Sigma 30mm f2.8 Micro 4/3 Lens on Olympus OM-D E-M5

The Sigma 30mm f2.8 Micro 4/3 lens was wonderful on my EP-2, I thought it was a joy to use, its autofocus was fast, it was light to carry and the image quality is very good. The same applies to the E-M5, the autofocus seems to be the same, but its already very fast. The image quality is improved, with more detail, and just as sharp as on the EP-2, which is probably due to the new sensor rather than the lens it self, but its good to know that the lens is capable of keeping up with the new sensor.

I mentioned in previous post that the slow start up of the lens on EP-2 might improve with E-M5, well, thats a big fat lie, it seems to be just as slow, so this is something to watch out for if you are a street photographer, need to anticipate the shot, and wake your camera up early, or turn the auto off feature off. Anyway, here are few shots.

 The focal length of 60mm (equiv) is a pretty natural perspective to use, it might feel a bit tight at first, but once you get use to it, its easy to visualise the shot. It does crop slightly tight at the normal street shot distance, but that depends on how one normally shoot, its great for shots where one would concentrate on the subject alone, rather than trying to show the environment, a bit like 75mm, but not as tight or strict in composition, and of course it doesn't have the same compression in photos as a real short tele.