60mm f/1.5 Olympus Pen F series

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Anyone Olympus Pen F crazy enough to have this lens?

(I DO LOOOVE FAST TELEPHOTOS...)

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I sold one on Ebay for a very good price. Picked it up at an antique store, but the camera body next to it was jammed. so I never tried it out.
 
I am aware that the 70/2 is said to be the better lens, performance-wise. No wonder, it looks like a perfect ULTRON type. But it is quite longish for the same reason. The 60/1.5 (which design looks quite intractable) is more compact, but I want to see for myself how it looks on my black FT...
 
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Anyone Olympus Pen F crazy enough to have this lens?
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So, are you planning to sell it? :) I use occasionally my two Pen F bodies, too. Hmm, maybe I should run a roll with it and my 40/1.4 or 38/1.8 lenses. Although it takes more time to finish the roll.
 
How about using the 60? It looks big, but not unmanageably so... I'll bet the view is bright and snaps in/out of focus decisively. How is the "look"? I seem to recall seeing one at Kevin Cameras for $695?? Ouch.
 
Who can share experiences using the 70mm Pen lens? Frank? Roland?

Guess this might be the place to go "woo-hoo!" about pushing the BIN button on eBay for a 70mm f/2 F.Zuiko. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...PageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=018#ebayphotohosting

Somewhat on the pricey side, but less than the three Kevin Cameras is offering. I think his least expensive one is $400 but no hood, caps or case. Someone else on eBay has the correct hood alone for $69. The 70 takes the same 43mm filters as my other Pen lenses. Focuses down to .8m and stops to f/22. It's much smaller and more convenient to use than adapting an 85mm Takumar (58mm filter size!). I just hope the eBay lens arrives as clean as the auction pics show. Ok, enough justification. :)

I notice some of these 70mm lenses have serial numbers starting with 100 and some start with 200... any significance to that?

It images a 24-deg angle of view, about the same as a 105mm lens for "double-frame" cameras. Think of the classic 105mm Nikkor, only a half stop faster... Maybe that half stop making its wide-open DoF similar to the 105's?

Of course I'm already anticipating its arrival and considering subjects; it will take some thinking, since I don't often use longer lenses like this.
 

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superfast telefoto @ Pen FT

superfast telefoto @ Pen FT

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I really love the superfast telefotos as this one ;o)

BTW: a bit off-topic for a rangefinder-forum ;o)
 
I use a Pentax 50/1.4 SMC on my FT. It is less expensive than the 60/1.5, and most likely, the 50/1.4 is a better lens overall.

Still, the 60/1.5 looks cool.
 
made with the 60/1.5. Not that hard to focus wide open with that great camera (FT or FV equally)

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Those 60mm shots are wonderful. I wish I could find a 60mm or a 70mm for that matter. If you ever decide to sell it, let me know. . .
 
Thanks. At the moment I think about downsizing my collection a bit, but not the Olympus PEN F stuff... it's simply too good, too small, lightweight and joy to use..
 
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