OM, I've become a Zuikoholic!

[wgerrard]

OK, you guys got me. What's a good starter body?

Somewhere around here, in another thread, I believe John Hermanson says the OM-2N is is the most repairable due to parts availability.

 

[coelacanth]

I rarely shoot color, but here is one with 50/1.4 wide open.

 

[pggunn]

I rarely shoot color, but here is one with 50/1.4 wide open.

Nice! Specular. Spectacular! Speculatacular?

 

[ferider]

One of my favorites ... the 180/2.8:

 

[John Hermanson]

That wide open color shot with the 1.4 is beautiful! OM-1, 1N , 2, 2N all very serviceable. I have meters, tons of misc. small parts, top covers, curtains, circuit boards. John

 

[FrankS]

Another wide Zuiko on CraigsList: Olympus OM Zuiko 21mm f/3.5 Mimt+ - $750 (GTA)

http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/pho/1411241562.html

no connection

 

[pggunn]

ferider,

Good dog! Ur, I mean good shot. Is that a wolf or a pet? Or both? Either way, it's beautiful. Love the colors, the sharply focused eyes, and the depth of field just melting away from there on back.

Love photography and OM. Thanks.

Greg

 

[Keith]

You gotta love these OM threads ... one person asks a simple OM question and the festival of Maitani starts in ernest!

By the way ... is the candlle light vigil at Maitani's grave site for the first anniverasry of his death still on track for next year?

 

[shadowfox]

This one is with OM-1 but I forgot the lens, possibly Zuiko 85/2

 

[shadowfox]

I have the 3.5 and it is TINY, sharp, and cheap. The 2.8 is bigger and costs a lot more for a half-stop of speed. I have not shot one so I do not know if the image quality is better or worse, but the 3.5 is good.

Chris, I have my eyes on the 3.5 also because it follows the tiny lens zuiko tradition, but I somehow always manage to either outbid on ebay or too cheap to buy outright.

This is ironic because my eyes see things with 135mm, and I have a 135mm for Nikon and Contax, but not in my OM kit

 

[shadowfox]

I had both and kept the 2.8. Really great for portraits. I did once a 1:1 comparison against the 135/2.8 Elmarit, and the signature is practically identical.

Cheers,

Roland.

Why you certainly are not helping my 135mm zuiko GAS. :bang:

 

[coelacanth]

Great image, shadowfox. Here is another "modern japanesey" stuff from a Kissaten in SF. It's also from 85/2 (version 2).

 

[kemal_mumcu]

Which 28mm was this? the f2.8 or f3.5 variant?

The 2.8 version.

 

[ferider]

Why you certainly are not helping my 135mm zuiko GAS. :bang:

I'm the wrong person to ask for help wrt GAS, Will

ferider,

Good dog! Ur, I mean good shot. Is that a wolf or a pet? Or both? Either way, it's beautiful. Love the colors, the sharply focused eyes, and the depth of field just melting away from there on back.

Greg

Thanks, Greg. It's a wolf in the Californian Wolf center, where (Mexican and Alascan) Wolves are bread for re-population across the US.

Cheers,

Roland.

 

[pggunn]

Shadowfox,

Very, very nice. Sharp, with gorgeous texture and color. And I love how the out of focus areas are rendered. Looks like a Japanese tea ceremony.

This one is with OM-1 but I forgot the lens, possibly Zuiko 85/2

 

[pggunn]

Another great one! I see a theme here.

I'll take a photo of our tea set this weekend. I have to cook for the in-laws tonight.

Great image, shadowfox. Here is another "modern japanesey" stuff from a Kissaten in SF. It's also from 85/2 (version 2).

 

[pggunn]

50/1.4 got here, two 28's on the way!

50/1.4 got here, two 28's on the way!

My 50/1.4 arrived today from KEH, like new in the box. And they really meant it! In a plastic bag inside the styrofoam insert, original box, instruction sheet and all. Since my OM1 looks like new I figured I may as well go for it.

I had all but given up on a 28/2 and decided to get a 2.8. Ordered one EX grade from KEH on Monday for around $100. It should be here in a day or two, maybe tomorrow.

As fate would have it, I got an e-mail from John, the OM guru, the very next day. He found a 28/2 in great shape. I put my m-mount 40/2 Rokkor in the classifieds last night and had the money in my Paypal account before bedtime. Now I'll have two 28's! What a wonderful dilemma! You may see a 28/2.8 in the classifieds in a week or two, or maybe I'll just skip lunch for a few months and keep them both!

Still, I hate to see the Rokkor go. I was going to keep it even though I sold the R3A a couple of months ago. I know I'll eventually have another RF, but I think I'm going to be happy with the OM's from now on anyway whether I get another RF or not.

I'm actually going to post some pics soon. This weekend I'll upload to a new Flickr account. I closed my old one three years ago after doing a big photography job. The client downloaded everything and never paid me! I've only done about a dozen paying gigs and that was my very first. Now I'm only doing it for my pleasure, but that should be another thread. I'll post that one soon. Got to get rid of the in-laws first!

Gotta go. Take care all!

 

[Trius]

BTW, the 28/2.8 and 28/3.5 are almost identical in size, if memory serves. I had one of each, did some quick and informatl tests, and couldn't discern any advantage to the 3.5, so kept the 2.8 even though it was in uglier cosmetic condition.

 

[helen.HH]

Helen, I am not familiar with a lot of your work. Is there a significance to the grayness/absence of highlights in this photo? It's an interesting technique, and seems to be making a particular statement, which I can't quite figure out.

Should I be looking at this in a particular context?

OH HI Chris,

No particular 'context'
All I'm After is ATMOSPHERE....
be it in Rich Lush Blacks or Flat grays....

 

[pggunn]

First shot from the OM2, 50/1.8

First shot from the OM2, 50/1.8

Not my best photo ever, but it demonstrates that everything works properly. Used Kodak Portra VC 400