Name: Olympus 45mm f1.2
Brand: Olympus

What do reviewers say about the Olympus 45mm f1.2?

As of October 2026, among the 18 reviews we compiled, bokeh drew the most discussion: 50 claims from 14 of them, which we read as 54% positive, 26% neutral, 20% negative.

Synthesized from 18 reviewer sources for Olympus 45mm f1.2. Bokeh draws the most discussion: 27 positive, 13 neutral, and 10 negative across 50 sentiment markers. Coverage of dimensions is mostly neutral: 33% positive, 56% neutral, 11% negative across 18 claims.

What are the Olympus 45mm f1.2 specifications?

Focal Length Mm45 mm

Max Aperturef/1.2

specs: designation

What do reviewers praise and criticize?

Optical Performance

29 pos · 7 neu · 7 neg

“Olympus is actually very well controlled yeah hey I can't see any fringing going on no even if there is any will be very minimal I mean the sharpness of the like are in stupid like my this is you shut up this definition is definitely definition and I think it's a warmer tone if you want something…” — Jimmy Cheng (RED35)

Build Quality

13 pos · 5 neu · 2 neg

“Now, while that lens isn't weather sealed, its compact size makes it very easy to shield the rain or snow from your left hand when shooting in rough conditions.” — Bobanny

Mount Compatibility

2 pos · 7 neu · 0 neg

“and if we mount this on a micro four thirds body as i'm going to do later on in the review it has an angle of view roughly similar to that of the newer 45 millimeter f 1.2 the lens construction is seven elements in six groups focus is totally manual and it has a straight heli cord the filter” — Paul Amyes

Price & Value

9 pos · 4 neu · 7 neg

“But then when we come to the price of these lenses.” — Peter Forsgård

Weight & Portability

9 pos · 3 neu · 3 neg

“all-metal build and just like handling the 17 and 25 millimeter you can instantly tell this 45 millimeter is an extremely well-built glance also similar to its siblings it's the size and weight of around 400 grams whether sailing is of course present and the so is the focus clutch mechanism that…” — Albert Fasth

More detail — 10 additional axes

Distortion

1 pos · 1 neu · 1 neg

“no distortion which is you know this one other criteria for portrait lenses running especially on this focal length you don't want any distortion because other way you make your face a little bit yeah weird bulging out you know yeah you don't know you've done a film in aliens have you done a film…” — Jimmy Cheng (RED35)

Vignetting

2 pos · 5 neu · 6 neg

“thought wow let's try to see the wrong things of this land so when i reviewed the 40 to 150 2.8 pro i noticed at 2.8 there was a bit of vignetting really slight but there was okay so i thought with this at 1.2 it must have a lot of vignetting nothing i'll show you what i've made nothing” — Eric Gibaud

Chromatic Aberration

3 pos · 1 neu · 3 neg

“>> Uh, one thing I have noticed as well while using this lens is it doesn't really suffer with chromatic aberration all that much.” — Gav Takes Photos

Coma

3 pos · 3 neu · 4 neg

Bokeh

27 pos · 13 neu · 10 neg

“now that all sounds really impressive but we're gonna see in the results there are also 9 rounded aperture blades which produce simply stunning bokeh rendering in the out-of-focus areas the bokeh balls are just awesome now speaking of the aperture ranges from F 1.2 to f-16 and the front filter…” — Darren Miles

Color Rendition

3 pos · 1 neu · 1 neg

Filter Thread

1 pos · 2 neu · 1 neg

“that's not really a big problem you can just always look at it um there's one benefit I did see is that all these lenses are using the exactly same size filter thread so they all take 67 mu filter so this is very good I'm sure this is not a coincidence Olympus must have designed it this way this” — Richard Wong

Dimensions

6 pos · 10 neu · 2 neg

“hey guys so today I'm going to be in my experiences with both the olympus 45 millimeter lens and the Lumix forty two point five millimeter not take wrong lens so as you can see to work a bit different in size first glance the olympus is a bit longer i was very so a bit smaller in diameter” — KOYAHD

Handling

15 pos · 8 neu · 3 neg

AF Noise

1 pos · 0 neu · 1 neg

Which reviews is this based on? (18)

Every claim above traces to these original reviews. We don't write opinions — we synthesize theirs.

📹 Pro Reviews (18)

Olympus 45mm f/1.2 Pro Review Albert Fasth
Olympus 45mm f1 2 Pro - 45mm F1.2 Pro - Way more interesting than it should be Bobanny
CE Olympus 45mm f1.2 Camera Electronic
Olympus 45mm f/1.2 PRO Review Darren Miles
Review of Olympus / Zuiko 45mm 1.2 PRO - IN ENGLISH Eric Gibaud
Testing the Olympus 45mm f1.2 pro at a workshop Gav Takes Photos
Are PRO Lenses worth the money? - RED35 VLOG 104 Jimmy Cheng (RED35)
Olympus 45mm 1.2 Pro VS Panasonic Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm 1.2 - RED35 Comparison Jimmy Cheng (RED35)
Olympus M.Zuiko 45mm f1.2 Pro - RED35 Review Jimmy Cheng (RED35)
Battle of the Bokeh: Olympus 45mm Pro vs 75mm 1.8 Premium Joseph Ellis
Battle: Olympus 45mm Pro f1.2 vs. 45mm 1.8 | Is it worth the upgrade? Joseph Ellis
Olympus 45mm vs. Panasonic 42.5mm Nocticron f/1.2 - Prime Lens Day Experience: Which to buy? KOYAHD
Olympus M.Zuiko 45mm f1.2 Pro Review Mathieu Gasquet (MirrorLessons)
Olympus 25mm and 45mm f/1.2 PRO || Field test and first impressions oddbjørn austevik foto.
Olympus m Zuiko 45mm f1 2 PRO lens review Paul Amyes
Olympus 45mm F1.2 vs Olympus 45mm f1.8 Peter Forsgård
Olympus 17mm / 25mm / 45mm f/1.2 Pro lens review Richard Wong
BOKEH BEAST - Olympus 45mm F1.2 PRO Robin Wong

Olympus 45mm f1.2