This is a perfect portrait length lens with gorgeous blur

This is an outstanding f1.8 portrait lens (equivalent of a 90mm 35mm DSLR lens)

And on the Olympus M1 it gives me an excellent portrait lens with its 90mm equivalence.

A portrait lens that will not exacerbate every wrinkle, and is not too sharp on the edges

Really, buy a ~$250 Pen and this lens, and you have an outstanding portrait setup for under five bills.

Read the reviews, everyone loves this lens as it's fast and sharp.

This lens has very nice Image Quality and decent bokeh.

I tested the AF outside as well as in the dimly lit studio.

if you're looking for a portrait lens with good quality at a reasonable price in this format, this is a great choice.

Astonishing lens, with superb qualities and exceptional blur at close range at moderate stops

Simply put, this line is tack sharp edge to edge at 1.8

For portrait lens, you don't want sharp edges--sharp edges makes for sharp, busy bokeh

The I.Q. is SHARP edge to edge and the 1.8 is fantastic for low light

I tested the AF outside as well as in the dimly lit studio.

Read the reviews, everyone loves this lens as it's fast and sharp.

Read the reviews, everyone loves this lens as it's fast and sharp.

We've obtained some beautiful shots and although the images are not as sharp at 100% as my camera, I'm shooting equipment that is 10x the price!

I tested the AF outside as well as in the dimly lit studio.

It works as well as some of my Canon lenses that are several time more in price.

The vintage Minolta prime in my kit gives me a similarly luscious bokeh, but this thing features a shorter focal length and has autofocus as well - and to top that off it weighs next to nothing

Read the reviews, everyone loves this lens as it's fast and sharp.

Nothing that hasn't already been said: small, sharp, fast, light, and a great value

I tested the AF outside as well as in the dimly lit studio.

We've obtained some beautiful shots and although the images are not as sharp at 100% as my camera, I'm shooting equipment that is 10x the price!

It produces beautiful images and is well worth the money

Read the reviews, everyone loves this lens as it's fast and sharp.

Razor sharp images and the wide aperture gives great bokeh and low light performance

This Zuiko will take your images to exquisite places no matter where you go.

Though many old 35mm primes can give very good pictures, manual focus is tricky - even with the GX-7's excellent focus peaking

It also works extremely well for video and doesn't make an awkward focusing sound like the 17mm 1.8.Only downside for me is that it's not image stabilized, which hurts on the G7

Super sharp across the frame, contrasty and fast focusing

It has fast auto focus, is small and light weight, good in low light

Very, very fast auto focus in decent light, which is typical of Olympus glass; it can search quite a bit in dim lighting, say a club

Phenomenal for portraits, but also for certain kinds of street, landscape, and flower shots

We've obtained some beautiful shots and although the images are not as sharp at 100% as my camera, I'm shooting equipment that is 10x the price!

It took several more seconds than I was used to and missed shots completely

Olympus always sells the hood as an option at an outrageous price.

Worth twice the price and must have for every MFT camera owner.

if you're looking for a portrait lens with good quality at a reasonable price in this format, this is a great choice.

I recommend that anyone who chooses to purchase this lens also purchase a lens hood-there are several reasonably priced options on Amazon-- and a 37 mm UV filter or any other filter(s

You still have to know what you're doing to get the shot to look the way you want, just like with any gear, but this lens really does have an aesthetic that my cheaper lenses just don't offer

I live and work outside of the US so trying to purchase both a lens hood and a 37mm UV filter, I use them to protect all my lenses, is nee impossible

This is one of the best camera lenses I have had and the speed at which it works is well beyond the abilities of the standard lens that comes with the camera

Seriously, the zoom lenses lose a lot of clarity you gain with this lens.

Now this 45mm lens gives the equivalent focal length of a 90mm on a FX sensor and those lenses are more expensive.