Peter_Jones
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fdigital said:
But lower contrast in black & white.
early 55/1.2 well regarded and sought after lens, well bought fdigital.
OM thread: Just bought me some ZUIKO p*rn
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But lower contrast in black & white.
early 55/1.2 well regarded and sought after lens, well bought fdigital.
IGMeanwell
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Peter_Jones said:
Attach that to any 4/3rds mount adapter (will meter as well), and you have yourself the FOV of a 110mm f1.2 ... that is one major advantage to 4/3rds sensors
Trius
Waiting on Maitani
Pete: Amen. People who slag the 4/3s crop factor ignore this fact. It's one reason I hang on to my 50/1.4 ... if/when a 4/3 body comes to me, a very fast "portrait" lens is already in hand.
gavinlg
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If anyone has any 55 1.2 examples, please feel free to post them in this thread!
IGMeanwell
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Trius said:
I have often thought about landing a E-1 or maybe now the E-510 (with image stabilization), purely because for weddings it would be great to have that kind of fast long lens 😎
gavinlg
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IGMeanwell said:
Only thing is that they lack modern primes with autofocus which makes weddings MUCH easier. Also they dont have fast zooms, and their high iso performance is very so-so.
You can get a OM-canon adapter and run it on the 5d for full frame, full viewfinder goodness. This is what I'll be doing.
IGMeanwell
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fdigital said:
Don't think I am beating a 4/3rds drum because I don't actually use the system, I am a nikon user
the lens lineup is pretty good... especially if you consider the OM lenses that can be used (yes without autofocus)
http://www.4-3system.com/modules/lenses/
Olympus actually released the first constant f2 zoom lens in existence (35-100),
http://www.4-3system.com/modules/lenses/lens.php?id=15
Yes, it is expensive... but its something the other manufactures do not have and it would be great for weddings
yes, there are plenty of issues with the 4/3rds sensor (high iso performance is marginal, and dynamic range is mediocre)
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shadowfox
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Impressive, for a Nikon user, you're quite versed in the Zuikology 🙂IGMeanwell said:
I'd just want to mention something, I have an E-300, and I have a friend who is a Nikon user (D70). Between us, we can compare the results from both systems. My E-300 with OM glasses, his D70 with Nikkor AIS glasses.
As far as dynamic range, I can't tell which one is worse, both systems are worse than a properly exposed film shot for sure.
As far as color rendition, my probably Olympus-biased eyes see a more natural and pleasing skin colors on my E-300 shots. There is only one other camera that is better at rendering skin tones, IMHO, without making it too clean/sterile (like most Canon shots) that is the Olympus E-1.
Now, having said that, I'm not knocking Canon system. My brother is a Canon user, so I do have access to the images. They are vibrant and extremely clean like I said, but I personally do not like it. If I have to choose, Olympus first, then definitely Nikon, both film *and* digital.
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Trius
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I'm biased, too, so I agree. 😀 What blew me away was your shots from the Ace where the colour balance from a 1958 Zuiko lens showed the same family pedigree as OM and, I presume, ZD glass.
Chris101
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Hey fdigital!
I have a geiger counter, scintillation counter and an electroscope, and access to a neutron spectrometer. If you send your lens to me for testing, I promise I'll send it back ... eventually. 😀
I have a geiger counter, scintillation counter and an electroscope, and access to a neutron spectrometer. If you send your lens to me for testing, I promise I'll send it back ... eventually. 😀
gavinlg
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Haha! I'm sure! nice of you to offer though!
Okay, I just took delivery of my 55 1.2 today. It is indeed a beautiful, hefty peice of glass, but still balances pretty nicely on the om2n. I'm putting a roll of pro 400h through it now, and then I'll go some reala 100 and scan the results and post them in a seperate thread. Be watching over the next few days!
Okay, I just took delivery of my 55 1.2 today. It is indeed a beautiful, hefty peice of glass, but still balances pretty nicely on the om2n. I'm putting a roll of pro 400h through it now, and then I'll go some reala 100 and scan the results and post them in a seperate thread. Be watching over the next few days!
Wouter
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I have one of these, and discover that it should be cleaned. Does anyone know how to best open it up, both from the front and rear ? It's a great lens, I use it a lot for portraits on the 5d. Mine has a yellowed front element as well.
gavinlg
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Wow I made this thread in 2007!
I never actually posted some pics with the 55mm f1.2... It was a very interesting lens but I ended up selling it. it was rather soft at f1.2 and the bokeh was absolutely crazy. With a simple background it was gorgeous, but as soon as you put something busy behind the point of focus it would go crazy - sometimes it looked as if the bokeh was in front of the point of focus and swirling around the point.
I would love to try the 50mm f1.2 zuiko and compare - I think it would be a more consistent lens.
I never actually posted some pics with the 55mm f1.2... It was a very interesting lens but I ended up selling it. it was rather soft at f1.2 and the bokeh was absolutely crazy. With a simple background it was gorgeous, but as soon as you put something busy behind the point of focus it would go crazy - sometimes it looked as if the bokeh was in front of the point of focus and swirling around the point.
I would love to try the 50mm f1.2 zuiko and compare - I think it would be a more consistent lens.
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
I still have my 50mm f1.2 ... and the bokeh is pretty crazy IMO! 😀
At some stage I'll get one of those Leitax adapters so I can try it on the D700 ... what a low light weapon that should be!
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filmfan
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Nice. Can we see more please?
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
No worries ... all at f1.2 of course. No point in owning one of these if you're going to stop it down! 😛
MikeAUS
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Is this the same as the Takumar lenses where you can 'bake' them in direct UV sunlight and 'cure' the yellowing or is it permanent with this lens?
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
I just noticed the title of this thread has a sanitized version of the word 'porn.'
How quaint! 😀
How quaint! 😀
Mablo
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I just found by accident a nice source of free Olympus p*rn that you can download to your own hard disc and enjoy when everyone else is sleeping...
http://www.olympus-global.com/en/fun/wallpaper/camera/
http://www.olympus-global.com/en/fun/wallpaper/camera/
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f16sunshine
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I don't usually do this but, here is a porn pic from my Zuiko set before a cherry picked it and let the rest go. As to the f1.2/50 vs. F1.2/55 debate. I prefer neither over the Rokkor f1.2/58 although the little f1.2/50 is sure small compared to it's field. This image may be small it's on from the phone. 😀
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