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testing my lenses - part 32 - Olympus 100mm/2.8
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great set, great lens!


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+1


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Extremely pleasant samples!


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Super pictures.

I love my OM 100 f2.8. It's a great lens and very compact. Looking back to my notes when I did my semi-scientific test of mine on my Olympus E3, I made the following conclusion:

"In summary, the lens is fully useable at all the tested apertures from f2.8 to f11. Performance is very good to excellent. Even at f2.8, the results are sharp. F4 improves just a little in absolute terms but subjectively makes a bigger overall difference. Sharpness seems to peak at about f5.6. Contrast is always good and there was never any obvious CA."

Basically a terrific lens!

Mark


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new samples with E-M5











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I really like that kind of focal length, I'm in love with my Tamron 90 / 2.5. The Rokkor 100 / 3.5 is fabulous but it's a big chunk of glass to carry around. Olympus made cameras and lenses with a certain delicacy, I'm a very late convert to the OM stuff but I do like it. And this lens is now on my wanted list. Lovely pictures, the colours are terrific, the dead leaves and the miner are gorgeous.


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Damn good camera I say Smile Lens did perform less a lot on Olympus E-1 Smile congrats , beautiful pictures!


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Beautifully shot! Nice glass!


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Attila wrote:
Lens did perform less a lot on Olympus E-1 Smile

well, by all acounts, E-1 is still a nice camera but technology moved on, so i can make photos like this Smile


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I apologize,
talk about the olympus zuiko 100mm f2.8?

mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/olympusom1n2/shared/zuiko/htmls/100mm1.htm


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maxnumero1 wrote:
I apologize,
talk about the olympus zuiko 100mm f2.8?

mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/olympusom1n2/shared/zuiko/htmls/100mm1.htm


yes


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Very nice, as usual.


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Very nice, congrats!


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excellent shots and nice lens for sure...