The Olympus 75mm f1.8 is a portrait lens. The 9 blade, full metal barrel construction gives you a feeling that this is a serious high grade lens. I tried it on my GF-1 and was able to achieve very good results in terms of sharpness and bokeh. AF was fast, quiet and accurate. The bokeh is buttery and you are able to use the lens wide open (retaining sharpness). Having said that, the lens sharpness is expected to drop after f4. Do not be alarmed, it is still good (till f8).
For best results, the Oly 75mm is better suited when mated with a IBIS camera as this lens is quite heavy and will need every assistance from IBIS to prevent camera shake. Otherwise, follow the 1/focal length rule for the shutter (1/150s) or use a support to minimize camera shake. If you like to shoot portrait or street candid and you want it 'compact', you'll love this lens (you will know what I meant if you are comparing this with a Canon 135L on a FF camera).
Note: There was once when I was on PLAY mode reviewing the picture, the lens went berserk by itself (I think the aperture open and close rapidly; just like impatiently asking me to suck in more images, instead of reviewing images...) and I have to power it down to calm it down. Scary, but was not able to replicate it so I thought it is good to let be known. Enjoy :-)
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