• The large aperture of 1:2.0 produces excellent contrast and captures many subtleties with a outstanding smooth defocus effect
• A focal length of 50mm is not only suitable as macro lens but also ideal for portrait shooting as it positively underlines the proportions

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Shooting conditions:
E-3, ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 50mm 1:2.0 Macro,
Aperture Priority Mode, 1/4 sec., F2.0, ISO100, exposure compensation: +1.7EV.

Shooting tips:

• Do not capture the whole tulip, instead frame just a part of it and defocus the rest to produce more interesting pictures
• Use the maximum aperture to produce images with a really small depth of field

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Shooting conditions:
E-420, ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 50mm 1:2.0 Macro,
Aperture Priority Mode, 1/50 sec., F2.0, ISO100, exposure compensation: +2.7EV.

Shooting tips:

• Normally if the subject is far away the depth of field effect is not that powerful. But due to the max. aperture of F2.0 the 50mm macro lens can generate a beautiful depth of field effect
• For this picture the light which was coming from from the back window was so bright that the exposure compensation was adjusted
  

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E-3, ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 50mm 1:2.0 Macro at 50mm, 1/200 sec., F22, Dr. Steve Furness