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 I was very pleasantly surprised January 8, 2010
Harry M. Shin (Livermore, CA USA)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
1. I should technically give this lens a 4 star, just because 5 stars should be reserved those extraordinary lens (ex: Zeiss Distagon 21mm 2.8).
2. With that being said, I just like this lens: it's light, it's obviously small, and it's a no brainer for all EP-1 /2 users to have this lens (or the panasonic pancake). Even though I have the 14-42mm kit lens, it's just... fun to slap this lens on the EP-1 and take shots. One of the unexpected joys and surprises of using this lens, that it made me think of the "good old days" of using prime lens 100% of the time and at the same time, has made me rethink my overall strategy of whether or not to utilize more primes etc...
3. For me and for the photography I utilize the EP-1 for, the 17mm is "good enough" in re: focusing speed, sharpness, color / contrast etc... With "pixel-peeping", I'm very happy with the output image quality.
4. All in all, a great lens for all EP-1 / 2 users to have simply because it brings back the joy of photography. I really hope that Olympus / Panasonic continue to develop more compact prime lens.
Simple and compact Lens December 22, 2009
Robert E. Keay
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This a Lens that provides ease of use , and is really quite good in terms of results ! I recently used it solely at Gettysburg , Pa , and I was rewarded with superior pictures ! Technical differences aside from other Reviewers , until Olympus produces a wider version , it is My Primary Lens ! With an adapter the Pen Body is another world of photographic opportunities !
Wonderful lens April 23, 2010
Robert A. Franken (St Louis, MO)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A wonderfully compact, clear and easy to use lens without distortion so often found in this size lens.
Great little Lens for Olympus EP-1 June 17, 2010
Sais (Pittsburgh, PA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this lens for travel - seems to have better picture quality than the standard kit zoom lens.
I like it a lot.
 Olympus PEN + this lens + optical viewfinder = Modern remake of the rangefinder September 18, 2009
Michael A. Duvernois (Minneapolis, MN United States)
24 out of 25 found this review helpful
This is small lens. That's its main claim to fame, not the speed at f2.8, nor the focal length, the equivalent of about 35mm in 35mm photography. But on the small Olympus PEN body, this lens gives you a small package that takes quite good pictures without messing around with a zoom. In particular, it works well as a walking-around street camera, much like an old Leica or a Canon rangefinder of the 1950s/1960s. (See also the optical viewfinder which has image lines specifically for this 17mm lens.)
I tried this package out, camera, lens, and viewfinder, and got a good number of excellent images walking through crowds of people downtown. It's wide enough to catch people in their immediate environment. The camera is unobtrusive and really helped with the casual picture taking. I'd strongly recommend the setup to folks looking for a forgiving digital imaging setup with modern features but much of the ease of handling and casual ability of old rangefinders (without having to focus of course).
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