Olympus M.45mm f/1.8

Olympus

Olympus M.45mm f/1.8

📏 45mm 💡 f/1.8 🔌 Micro Four Thirds Mount 🎯 Prime ⚖️ 116g
MSRP $400

📖 Overview

The Olympus M.45mm f/1.8 is a compact and affordable portrait lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras. Its fast aperture creates pleasing bokeh, making it ideal for flattering portraits and shallow depth-of-field shots. While sharp, it may exhibit some chromatic aberration, especially wide open.

📸 Browse 89 real-world sample photos taken with this lens by photographers worldwide on SampleShots.

📋 Specifications

Focal Length 45mm
Max Aperture f/1.8
Min Aperture f/22
Lens Type Prime
Mount Micro Four Thirds
AF Motor MSC
Image Stabilization No
Autofocus Yes
Weather Sealed No
Min Focus Distance 50.0 cm
Max Magnification 0.11x
Elements / Groups 9 elements in 8 groups
Aperture Blades 7
Filter Diameter 37mm
Weight 116g
Dimensions 56.0 x 46.0mm
Release Year 2011
MSRP $400

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🖼️ Sample Photos

Real-world photos taken with the Olympus M.45mm f/1.8, sourced from SampleShots.

Man partially exiting a revolving door in a modern building with geometric lines.
Michael Teuber
Young woman at a cluttered desk in a black-and-white interior, examining papers; vintage monitor, microphone on a stand, a mug with a straw, and shelves with boxes in the background.
John V Willshire
Three people around a desk with a vintage CRT monitor and a red 163 timer; blue LED signage behind them and warm desk light in the foreground.
John V Willshire
Three visitors study a tall information panel mounted on a wooden wall; one records the panel with a smartphone while the others observe.
John V Willshire
Curly-haired woman in mustard knit top reads a brochure at an exhibition booth; sunglasses on head, badge visible, brown shoulder bag, with blue display panels and other attendees blurred in the background.
John V Willshire
Diagonal metal mesh railing and steel framing in grayscale, forming intersecting lines and diamond-pattern panels.
John V Willshire
Weathered boulder on a grassy park lawn with diagonal red-and-yellow caution tape and trees in the background.
Janne Poikolainen
Orange-and-white cat beside a large bus tire in a Manila depot, with a white bus body in the background.
Tursiops
Sunlit trees with long shadows in a misty forest clearing.
Les Hutchinson
Diagonal crosswalk with weathered white stripes, grooved joints, and a red curb accent on dark asphalt.
Johannes Ortner
Two mallards foraging on a grassy bank beside a pond; female on the left, male with iridescent green head on the right, among fallen leaves.
Phil Thomas
Sphynx cat portrait highlighting its unique features and large eyes.
Tenzin Peljor
Pine tree in a sunlit grassy meadow with tall foreground grasses and a clear blue sky.
Thomas Cizauskas
Solitary figure in red standing on a balcony of Vieille Charité, framed by arches and windows.
Thomas Fabian
Close-up of a modern building facade featuring glass and steel with reflective surfaces and geometric patterns.
Nicholas Condon
Diagonal concrete beam with barbed wire crosses a glass atrium; rough texture contrasts with reflective windows and faint interior curves.
Nicholas Condon
London skyline during golden hour with Walkie-Talkie high-rise and other glass towers; warm light on façades and foreground brick buildings.
Mark Elliot
Monarch butterfly perched on a yellow Rudbeckia coneflower in a sunlit garden, with a soft green background and a finger visible on the left edge for scale.
srslyguys

View all 89 sample photos on SampleShots →

📷 Compatible Cameras

Native Mount

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