Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 25 mm f/1.8
11. Summary
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Pros:
- small, very handy and, at the same time, very solid casing,
- very good image quality in the frame centre,
- good image quality on the edge of the frame,
- slight longitudinal chromatic aberration,
- good correction of lateral chromatic aberration,
- negligible spherical aberration,
- moderate distortion,
- silent, efficient and accurate autofocus.
Cons:
- noticeable vignetting,
- significant level of astigmatism up to f/4.0 aperture included.
I like the idea of small fixed-focus lenses with f/1.8-2.0 apertures very much. Olympus tries to be consistent and efficient in making it happen. Despite the slight slip-up with the 1.8/17 model the rest of their line-up definitely encourages you to enter that system. The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 25 mm f/1.8 complements their offer nicely, being a very interesting alternative to both the Panasonic 1.7/20 and the more expensive Leica 1.4/25.
