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Jvg
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Jvg wrote:
What should i be expecting from olympus om series lenses? Especially those in 50/1.4? Are they any good?
Please share your experiences with them.
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RAART
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RAART wrote:
I have OM 50mm F3.5 Macro and is excellent lens... I will go even further and in my opinion one of the best macro lenses ever made. It might be some better ones out there but for the price/performance ratio unbeatable.
check here: http://forum.mflenses.com/viewtopic.php?t=49692
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Lloydy wrote:
I've got the 50 1.4 and 1.8, and they are excellent lenses, although I use the 1.4 most. The 28 2.8 is another excellent lens that you wouldn't be disappointed with as well. I use them all on my NEX5 and an OM1, great results on both.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 9:35 am Post subject: |
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WolverineX wrote:
all Oly OM primes are excellent
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Attila wrote:
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| all Oly OM primes are excellent |
+1
I made one of best image with OM 50mm f1.4
http://forum.mflenses.com/three-best-shoots-in-2007-t4270.html
Kea portrait
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glasslover
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| Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 1:23 pm Post subject: Re: Olympus OM? |
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glasslover wrote:
Hi!
| Jvg wrote: |
What should i be expecting from olympus om series lenses? Especially those in 50/1.4? Are they any good?
Please share your experiences with them. |
I have, use, and love Olympus OM lenses. Here's a post of mine about them, followed by a bunch of discussion from others about them:
http://forum.mflenses.com/viewtopic.php?t=53116&olympus-50mm-f1-4-impressions-t53116.html#1262592
Cheers!
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Jvg
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Jvg wrote:
Excellent. Thanks everyone for valuable input. Much appreciated.
I dug up some of zuikos, mostly 50mm primes (1.4, 1.8 and 2's), and their prices are on par with my M42 primes, and even cheaper. So, i was wondering, how do they measure up/compare to M42 normals (helios 44-2, biotar 50/2, industar l/z, mamiya's 55/1.4)..
If i were to buy an adapter and zuiko 50/1.4, can that be considered as an upgrade, or will its performance be the same as above mentioned m42 lenses? |
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enliten wrote:
my Oly 50mm 1.4 wide open is a touch soft, but has oodles of character. The best thing about this lens is the DoF preview button, which is perfect for metering 
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s58y wrote:
A couple of years ago I was informally comparing some 50mm lenses on a target 20-30 feet away, probably at f/2. I had heard that the early (thorium) OM 50/1.4s were rather soft, but surprisingly the OM was among the best 50s I tried that day.
Maybe I have a good copy of the OM lens and bad copy of the others?
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Lightshow
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Lightshow wrote:
FWIW, I've been very happy with the multicoated OM's (21/3.5 & 50/1.4 & 1.8MIJ)performance on my NEX-7,
I've been shooting lots of low light shots with near by street lamps in the frame, and they were the best
for controlling coma and astigmatism(Canon FL & Fd's the worst save the SSC 24/2. .
Overall: sharpness & color are above average.
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