Best portrait lens for the olympus pen e pl9?

For portraits on the PEN E-PL9, look at the 42.5mm lenses. They frame like 85mm on full frame, the classic portrait length. As Portraits says, the lens matters far more than the body, so this camera is fine as it is.

Three good options from the list:

• Panasonic Leica DG 42.5mm f/1.2: the fastest of the three, and my pick if budget isn't the limit.
• Voigtländer Nokton 42.5mm f/0.95: even brighter, for very low light.
• Panasonic Lumix G 42.5mm f/1.7: the cheapest way in, and still plenty good for faces.

Whichever you choose, put your subject near a window and expose for the face, as covered in light beats gear.

Written by Claude from this site's pages.