Sigma 50mm or Olympus 50mm or ???

[dennisgibson]

I'm new to m43, buying an Olympus e-pl2 w/kit lens. I'm hoping to buy a Panasonic 20mm and most likely a 50mm lens. I've loved the Sigma on both Canon and Nikon and am tempted to buy in the Olympus mount. Would people recommend it over the Olympus 50mm f2?

Or...would people recommend the Sigma 30 1.4?

Thanks and I hope to be posting a lot here!

Dennis

 

[kweide]

Forget about the Sigma 30 mm f1.4 It simply do not work on E-Px cams.
The Sigma 50 f1.4 works but sloooooow on EVIL cams and needs an adapter !!!. Its creamy bokeh is special. I like it very much over the he crystal clear, clinical look of the 50 mm Zuiko macro. But it is razorsharp.
What lens to be said better ??? NONE of them. Both have different approaches. I like the Sigma 50 for creamy, dreamy artistic portrait work but the Zuiko 50 for its crystal clear look as well. Depends. I own both ....

If you have no other FT cam and do not plan to invest in FT, take the Lumix 20 mm f1.7 it is a gem, a must have lens and consider the 45 mm macro. Both lenses are made for mFT can be mounted directly without any adapter and i am sure you will enjoy it. Lots of pictures made with both lenses can be found here.

Have fun
Klaus

 

[dennisgibson]

Forget about the Sigma 30 mm f1.4 It simply do not work on E-Px cams.
The Sigma 50 f1.4 works but sloooooow on EVIL cams and needs an adapter !!!. Its creamy bokeh is special. I like it very much over the he crystal clear, clinical look of the 50 mm Zuiko macro. But it is razorsharp.
What lens to be said better ??? NONE of them. Both have different approaches. I like the Sigma 50 for creamy, dreamy artistic portrait work but the Zuiko 50 for its crystal clear look as well. Depends. I own both ....

If you have no other FT cam and do not plan to invest in FT, take the Lumix 20 mm f1.7 it is a gem, a must have lens and consider the 45 mm macro. Both lenses are made for mFT can be mounted directly without any adapter and i am sure you will enjoy it. Lots of pictures made with both lenses can be found here.

Have fun
Klaus

Klaus, thanks for the reply! I'd like to avoid using adapters if I could. I'm very green when it comes to mFT...when you use an adapter do you lose AF? Also, do you need an adapter for the Zuiko? I'm still trying to figure out what lenses I can use

I've posted a wtb on fredmiranda for a Panny 20mm but haven't had any bites yet!

Dennis

 

[kweide]

Easy. The Zuiko 50 and the Sigma 50 needs an Adapter. I use the Panasonic Adapter DMW-MA1 but you you can use the Olympus as well. Both Adapters support AF but the lenses are not build for CDAF so they work rather Slow. It is netter to invest in mFT Glass. So Best take the Lumix 20 and the Panasonic Leica 45 Makrolens.

 

[Amin]

Klaus, do you have any samples of the Sigma 50 from a 4/3 or Micro 4/3 camera?

 

[kweide]

Example with Sigma 50 mm f1.4

Olympus E-5 + Sigma 50 f1.4, no NR
ISO200 @f2, 1/second, 50 mm focal length​

 

[kweide]

Re: Sigma 50mm or Olympus 50mm or ??? a bit NSFW

another with Sigma 50 @ f1.4

Olympus E-5 + Sigma 50 f1.4, noNR
ISO400 @ f1.4, 1/200 second, 50 mm focal length​

 

[Amin]

Thanks, Klaus. Beautiful photos!