If you want more playful results you might want to check out other portraiture lenses. It does not have the character of some vintage lenses. The Olympus 100mm 2.8 creates images that are almost on par with modern lenses.
Although the Olympus 100 has a rather large front glass element flaring is kept to a minimum and you won’t really need a lens shade.Īnother thing that some people might dislike is that the image turn out very neutral and neat. In some situations there is a bit of flaring but all-in-all the coating of these lenses are pretty amazing. So if you are worried about speed, there is an alternative. Obviously Olympus were smart enough to also add a 100mm f2 to their lineup. At f2.8 it is certainly not the fastest lens around. There are really not many things I can criticize the Olympus 100 2.8 for. All in all the lens is very well manufactured and feels solid. The focusing feels very neat and precise. The finish is superb and feels very sold. It almost feels like a native lens on most camera bodies. The OM mount works amazingly with an adapter. The Olympus 100 fits neatly in my camera when I am traveling. Don’t get me wrong, both are amazing lenses but at the end of the day the Olympus will see more action due to its compact size. That is remarkable! If you compare this lens to say a Leica Summicron 90mm f2, the Olympus is much, much smaller and lighter (yes the Summicron is faster hence bigger but the size difference is still amazing). They managed to create a 100mm lens with the size of a 50mm lens. So obviously the engineers at Olympus wanted the lenses to fit the bill. The OM camera, for which this lens was manufactured, is itself a surprisingly compact 35mm film camera. When someone asks me to shoot a portrait, I will most likely go for this lens. When I want nice sharp images, a shallow depth of field, loads of details and beautiful colours, this is the baby I go for. For me, the Olympus 100 2.8 is one of those lenses. You know what they can do and how the image will look like. When you have the luck to be able to choose from a lot of glass, there are always some lenses you will end up opting for. This is one of my favourite portraiture lenses.
Like most other Olympus lenses manufactured for the OM camera system, the 100mm 2.8 Zuiko is a great little lens and a joy to use. The lens is very sharp and ideal for portraiture. The Olympus 100 2.8 is the “little brother” of the faster Olympus 100mm f2. The lens was produced from the 1970ies until the early 1990ies. The lens was manufactured by Olympus for their OM range of SLRs. The Olympus 100 2.8 is a beautiful prime tele lens.
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