Comments on: The Olympus 75mm f/1.8 is Expensive Because It’s Worth It.

By: Jeff Moore

Jeff Moore — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 22:12:40 +0000

Yes, please. What PeterK said.

I’m all ready with my rationalizations if the Olympus stomps the Leica.

Um, image circle. And, uh, the “look”.

Yeah, that’s the ticket.

By: PeterK

PeterK — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:55:26 +0000

Hello Roger. How about that comparison with 75mm Apo-ASPH Summicron on same body?

By: Roger Cicala

Roger Cicala — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 19:36:03 +0000

Hi Ed,

We didn’t go in from the front because we assumed (like most m4/3 lenses) the makeup ring was glued on, so I’m not certain. I’ll look at one Monday and see if I can figure that out.

Roger

By: ed

ed — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 13:20:55 +0000

my 75mm f1.8 was dropped from a freak accident today and the corner of the lens barrel over the front lens element is dented

was it a seperate piece by any chance ?

By: Mike Richart

Mike Richart — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:52:13 +0000

I enjoy your ‘gear’ blogs. We’re all gearheads to a degree. I really liked your dissection of the Oly 75 mm. Could we see more of why some lenses cost so much more than others and the value?
Also, as one with a commitment to the Sony A-mount, I’d like to see a little attention directed to this smaller market field.

Thanks!

By: Jeff Moore

Jeff Moore — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 06:00:55 +0000

That would never ever happen.

So, on a completely unrelated topic… what kind of car do you drive, again? And what color was that? And just to make conversation, where do you usually park?

By: Roger Cicala

Roger Cicala — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:04:31 +0000

I will run my mouth soon. But I’ve spent weeks now hanging myself out there on the autofocus series. I want to make sure I’ve double checked things on the 75s before a bunch of Fanboys come burn my car and stuff.

By: Lisandra

Lisandra — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:13:13 +0000

Run your mouth!!!! I wanna know how they measured up!!!!!!! Theres like a 4000$ difference!!

By: Roger Cicala

Roger Cicala — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:11:37 +0000

It was the Summicron, Jeff, you’re correct, a hurried typo. We only have 4 copies of the ‘cron, though, and I want to repeat that on some other copies (3 are out) before I run my mouth too much.

Roger

By: Jeff Moore

Jeff Moore — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 01:34:54 +0000

Wait, was that just a hurried typing typo when you said, “We just did a comparison to the Leica 75mm Summilux and…”? Because the Summilux is a pretty old design, and goes all the way out to f/1.4, and while it makes some *beautiful* pictures, I wouldn’t expect it to be a technical resolution champ.

But if, as I suspect, you were testing the 75mm Apo-ASPH Summicron, which is a modern Leica design, and the Olympus taught it a lesson… that would indeed be interesting.