Author Topic: Olympus PEN-F H-Zuiko Auto-S f=42mm 1:1.2 Lens Samples (Read 3424 times)

kaian · « **on:** August 02, 2010, 02:40:45 AM »

Nice, big litle gem, extremely soft, very fast. Usually adds a glow that I'd prefer if I could choose to add in post if I wanted it, but it's still a lens I'm very fond of. Unfortunately it hit the floor a couple of months after I got it, after that I can no longer stop it down, it's always wide open. Oh, well. It was extremely difficult stopping it down when I could too, so...

I keep a ND8 and a P/L-filter within reach for bright daylight use.

The lens:

For size: the filter threads are 49mm, I don't have a photo of the lens on the camera.

A sample image:

I have some more photos taken with this lens at expono.com/kaiandresen/tags/42mmf1.2

adash · « **Reply #1 on:** August 02, 2010, 02:43:10 AM »

Pretty bokeh! Welcome to the forum!

voyager · « **Reply #2 on:** August 02, 2010, 11:21:58 AM »

Thank you for posting this! That is such beautiful bokeh in that photo.

mikmas101 · « **Reply #3 on:** August 02, 2010, 12:25:50 PM »

Hi Kaian....love this photo and also many of it's companions at your link.

It has a beautiful character and you use it well!

adash · « **Reply #4 on:** August 02, 2010, 10:15:21 PM »

Try a portrait with it. I am curious to see what happens!

kaian · « **Reply #5 on:** August 02, 2010, 11:06:55 PM »

Thanks for kind words!

Here is my all-time best portait and it's taken with the same lens, rather much cropped and it's high-key enough that there is no background:

The bokeh is usually very very fine, but some kinds of backgrounds gets busy and rather nasty:

About 15 out of 30 images at expono.com/kaiandresen/tags/42mmf1.2 are portraits, and I think it's by far what I use it for most. I'm not too bold at actually posting portaits online though.

adash · « **Reply #6 on:** August 03, 2010, 12:05:54 AM »

Yes, indeed different backgrounds may show different bokeh. I like to have a tree as a background in sunny days, light coming through leaves makes a pretty effect.

Olympus PEN-F H-Zuiko Auto-S f=42mm 1:1.2 Lens Samples