MichaelHarris
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I have a Olympus Pen EP-1 that I love. yesterday I was at a small local camera shop that used to have a repair section. They were selling all of the stuff people never picked up and I found an original Pen F with the 38mm 2.8 lens.
The shutter is stuck but the lens is perfect. I am going to put the lens on my EP-1 and see how it shoots. I saw where there were two 38mm lenses, one regular and one "pancake". Mine doesn't look like a pancake.
I got both the camera and lens for 5 dollars so I'm not out much. I may even try to get the body working. Anyone have any idea what to expect from the lens?
The shutter is stuck but the lens is perfect. I am going to put the lens on my EP-1 and see how it shoots. I saw where there were two 38mm lenses, one regular and one "pancake". Mine doesn't look like a pancake.
I got both the camera and lens for 5 dollars so I'm not out much. I may even try to get the body working. Anyone have any idea what to expect from the lens?
squirrel$$$bandit
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An extraordinary deal. I believe that lens is indeed the pancake? In any event it's well regarded. Pen lenses on m4/3 are the closest thing there is to native manual focus glass...I have the 40 and the 60 (as well as an FT) and use them all the time. Enjoy!
squirrel$$$bandit
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I stand corrected...turns out there is a rare non-pancake 38/2.8, sounds like that's what you've got!
Don't forget, you need an adapter to mount it on the E-P1.
Don't forget, you need an adapter to mount it on the E-P1.
Cale Arthur
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The long-barrel 38/2.8 closely resembles the standard 38/1.8. Not a clue as to performance, but certainly rare, maybe even more so than the pancake 38. How close does yours focus?
MichaelHarris
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Thanks everyone! What are your thoughts on getting the body fixed? I did order an adapter yesterday and will shoot it on my EP-1 soon. In looking at the lens barrel it seems to focus to a little less than .35 meters. It rotates well past 1.5 feet.
MichaelHarris
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I'll take a picture of it is a bit and post it. I'm pretty sure it's not the pancake.
ampguy
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Anyone have both the pancake and non-pancake 38/2.8s ?
How do they compare?
Also, how does the 38/1.8 compare with the 40/1.4?
How do they compare?
Also, how does the 38/1.8 compare with the 40/1.4?
MichaelHarris
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Got the adapter and took a few shots, it's a perfect little lens that seems to act like a macro. I cannot find anything about the lens, it must be sort of rare. Here is the first shot through it since the 60s I guess
ampguy
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very nice, is this the 38/1.8 or 40/1.4? pancake or regular?
MichaelHarris
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ampguy, it's a 38 2.8. I found very little info about it. I found it in a basement on a non-working low serial number Pen F. I'm going to see if I can get the body fixed.