Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
xayraa33
rangefinder user and fancier
I had an OM moment today - found a 50/1.8 lens for $2 at the local flea market. Dirty on the outside, clean as a whistle inside.
Good deal, I paid a 100 dollars for a new one in the late 1980s.
kmallick
Well-known
I finally got my hands on an OM 24 f2. Did Oly ever make a matching hood for it? I cannot find it mentioned anywhere, not even a picture.
FTography
Contains Sarcasm
These frames do look interesting. Very contrasty, which creates a bold look to them. Some areas are overexposed, though. Did you push the film? I don't usually get that much contrast out of stock Neopan 400 shot at ISO 400.
According to the German website 'Olypedia', a screw-in rubber hood was made for the 24/2.0, but I suspect it to be as rare as all other Olympus wide angle lens shades.
kmallick
Well-known
oh boy! i wonder how the 24mm f2 flares in bad lighting condition. I love my 24m f/2.8 with the metal hood - its a gem of a lens.
plummerl
Well-known
Yes (I have one), but it is extremely hard to find. A good resource for what existed is at the Olympus SIF: http://www.star.ucl.ac.uk/~rwesson/esif/om-sif.htm. Go to the Lens Group / Hoods.
kmallick
Well-known
Thanks a lot.
shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
35/2 is one of my favorite lenses.
Man, what a dog of a lens, look at that fuzzy details and unsharp corner, no wonder it won't pass muster against those lens charts.
Just joking...
Finally!! a shot that showcases the quality of the lens. Please, post more.
For future Zuikoaholics, do not make the mistake of dismissing this lens just because some opinions on the 'net.
Aurelius
Well-known
Yes indeed, shot at ISO 800. The OM-4Ti is photographed using the wonderful Hipstamatic!
Aurelius
Well-known
My OM lenses, wide & normal:
Tokina 17/3.5
Zuiko 21/3.5
Zuiko 24/2.0
Zuiko 24/2.8
Zuiko 28/2.0
Zuiko 28/3.5
Zuiko 28/2.8
Zuiko 35/2.0
Zuiko 35/2.8
Zuiko 35/2.8
Zuiko 50/1.4
Zuiko 50/1.4
Zuiko 50/1.2
Zuiko 50/3.5 macro
Zuiko 55/1.2
Tokina 17/3.5
Zuiko 21/3.5
Zuiko 24/2.0
Zuiko 24/2.8
Zuiko 28/2.0
Zuiko 28/3.5
Zuiko 28/2.8
Zuiko 35/2.0
Zuiko 35/2.8
Zuiko 35/2.8
Zuiko 50/1.4
Zuiko 50/1.4
Zuiko 50/1.2
Zuiko 50/3.5 macro
Zuiko 55/1.2
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
Will ... I'm so glad you've finally picked up on this. :angel:
tomalophicon
Well-known
I got a free 50 f/1.8 with a fair amount of fungus in the rear element.
All I had to do was unscrew the 3 grub screws on the base of the lens body (in the silver ring), unscrew the element and clean it off with a cloth.
Now it's as good as new and ready to keep taking pics with!
I love this camera system.
All I had to do was unscrew the 3 grub screws on the base of the lens body (in the silver ring), unscrew the element and clean it off with a cloth.
Now it's as good as new and ready to keep taking pics with!
I love this camera system.
shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
Keith, nothing please me more than when an actual image trumps internet lore based on lens charts.
shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
Eh, you have quite a few redundancy in your line up, time to spread the goodness around (and at the same time fill the focal length gaps
)
sreed2006
Well-known
I have recently acquired two 28mm lenses, a Leica Elmarit-M 28/2.8 Asperical, and an Olympus Zuiko 28/2.8. Just for my own amusement, over the past two days I have run comparisons of the
Olympus OM-2n with the Zuiko 28/2.8 and the
Leica M2 with the Elmarit-M 28/2.8 Asperical.
For film I used Solaris FG-Plus 400, expired (not the best quality film, kind of grainy).
I used the OM-2n to meter and take the first shot of each pair, then used the same shutter speed and aperture setting on the M2 to take a second shot.
Expired FG-Plus Solaris 400 was a poor choice for running a precise test, but in side-by-side comparisons, both in the prints and in the One Hour Photo Lab scans, I cannot distinguish much difference between the two lenses.
Perhaps the Elmarit-M picks up subtle tonal differences better; it is hard to see fine detail because of the film's grain. Color accuracy varied for both lenses and I would have to use a better film to say for certain if the Zuiko kept up with the Leica. It does appear that the Zuiko emphasised reds and browns more than the Leica, which is good for pictures of rusted cars and fire trucks, but not so good for fields of grass. As far as distortion, aberrations, and out-of-focus rendering, I do not see any differences between the lenses. (Someone with a trained eye probably can, though, so I've included one of the pairs of pictures that I took.)
Zuiko 28/2.8:
Rusted Plymouth in 28mm - Zuiko by sreed2006, on Flickr
Leica Elmarit-M 28/2.8 Aspherical:
Rusted Plymouth in 28mm - Leica by sreed2006, on Flickr
Olympus OM-2n with the Zuiko 28/2.8 and the
Leica M2 with the Elmarit-M 28/2.8 Asperical.
For film I used Solaris FG-Plus 400, expired (not the best quality film, kind of grainy).
I used the OM-2n to meter and take the first shot of each pair, then used the same shutter speed and aperture setting on the M2 to take a second shot.
Expired FG-Plus Solaris 400 was a poor choice for running a precise test, but in side-by-side comparisons, both in the prints and in the One Hour Photo Lab scans, I cannot distinguish much difference between the two lenses.
Perhaps the Elmarit-M picks up subtle tonal differences better; it is hard to see fine detail because of the film's grain. Color accuracy varied for both lenses and I would have to use a better film to say for certain if the Zuiko kept up with the Leica. It does appear that the Zuiko emphasised reds and browns more than the Leica, which is good for pictures of rusted cars and fire trucks, but not so good for fields of grass. As far as distortion, aberrations, and out-of-focus rendering, I do not see any differences between the lenses. (Someone with a trained eye probably can, though, so I've included one of the pairs of pictures that I took.)
Zuiko 28/2.8:
Rusted Plymouth in 28mm - Zuiko by sreed2006, on Flickr
Leica Elmarit-M 28/2.8 Aspherical:
Rusted Plymouth in 28mm - Leica by sreed2006, on Flickr
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良かったね！
Just got my first OM lenses - 20/2.0 and 38/2.8 macros. Time to test the steadiness of my tripod. :-]
ferider
Veteran
Nice comparison, SR. As far as distortion, check against straight lines, as shown in the example for the Zuiko. Not saying it's bad, I just take it for a given with all Zuiko wides I've tried.
Roland.
jbielikowski
Jan Bielikowski
dang, I really miss OM System cause of this lens... :bang:
Aurelius
Well-known
I have recently acquired two 28mm lenses, a Leica Elmarit-M 28/2.8 Asperical, and an Olympus Zuiko 28/2.8. Just for my own amusement, over the past two days I have run comparisons of the
Olympus OM-2n with the Zuiko 28/2.8 and the
Leica M2 with the Elmarit-M 28/2.8 Asperical.
For film I used Solaris FG-Plus 400, expired (not the best quality film, kind of grainy).
I used the OM-2n to meter and take the first shot of each pair, then used the same shutter speed and aperture setting on the M2 to take a second shot.
Expired FG-Plus Solaris 400 was a poor choice for running a precise test, but in side-by-side comparisons, both in the prints and in the One Hour Photo Lab scans, I cannot distinguish much difference between the two lenses.
Perhaps the Elmarit-M picks up subtle tonal differences better; it is hard to see fine detail because of the film's grain. Color accuracy varied for both lenses and I would have to use a better film to say for certain if the Zuiko kept up with the Leica. It does appear that the Zuiko emphasised reds and browns more than the Leica, which is good for pictures of rusted cars and fire trucks, but not so good for fields of grass. As far as distortion, aberrations, and out-of-focus rendering, I do not see any differences between the lenses. (Someone with a trained eye probably can, though, so I've included one of the pairs of pictures that I took.)
Zuiko 28/2.8:
Rusted Plymouth in 28mm - Zuiko by sreed2006, on Flickr
Leica Elmarit-M 28/2.8 Aspherical:
Rusted Plymouth in 28mm - Leica by sreed2006, on Flickr
Thanks for sharing! This was very informative.
More of this kind of work and experiments to this forum!
matthewm
Well-known
I'll play along here...
I'm new to the OM thing and have recently gotten an OM-4, OM-10 w/ Manual Adapter and a 28/3.5, 35/2.8, 50/1.8 and 50/1.4. I LOVE the Oly cameras and lenses. I tried and tried to find my way into the Rangefinder world because I loved the idea of the smaller size and quiet operation, but I never could get it right... The OMs are sort of my rangefinders.
Here are a few from my first outings with the OM-4. Enjoy!
OM-4 + 28/3.5: You can't really tell here, but the log is ridiculously sharp and the background just sort of blurs out. Pretty nice for a wide angle lens.
OM-4 + 28/3.5
OM-4 + 28/3.5
I'm new to the OM thing and have recently gotten an OM-4, OM-10 w/ Manual Adapter and a 28/3.5, 35/2.8, 50/1.8 and 50/1.4. I LOVE the Oly cameras and lenses. I tried and tried to find my way into the Rangefinder world because I loved the idea of the smaller size and quiet operation, but I never could get it right... The OMs are sort of my rangefinders.
Here are a few from my first outings with the OM-4. Enjoy!
OM-4 + 28/3.5: You can't really tell here, but the log is ridiculously sharp and the background just sort of blurs out. Pretty nice for a wide angle lens.
OM-4 + 28/3.5
OM-4 + 28/3.5