Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 25 mm F1.8 Lens, Fast Fixed Focal Length, Suitable for All MFT Cameras (Olympus OM-D & PEN Models, Panasonic G-Series), Black

Sharp, contrasty, punchy lens with great colour rendition, even wide open and in poor light. These latter attributes are what sets it apart from my M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ zoom, which can take great pictures stopped down a couple in good light, but looks slightly softer and less contrasty wide open in lower light. CA, distortion and vignetting are negligible, focusing fast and accurate, and manual focusing smooth. Build quality is superb for the price (£250 in my case), and the lens is tiny and light for the IQ. The silver looks great on a silver OMD EM10 MKII. If you only buy one non-pro prime for an OMD, this must be it; you can take great pictures right down to dusk and in artificial light without flash, especially with Olympus IBIS.

The Amazon entry for this gives all the rechnical detail, but two items are worth underlining. The lens focuses down to 25 cm, which is very useful and a lens hood comes with the lens, something that Olympus should really do with all its lenses, if nothing else it protects the lens from my fingers.This focal length provides an angle of view approximating to the human eye and therefore gives images with a natural feeling of perspective. It is therefore an excellent general purpose lens for many purposes, from taking reference shots for painters to naturalistic townscapes or landscapes in their own right. The wide maximum aperture can be used for both low light and focus seperation. It can be used for some portraiture, but the perspective provided by its 45mm twin is more flattering to the subject.While it doesn't have built in image stabilisation, the focal length is such that this will not matter for the majority of the photos taken with it.For those who havn't read the reviews, it provides crisp, sharp images that should satisfy most users.The lens goes nicely with both my 'Pens', Panny G5 and OMD M5, both cosmetically and balance and is likely to be a fairly permanent fixture on a body.It won't make you a better photographer or transform your life, but it gives many of us a lens that we will use a lot and help us produce the best that our individual skills will allow.

Small, light, sharp, quick quiet focus, cheap during Black Friday sale. Goes beautifully with my OM5. Nice rendering. Nice bokeh.

Very nice lightweight lens. Optically about as good as you are going to get in this particular class of lens.

Quite brilliant lens, now have the full range of 1.8 primes...

I bought this to replace the kit lens that came with the Olympus EM10: the 25mm is a worthy upgrade, and produces clear, sharp and vibrant images (far more so than the kit lens). Comparable to a 50mm focal length on a full-frame, the 25mm is a great compromise for multi-purpose use. It handles landscapes reasonably well - though obviously shots can be quite tight. It's particularly good for portraits and close-up work: open wide at 1.8 makes for lots of light; bokeh, too. I've had mine for just over 6 months now and haven't taken it off the camera: no complaints from me yet. At some point I know I'm going to want a wider angle prime, but it's going to have to work hard to match this for size, quality and ease of use. Micro four thirds gear can be a bit hit and miss, especially if you're used to dSLRs. This kind of lens, in my opinion, is what makes MFT worth the investment.

Bought it to go on a Panasonic Lumix G5 after lots of research into 50mm equivalent lenses. I have used it plenty as it is a superlight lens that is ideal for photographing wandering about sorts of situations, maybe urban street shots or outdoor parties where you can use your legs to get the right subjects in the right place in the frame. What it is absolutely magic for is dusk to darkness shots - it seems to be able to focus when a lot of other lenses would have given up and i have taken some amazing shots without flash in near darkness or where there is only street lighting.

I’ve only had this a couple of days but I’m very pleased with this lens. It’s the best lens you could get for the money. I’mQuite demanding in terms of sharpness and fringing and this lens delivers excellent results. At this price on amazon, you cannot go wrong.