om 1 arrived today

Kim Coxon said:
Now get out and use it! 😉 It might help against more GAS attacks and thoughts of another change in the RF gear. 🙄

Kim
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this is my thinking and my hope.

whenever the urge draws near i am gonna grab the slr!

in fact, i'm thinking of paring the rf kit down by one lens and keeping it even more minimal.
 
back alley said:
did i ever show you guys a pic of the oly gear?click here
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That should keep the thread going for a few more pages!!! Nice kit Joe... I'm working on getting together some T4/Tx slr lenses that I can use with multiple mounts.

Peter

ps How is the Series 1 19-?mm zoom? I was thinking about getting one if I ever get around to finding myself a nice 167MT.
 
Ooh, only just spotted this thread, so I'm out of the closet too - I'm an OM junkie.

I've got an OM1n, 2xOM2n, OM10, and 24/2.8, 28/2.8, 35/2.8, 50/1.8, 50/1.4 (silvernose), 100/2.8, 135/3.5, and 35-105 zuiko lenses, plus Sigma 21-35, Tokina 17, and Tamron 80-210. (I never use the 21-35 or the 17 - I use CV 15 and 21 for super wide - so I should really sell them). The 35/2.8 and the 35-105 get the most use, but I'm quite impressed by the 100/2.8 that I only got recently. What I'd really like to add to the kit now is an 85/2 and a 28-48, but they always go too high for me on eBay.
 
First part of the year when the camera bug ressurected it's ugly head, and I got out my old Canon slr,only to be stung by that dreaded rangefinder wasp later on, I bought off ebay a 2x adapter I think it was? Well anyhow it's in my drawer. But it was susposed to be for a Canon but when I got the thing it said Olympus. To get to the point of my story and not boar you much longer, I kept the thing, telling my wife "I may get an oly someday" These darn bugs keep flying around and won't go away. Get the OFF!🙂
 
oscroft said:
Ooh, only just spotted this thread, so I'm out of the closet too - I'm an OM junkie.

I've got an OM1n, 2xOM2n, OM10, and 24/2.8, 28/2.8, 35/2.8, 50/1.8, 50/1.4 (silvernose), 100/2.8, 135/3.5, and 35-105 zuiko lenses, plus Sigma 21-35, Tokina 17, and Tamron 80-210. (I never use the 21-35 or the 17 - I use CV 15 and 21 for super wide - so I should really sell them). The 35/2.8 and the 35-105 get the most use, but I'm quite impressed by the 100/2.8 that I only got recently. What I'd really like to add to the kit now is an 85/2 and a 28-48, but they always go too high for me on eBay.
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Alan: From what I've heard, forget the 85/2 and go for the 90/2 Macro instead. Not that it's cheaper (IIRC it goes for more), but it has better performance.

The 28-48 is a very seductive lens, but I've never heard anyone wax poetic over it. I'm sure it's a very good performer, but not worth the price unless you're a pure collector.

Yup, the 100/2.8 is a gem, and a great value.
 
The 85/2 has its charms: is it very small and light, uses the same 49mm filter, and it very nice for portraits, where the 90/2 can be overly sharp. The single coated 85/2 is especially nice for b/w portraiture.

The 90/2 is heavier, but very sharp. Too sharp for some portraits, unless you like the ASPH type look.

The 100/2 is even heavier. Sharper and more modern rendering than the 85/2, with its ED glass, but doesn't show every pore and hair like the macro.
 
My first peek at this thread, and I saw the photo of the gear. Nice, Joe. Now you should really get a back-up body! It would also cut down on lens changing, or for faster/slower film. 🙂
 
Well I wasn't going to mention the 100/2 ... I'd still want the 2.8 as well, but yeah, the 100/2 is super from everything I've heard. I agree about the 85/2; given unlimited budget choice, I'd just get every focal length/speed combination AND in every iteration, i.e. silvernose, black trim, single coated, MC, MC but not marked MC, etc., etc., etc. (Cept maybe not the zoom that was a Cosina OEM. Nothing against Cosina, but the rap on that lens is it's not really worth coveting.)

My name is Earl, and I'm a Zuikoholic.
 
It's not just me!
Something about the OM-1 that makes it "at home" on this forum. Perhaps it's the SLR with the most RF atributes?

Zuikoholism leads to Range Finder GAS?

I'll bet most of us focus with the split image over the gound glass portion of screen too...
 
Does anyone else have worn corners on their OM-1? My does, and I would swear that it looks like brass underneath.
 
Alan: From what I've heard, forget the 85/2 and go for the 90/2 Macro instead. Not that it's cheaper (IIRC it goes for more), but it has better performance.
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That's very interesting, thanks. The 85/2 is sufficiently expensive that I'd seriously consider the 90/2 instead - should I ever see one for sale.

The 28-48 is a very seductive lens, but I've never heard anyone wax poetic over it. I'm sure it's a very good performer, but not worth the price unless you're a pure collector.
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That's interesting too. It's really the focal length range that attracts me (I used to have a Tamron 24-48, which certainly had its faults but I quite liked it). But maybe it's not that great - I have to confess I've never heard anyone wax poetic over it either.

Yup, the 100/2.8 is a gem, and a great value
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I've just developed a film from it, and I'm getting to feel that "gem" really is the word 🙂
 
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