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DigiChromeEd
Joined: 29 Dec 2009 Posts: 3460 Location: Northern Ireland
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Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2016 7:58 pm Post subject: Olympus or Vivitar macro? |
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DigiChromeEd wrote:
Given the choice of either an Olympus 3.5/50 macro or Vivitar 2.8/55 macro, which would you choose? _________________ "I've got a Nikon camera, I like to take a photograph" - Paul Simon |
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listera
Joined: 24 Oct 2013 Posts: 126 Location: Ankara
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Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2016 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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listera wrote:
Olympus is 1:2 and soft wide-open. But easy to focus and outputs lovely colours.
Vivitar is 1:1 but I suspect its coating is slightly inferior. In return color rendering should be less enjoyable to my eyes (Note that color/coating comments are based on not 55mm but 90mm macro) _________________ Zuikoware / Rokkorprone / FDthropist
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DigiChromeEd
Joined: 29 Dec 2009 Posts: 3460 Location: Northern Ireland
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 11:34 am Post subject: |
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DigiChromeEd wrote:
_________________ "I've got a Nikon camera, I like to take a photograph" - Paul Simon |
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Himself
Joined: 01 Mar 2007 Posts: 3245 Location: Montreal
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 3:11 am Post subject: |
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Himself wrote:
I had the Vivitar, sold it, now I look to buy it back. Great little lens.
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WNG555
Joined: 18 Dec 2014 Posts: 784 Location: Arrid-Zone-A, USA
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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WNG555 wrote:
Having the Olympus OM 50 f/3.5, it's strengths are sharpness, and size. Did well with a landscape subject at infinity to my surprise. It's small, like most Olympus OM Zuiko lenses.
But the Vivitar is faster at f/2.8 and extends at both ends to give 1:1 macro ability. Komine hasn't made a bad lens for Vivitar either.
I'm continuously seeking a good deal on a copy for myself.
Nod goes to the Vivitar if the cost is the same. _________________ "The eyes are useless when the mind is blind."
Sony ILCE-6000, SELP1650, SEL1855, SEL55210, SEL5018. Sigma 19/30/60mm f2.8 EX DN Art.
Rokinon 8mm f3.5 Fish-Eye, 14mm f2.8 IF ED UMC. Samyang 12mm f2.8 ED AS NCS Fish-Eye.
And a bunch of Manual-Focus Lenses
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dickb
Joined: 04 Apr 2008 Posts: 821
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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dickb wrote:
I've made a quick and dirty (at least my sensor is) comparison of a couple of 50 to 60mm macro lenses, at 1:2 magnification, wide open and at f/8, on a Canon 5D mkII:
#1 Olympus OM 50/3.5 at f/3.5
#2 Olympus OM 50/3.5 at f/8
#3 Vivitar M42 55/2.8 at f/2.8
#4 Vivitar M42 55/2.8 at f/8
#5 Canon EF 50/2.5 macro at f/2.5
#6 Canon EF 50/2.5 macro at f/8
#7 Leitz Macro Elmarit-R 60/2.8 at f/2.8
#8 Leitz Macro Elmarit-R 60/2.8 at f/8
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dickb
Joined: 04 Apr 2008 Posts: 821
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 4:16 pm Post subject: |
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dickb wrote:
Full sized versions of these test photos can be found here:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/oxdutbs6g70360s/AACNTsd4WQqTvj_WPDZIeKhba?dl=0
The Olympus is the lightest at 200g, Vivitar 300g, Canon 370g and Leitz 430g. I like the smoothness of the focus throw best for the Leitz, with the Vivitar a close second. The Olympus's throw is very light, not as heavily dampened as I like best. The working distances at 1:2 varied more than I anticipated, a few mm more focal length do make a clear difference in working distance. |
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marino24
Joined: 11 Feb 2016 Posts: 84 Location: italy
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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marino24 wrote:
Sample picture
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Canon FD 50/3.5 Wide Open Crop
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Olimpus OM zuiko 50/3.5 Wide Open Crop
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Volna 9 50/2.8 Wide Open Crop
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Volna 9 f/4 Crop
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DigiChromeEd
Joined: 29 Dec 2009 Posts: 3460 Location: Northern Ireland
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Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2016 9:08 am Post subject: |
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DigiChromeEd wrote:
Thanks everyone for your replies. In the end I've decided on the Olympus plus extension tube for a number of reasons. It's small, in new condition and can be used on both my camera systems namely a Sony Alpha A6000 and Canon EOS5D MKII (the Vivitar was in Minolta MD mount). _________________ "I've got a Nikon camera, I like to take a photograph" - Paul Simon |
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listera
Joined: 24 Oct 2013 Posts: 126 Location: Ankara
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Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2016 11:12 am Post subject: |
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listera wrote:
Congratz. It may be one of those lenses that you use more than you imagined. Personally very happy with colours/tonal range it produces and as a matter of fact helped me took some of my better photos.
Spring time
Colchicum szovitsii _________________ Zuikoware / Rokkorprone / FDthropist
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Pancolart
Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 3705 Location: Slovenia, EU
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Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2016 12:45 pm Post subject: Re: Olympus or Vivitar macro? |
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Pancolart wrote:
DigiChromeEd wrote: |
Given the choice of either an Olympus 3.5/50 macro or Vivitar 2.8/55 macro, which would you choose? |
Any. Or to say: Minolta, Nikkor, Canon, Pentax... all are very similar in construction and performance. Just pick the one you find the cheapest. _________________ ---------------------------------
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