Good value OM lenses

[lauge]

I recently got my hands on an Olympus OM-1 and wanted to hear if you could recommend good value OM lenses? I'm thinking below 60€-ish. It came with a Zuiko 50/1.8 and Sigma 28/2.8 so something like 24mm,35mm, portrait and tele prime or zoom. Are there any must-haves Zuiko lenses?
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M42:
S-M-C Takumar: 3.5/28 1.4/50 2.8/105
USSR: Industar 61L/Z
CZJ: Flektogon 2.4/35
MD:
Rokkor: 35-70/3.5
Kiron: 2.8/105 Macro
OM:
Zuiko: 50/1.8 75-150/4
Sigma: 24/2.8

Cameras:
Asahi Spotmatic F (looking for a sample with working light meter)
Olympus OM-1
Zeiss Ikon Contaflex IV
NEX 7 Sony A55 Konica Minolta Dynax 5D Minolta Dynax 7 Minolta AF 7000

[Attila]

All Zuiko lenses are must have no matter how inexpensive or expensive they have stable stunning quality.
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olympus 50mm/3.5 macro
olympus 135mm/3.5
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OM lenses: 24mm/2.8, 28mm/3.5, 35mm/2 , 50mm/1.8, 50mm/1.4, 50mm/3.5 macro, 50mm/2 macro , 90mm/2 macro , 55mm/1.2 ,100mm/2.8 ,135mm/2.8,135mm/3.5,200mm/5, 75-150mm/4 , 500mm/8 reflex , 35-70mm/3.6, 35-70mm/4, 85-250mm/5 , 100-200mm/5 ,Soligor OM 28-80mm/3.5-4.5 , RMC Tokina 80-200mm/4 , Osawa 28mm/2.8 , Vivitar 28mm/2.8 , Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm/3.5 (kiron) , Sigma 24mm/2.8 , Sigma 8mm/4 fisheye , Sigma 300mm/2, Vivitar 90mm/2.8 , Panagor 55mm/2.8 , Tamron SP 90mm/2.5 , Tamron SP 28-80mm/3.5-4-2
m42 lenses : Pancolar 50mm/1.8, Fujinon EBC 55mm/3.5 macro , Tomioka Yashinon 60mm/2.8,Pentacon 29mm/2.8, Pentacon 50mm/1.8, Pentacon auto 100mm/2.8, Pentacon auto 200mm/4 , Helios-44-2 58mm/2 , Samyang 500mm/8, Industar-50-2 50mm/3,5 , tair3-phs 300mm/4.5 , aus Jena 50mm/2.8, Helios 44M-4 58mm/2, Helios 44 58mm/2 , Jupiter-21M 200mm/4 , Mir-1W 37mm/2.8, Industar 61 L/Z 50mm/2.8 ,Helios 40-2 85mm/1.5, Tair 11a 135mm/2.8 , Meyer-Optik Goerlitz Primotar 135mm/3.5, Jupiter37a/3.5, Volna-9 50mm/2.8, Super Macro Takumar 50mm/4, Macro Takumar 50/4, Sirius 18-28mm/4-4.5 , CZJ Tessar 50mm/2.8 , Fujinon 55mm/1.8 , Super Carenar 35mm/2.8 , Cosinon 50mm/2.8 (several 2x converters , macro bellows ) , Soligor 135mm/2
pentacon six lens: czj Flektogon 50mm/4 , Biometar 80mm/2.8 (x2) , czj Sonnar 180mm/2.8
minolta md lens: minolta md 24mm/2.8 VFC , 35-70mm/3.5 , mc rokkor 35mm/2.8, macro rokkor qf 50mm/3.5 , rokkor-x 50mm/1.4, MD tele rokkor 135mm/3.5, tele rokkor 300mm/5.6 , minolta 35-105mm/3.5-4.5 , MD zoom 70-210mm/4.5-5.6, Tokina AT-X 90mm/2.5 , Tokina AT-X 80-200mm/2.8 , sigma 100mm/2.8 , Vivitar series 1 35-85mm/2.8 , Kiron 28mm/2 , Panagor 28mm/2.5 , Tamron 85-210mm/4.5 ,
pentax k lens:SMC pentax-m 50mm/1.4 , SMC pentax-m 100mm/4 macro
nikon manual lenses: Maginon 100-500mm/5.6-7.1, Kiron 105mm/2.8, Tokina AT-X 50-250mm/4-5.6 ,Tokina AT-X 35-70mm/2.8 , Micro-Nikkor 55mm/3.5 , Micro-Nikkor 105mm/2.8 , Micro-Nikkor 200mm/4 , Nikkor 28mm/2.8 AiS , Soligor 200mm/2.8 ,Nikkor 20mm/4, RMC Tokina 17mm/3.5, Tamron 28-50mm/3.5-4.5, zoom Nikkor 35-105mm/3.5-4.5/ El-Nikkors: 50mm/2.8 , 80mm/5.6
Canon FD lenses:Makinon 35-70 , Canon 135mm/2.8 , Canon 70-150mm/4.5 , Canon 50mm/1.4 s.s.c., Canon 50mm/1.8
Konica AR lenses: Hexanon 28mm/3.5, Hexanon 40mm/1.8 ,Hexanon 50mm/1.7, Hexanon 52mm/1.8 , Hexar 135mm/3.5, Hexanon 135mm/3.2 , Hexanon 200mm/3.5
m39 lenses: silver Jupiter-9 85mm/2 , Jupiter 8 50mm/2 , Industar 61 L/D 52mm/2.8

[Xpres]

28/3.5... very good and not too pricey
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[Nesster]

I love my 85/2 Zuiko, though these may be over your budget limit. The 35-70 3.5-4.5 is very compact and to be honest, I have a hard time telling the results from a prime (lens speed apart). The Zuikoholics rave about some other fixed aperture 35-70s... the 75-150/4 is a real classic. I really have to +1 Attila here, LOL
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[lauge]

So many possibilities How is the 100/2.8, what price range can I expect?
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M42:
S-M-C Takumar: 3.5/28 1.4/50 2.8/105
USSR: Industar 61L/Z
CZJ: Flektogon 2.4/35
MD:
Rokkor: 35-70/3.5
Kiron: 2.8/105 Macro
OM:
Zuiko: 50/1.8 75-150/4
Sigma: 24/2.8

Cameras:
Asahi Spotmatic F (looking for a sample with working light meter)
Olympus OM-1
Zeiss Ikon Contaflex IV
NEX 7 Sony A55 Konica Minolta Dynax 5D Minolta Dynax 7 Minolta AF 7000

[WolverineX]

[ChromaticAberration]

Some say vintage Olympus lenses were not built based on public target they were always pro-level built the difference would be mainly on the apertures, that was the price increase factor.

I only own one and I like it, very high quality stuff, doesn't look as old as it is.
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Industar 50-2 50mm ƒ/3.5 ••• Jupiter-37A 135mm ƒ/3.5 ••• Helios 44-2 58mm ƒ/2.0 ••• Pentacon 'Bokeh Monster' 135mm ƒ/2.8 ••• Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 28mm ƒ/3.5 ••• Tamron SP 35-80mm ƒ/2.8-3.8 ••• Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 50mm ƒ/1.4 ••• Jupiter-9 85mm ƒ/2 ••• Auto Takumar 105mm ƒ/2.8 ••• Nikon 55mm ƒ/1.2 ••• Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 135mm ƒ/2.5

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[Attila]

[ChromaticAberration]

I am not saying that they did not had budget lenses. What I read was that build quality was the same, apertures were not and optical formulas neither of course.

I own the Macro-Zuiko 50mm f/3.5 and would love to compare it with the f/2.0 big sister, I am sure performance-wise the big sister would crush it but build-quality-wise difference would be a lot less perceptible. Glass is beautifully clear and somehow looks expensive (whatever that means). Focus is ubber smooth. Lens is very "tight" overall. Lighter than older metal ones but very, very sturdy. When focused on infinite the element completely covers the lens barrel inner hole (best name I could think of!) making dust very hard to get in.

Not making build quality/materials a price decisive element is not that stupid. As far as I know Takumar's were like the lesser line of lenses from Asahi Pentax and we all know how well built they were.

EDIT: ok I was wrong about the aforementioned assumption about the Takumar line. The 80's/90/s Tarkumar's are the budget ressurrection the 60's/70/s were the main quality line of Pentax lenses.
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Industar 50-2 50mm ƒ/3.5 ••• Jupiter-37A 135mm ƒ/3.5 ••• Helios 44-2 58mm ƒ/2.0 ••• Pentacon 'Bokeh Monster' 135mm ƒ/2.8 ••• Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 28mm ƒ/3.5 ••• Tamron SP 35-80mm ƒ/2.8-3.8 ••• Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 50mm ƒ/1.4 ••• Jupiter-9 85mm ƒ/2 ••• Auto Takumar 105mm ƒ/2.8 ••• Nikon 55mm ƒ/1.2 ••• Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 135mm ƒ/2.5

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