Olympus 17mm F1.8 Picture Quality

Olympus 17mm F1.8 Review of Picture Quality

In this photography guide we posted a video with sample images, so you can review a picture quality of the Olympus 17mm F1.8 lens.

The Zuiko 17mm 1.8 is small, light weight and buttery smooth shallow depth of field lens. The lens construction incorporates one high refractive index pairs with two aspherical elements (DSA) to reduce chromatic aberrations and distortions for consistent edge-to-edge sharpness and illumination.

The build quality is all-metal construction, feels solid. At an affordable price, the image quality and color rendering is really good. It's responsive and quick to focus. Images produced by this lens are sharp, detailed and you can get pleasing creamy bokeh. The autofocus is precise, quiet and fast on Olympus M10 Mark III.

Photos taken with Olympus 17mm 1.8

The Zuiko 17mm F1.8 is wide-angle prime lens, well-suited for both still photography and videos, even though it lacks of optical stabilization. It is compact and lightweight which is perfect for traveling, and most important takes excellent pictures. It is the ideal lens for shooting landscapes, portraits, night and street photography. Image quality in jpeg and raw formats is very good.

The Olympus M.Zuiko 17mm F1.8 lens features the Movie & Still Compatible mechanism, or MSC. This technology provides amazingly fast and nearly silent autofocus operation. With the ring in the auto focus position, you can either use AF or switch to manual focus using the camera controls.

Rounded seven-blade diaphragm produces a smooth out-of-focus quality when working with shallow depth of field techniques.

Is Olympus 17mm F1.8 good for photography?

The Olympus M.Zuiko 17mm F1.8 lens provides a 34 mm equivalent focal length and is capable of shooting a wide variety of photos whether your preferred subjects are family, landscapes or architecture. It covers a great ground for general purpose use.

Low light high ISO performance

The low light capabilities are very impressive handling higher ISO with very minimal noise. This Olympus 17mm F1.8 M.Zuiko lens is amazingly fast and allows great action shots even at indoor sport games with low light.

Olympus 17mm F1.8 vs Panasonic 20mm F1.7 II

The Olympus 17mm F1.8 is one of the best MFT wide-angle prime lens with superb and accurate focusing, beautiful colors and quality of pictures. With the bright M.Zuiko 17mm 1.8 you can create sharp photos and video in a wide range of lighting conditions. Distortion and vignetting wide open are minimal. Olympus 17mm f/1.8 perhaps not as razor sharp as the highly regarded ED 17mm f/1.2 PRO lens, but at this price is a bargain.

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Olympus 17mm 1.8 Sample Images

There is no better way to appreciate the picture quality of Zuiko 17mm F1.8 than to have a look at sample images watching a short YouTube video clip. Is Olympus 17mm 1.8 good for street photography? Still image quality is great and as good as other Micro Four Thirds prime lenses. Take a look at Olympus 17mm 1.8 sample photos.

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Olympus M.Zuiko 17mm F1.8 lens review with samples.

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Please note, reviewing M.Zuiko 17mm f/1.8 with MFT cameras we used a Flickr page and also a Olympus page as references in sample photo illustration. Olympus 17mm 1.8 on Panasonic cameras.