Hello. Spring is here and I'm having ideas of dog portraits in different areas, especially the low light ones like forest paths.
I will use my Olympus 40-150mm f 2.8 PRO for action but I would like a faster lens for static and posing moments and achieve some shallow DoF. I can get that with the 150mm end of my zoom but I would like something wider to be closer to the subject for interaction and more context tot he environment.
My choices are:
Sigma 56mm f 1.4 DC DN Contemporary:
*Excellent price, 270 £ used
*Fast f 1.4 for lower ISO and/or higher shutter speed
*Weather Sealing to a moderate degree (it's not a PRO lens after all)
*Very small and light for such a lens, easy to pack and carry
*Excellent sharpness even wide open and even to the corners
-Focus motor doesn't keep up like a PRO lens
-20 FPS maximum burst
Olympus M.Zuiko 75mm f 1.8 ED MSC:
*Very good price, 330 £ used
*Fast f 1.8 aperture for such a long focal length
*Quite small and light lens for its aperture and focal length
*Excellent sharpness but some do claim it's not as sharp as the Sigma wide open
-Not weather sealed
-MSC focus motor is not particularly fast
-20 FPS maximum burst
These 2 lenses are the faster and longest lenses in Micro Four Thirds with autofocus and not into super telephoto like Panasonic Leica 200mm f 2.8
I have been thinking about the Olympus M.Zuiko 45mm f 1.2 PRO but it's price used it feels a bit high at 500 £.
I will sell my Olympus M.Zuiko 45mm f 1.8 as I am not convinced by this little lens, especially compared to both my PRO f 2.8 zooms