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Igor.Burshteyn

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Just can't keep it inside. Yesterday I became happy owner of OM4ti (black) and 4 lenses. Among them there are 2 rare specimen - 16mm f3.5 fisheye and 18mm f3.5 wide. Fisheye is in very good condition (given its age), but 18mm has prominent fungus growth on its giant front element. I would like to clean it someday (if it affects picture quality; and even if it doesn't), can you recommend me somebody who is able to do the work? How much I am expected to pay?
 
Igor: I had some Zuiko lenses cleaned by Camtech in Huntington NY. This was in conjunction with a cla on a OM-1n body. One of the lenses had a small spot of fungus that was cleaned "as much as possible." According to my web research, Camtech is one of the main Oly repair guys. My experience was good. His web site http://www.zuiko.com/index.htm
 
Well Igor I join you in heaven, I bought a OM4 on saturday. I just have one lense (50mm 1.8) but in a few weeks I'll get a 100 and 28 2.8 if they are in decent condition.
 
Igor, Archie - welcome in heaven :D

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This is my OM-1, bought in refurbished condition from Camtech. He also adjusted the meter for modern batteries. Lens is a 24/2.

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Well no Ti on my side here, but nevertheless if've fallen in love (for the second time, and no the first one isn't a camera :rolleyes: )

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Y'all are killing me!!!

Y'all are killing me!!!

You guys are killing me! Igor, I 2nd (3rd?) the recommendation for John Hermanson/Camtech. He's a great guy to deal with, as well as being a very good OM tech. He used to work at Olympus America. John usually has a 6-8 week backlog.

Unfortunately Clint Rumbo at Photosphere (olyfix.com) recently suspended new service orders and his website is now a single page with that statement.

BTW, Joe still has his Zuiko 28-48 up for sale here
 
nksyoon said:
This is my OM-1, bought in refurbished condition from Camtech. He also adjusted the meter for modern batteries. Lens is a 24/2.
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wow! that's the lens to get if you like wide-angle, it's quite a bit bigger than my 24mm/2.8
 
shadowfox said:
O yeah! since we're all family ;)

my street-shooting gear... NOT !! :p
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How do you like the mirror lens ?

And a related question: I seem to remember that there was a shorter Zuiko mirror lens, like 350 or so.
Does anybody here have info on this ?

Thanks,

Roland.

PS: yeah, I owe you Zuiko porn; some have seen this already, my favorite Zuiko:

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Just came in from shooting the newly fallen snow with my OM2 and a Tamron SP 500/8. Though a Kiev is always with me, an Oly is never far away ready to take up the task.

Nice Oly porn guys!

Cheers,

Russ Pinchbeck
 
oh folks:> who can resist nowaday prices? not me. And I see that I am not the only one. I am surprised that you focused on OM4ti - I meant 16mm and 18mm glass when referred to heaven :>
Btw rewind crank gearing is smoother on my OM1n than on OM4ti, other than that both feel like little jewels.
Thanks for recommendations on 18mm overhaul. Is there any reputable oly tech in Europe (a bit close to Israel than US)?
I got 28mm f3.5 and 50mm f3.5 macro with this set as well. I like my OM 50mm f1.8 very much - one of sharpest lenses I ever used, or just feels like this because delivers results with almost every click. So I can not wait to try 50mm macro, as well.
 
the om-4 rocks

the om-4 rocks

i love the om-4(T)! i bought a few at the KEH bargain price and they are so much fun. my favorite lens is the 50mm/f2 macro. from that lens:
 

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ferider: " How do you like the mirror lens ?"

Can you imagine how things look like when I put this lens on my E-300? I'll post a sample when I get home today. The only bad thing is the vibration, even with mirror-lock, you need a bean bag, or an extra sturdy tripod. My Slik tripod in the picture was too light :(

Igor: "or just feels like this because delivers results with almost every click"

That just about sums it up for me :) I feel the excitement everytime I shoot with my OM gears because more often than not, I like the results.

humanized_form and nksyoon: "50/2 macro..."

Shweeeeeet!!
 
Igor: Maybe some of the Euro members can chime in, but I seem to recall that CRR (UK, Luton I think?) has a good reputation overall and does OM work.

Nik & Humanized: Yowza, great stuff!
 
Shouldn't the OM series be made an honorary rangefinder?
Jeez Nick, did you have to post that 50mm macro shot, I'd almost forgotten how bad I wanted one of those.
 
Steamer: I agree, it's an honorary RF. Maitani was a big Leica fan, and that was in his mind when designing the OM system. For my next foray into stygian darkness photography, I'm going to shoot with an OM-1n, 21/2, Leitz 21mm finder and mirror locked up, scale focus, at slow speeds. As close to RF with an SLR as I can get.
 
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