amp; weight<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Edge sharpness<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"201\">\n<ul>\n<li>Price<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"201\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Flare resistance<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Off center sharpness wide open<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Corner sharpness stopped down<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Bokeh at longer distances away from center<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Sunstars<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Sharpness near infinity<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 is an interesting little lens. Depending on your taste regarding bokeh this one can be the ideal walk around lens. It combines a &#8220;classic&#8221; bokeh rendering with nice contrast and very good sharpness in the central part of the image over most of the focus range. This in combination with its small size and great handling make it a very appealing walk around lens for some.<\/p>\n<p>However, if smooth bokeh with minor outlining is your taste (l belong to this group), this lens is not for you. The bokeh rendering messed up some of pictures for me, as did the poor flare resistance.<\/p>\n<p>Despite some important flaws like the poor flare resistance, mediocre sharpness near infinity and busy bokeh, I liked working with the Olympus OM F.Zuiko 1.8\/50. In the end I like a lot of the pictures I took with the lens so far, and I liked the images taken near MFD.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The versions with 6 elements in 4 groups are a redesign and might have a different rendering!!\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With some patience you should be able to find this lens on Ebay for under \u20ac50 or $50 in good condition.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/707-53477-19255-0\/1?ff3=4&amp;pub=5575471375&amp;toolid=10001&amp;campid=5338460274&amp;customid=Oly&amp;mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.de%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3Dolympus%2Bf.zuiko%2B50mm%2Bf%252F1.8%26_in_kw%3D1%26_ex_kw%3D%26_sacat%3D0%26LH_Sold%3D1%26_udlo%3D%26_udhi%3D%26LH_Auction%3D1%26_samilow%3D%26_samihi%3D%26_sadis%3D10%26_fpos%3D%26LH_SALE_CURRENCY%3D0%26_sop%3D12%26_dmd%3D1%26_ipg%3D50%26LH_Complete%3D1%26_fosrp%3D1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ebay.de<\/a>* | <a href=\"http:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/711-53200-19255-0\/1?ff3=4&amp;pub=5575471375&amp;toolid=10001&amp;campid=5338460274&amp;customid=po&amp;mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm570.l1313%26_nkw%3Dolympus%2Bf.zuiko%2B50mm%2Bf%252F1.8%26_sacat%3D0\">Ebay.com<\/a>*<br \/>\n*<em>Affiliate link, buying via this link will not cost you any extra, and we get a small commission which helps to keep the blog running \ud83d\ude42\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Samples<\/h2>\n<p>Most pictures can be found in high resolution in this<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/151225024@N07\/albums\/72157712263381797\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong> Flickr album<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23189\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23189\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23189 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1768.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1768-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1768-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony a7RIII | Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 | f\/4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23190\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23190\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23190 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1897.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1897.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1897-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1897-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23190\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony a7RIII | Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22634\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22634\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22634 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8602.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8602.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8602-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8602-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony a7II | Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 | f\/1.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22640\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22640\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22640 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8819.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8819.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8819-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC8819-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony a7II | Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 | f\/1.8<span style=\"color: #2b2b2b; font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23181\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23181\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23181 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1607.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1607.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1607-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1607-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23181\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony a7RIII | Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 | f\/8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23182\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23182\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23182 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1754.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1754.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1754-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1754-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony a7RIII | Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23183\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23183\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23183 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1760.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1760.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1760-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC1760-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony a7RIII | Olympus F.Zuiko 1.8\/50 | f\/4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Further reading<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/sony-fe-list-a-new-tool\/\">Sony FE-List<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/affordable-manual-lenses-for-the-sony-alpha-77r7ii7rii-and-7s\/\">Affordable manual lenses for the Sony Alpha 7,7r,7ii,7rii and 7s<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/one-month-just-one-25-lens-personal-project\/\">Project: $1500 camera with just one $25 lens for one month\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/travel-report-a-journey-through-the-balkans\/\">Travel report: A journey through the Balkans<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This site contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase using any of the links marked as affiliate links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. This helps support the creation of future content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction Olympus lenses are known for their good build quality and performance. Does this apply to the the Olympus F.Zuiko Auto-S 1.8\/50, one of the lightest Olympus standard lenses too? 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