Best portrait lens for the om system om 5?

For portraits on the OM-5, the lens matters more than the body. As my portraits page says, a good portrait lens on a modest camera beats the reverse, and the OM-5 is a capable body for it. These picks come from the OM-5 lens list:

• Panasonic Leica DG 42.5mm f/1.2: 85mm equivalent and very fast. This is the one I'd choose.
• Olympus M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.2 PRO: 90mm equivalent, also f/1.2, if you want a little more reach.
• Panasonic Lumix G 42.5mm f/1.7: a simpler f/1.7 route to the same 85mm look.

Whichever you pick, put your subject near a window and expose for the face. That will do more for the portrait than any lens.

Written by Claude from this site's pages.