OT: OM 50mm f2 macro

[Igor.Burshteyn]

I managed to find OM 50mm f2 macro, didn't develop yet the first roll. Feels like serious piece of glass - a little oversized on my OM4ti. Anybody has the 1st hand experience with this lens? Image samples, preferable. I have a few 50s for OM - f1.8, f1.4, macro f3.5. I love f1.8 and f3.5 macro for clinical sharpness, but f1.4 for bokeh. How OM 50mm f2 macro fares among OM and non-OM 50s? I could not find too much info on the net - seems quite rare lens.
Thanks in advance, and sorry for OT.

 

[Igor.Burshteyn]

Wow, mods are quick these days 🙂 thanks for moving my OT::slr thread

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

Igor,

I have had this lens for a few years. Reputedly the sharpest lens Olympus made, and one of the sharpest lenses ever made for a 35mm camera. I can agree. I took a photo of my son from about 50 feet away with it and scanned the negative. You could count the stitches on his jeans! I don't have that image on my website to show, but here's one I shot at f2.8 with it. the hairs on the cat are tack sharp and the background has a nice smoothness that you don't get with Olympus's 50mm f1.8 and f1.4 lenses, both of which have rather harsh bokeh in my opinion.

http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com/fine_art/portfolio/marys-bar/images/pics/marys-bar18.jpg