squirrel$$$bandit
Veteran
I have been in the market for a good copy of the Olympus Pen 42/1.2 for a couple of months, to use on NEX, and I came across this in an eBay auction:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/170700985749
WTF? The lens has the look of an OM lens but the focal length of the Pen 1.2. I missed the chance to buy it, but has anyone ever seen it before? Would it work on APS-C as the Pen version does?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/170700985749
WTF? The lens has the look of an OM lens but the focal length of the Pen 1.2. I missed the chance to buy it, but has anyone ever seen it before? Would it work on APS-C as the Pen version does?
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raid
Dad Photographer
Looks very interesting for a C mount lens.
monocles
Newbie
As Raid said, it's a C-mount lens. It would probably not work on APS-C, due to it's small image circle. There are however adapters.
On a 4/3-camera, which has a significantly smaller sensor, it produces an image all the way to the edges.
squirrel$$$bandit
Veteran
Well, I was aware it was a C-mount lens, that much was in the description. I've since discovered that this lens does indeed cover the full image circle of APS-C, presumably because it's the Pen 42/1.2 in a different housing. I bid on and lost another one more recently, but one of these days I will have to pick one up.
monocles
Newbie
Have you seen any pictures taken with it?
squirrel$$$bandit
Veteran
Well, there are some on flickr from the Pen version, here's somebody's set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vishalsoniji/4595635208/
But I'm not certain this is the very same formula, though the complete coverage suggests that it is. And it may have different coatings, etc. The Pen version is thought to be very good and is generally priced accordingly.
But I'm not certain this is the very same formula, though the complete coverage suggests that it is. And it may have different coatings, etc. The Pen version is thought to be very good and is generally priced accordingly.
squirrel$$$bandit
Veteran
appallingly enough, one of these sold on ebay for $45 recently!
shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
Those Canon shooters really have a lot of money to burn on old manual lenses.
Wow!
Wow!