[Leica] IMG: Olympus 50/2.0 Macro as a Walk-Around Lens

[Don Dory]

Richard,  I have been dithering between the Olympus 90 f2 and the Zeiss 100
f2.  You are the first person I know who owns the Olympus.   How is it at
f2 center and corners?

On Thu, May 7, 2020, 1:34 PM Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote:

> I still have my first "real" camera, an OM-4T, and two lenses, the 50/2 and
> the 90/2 macro. They are great lenses.
>
> On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 11:00 AM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
> wrote:
>
> > I received a 50/2.0 Macro lens from B&H yesterday, and slipped it on the
> > old E-1 this morning to see how it functioned as a daily walk-around
> > lens.  I sought a wide variety of subjects to get a feel for its
> > focusing and resolution, from treetops and clouds to my utility meter.
> > With a breeze blowing, and several small subjects, it took a little
> > while to get used to its focusing habits, but, as you will see from the
> > utility meter, resolution is very good.
> >
> > A colorful fly:
> >
> > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200507-P5078601.JPG.html
> >
> > Common Fleabane:
> >
> > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200507-P5078605.JPG.html
> >
> > Small, colorful Iris:
> >
> > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200507-P5078610.JPG.html
> >
> > Tree tops and clouds:
> >
> > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200507-P5078616.JPG.html
> >
> > Resolution test:
> >
> > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200507-P5078618.JPG.html
> >
> > Common housefly holding on to blowing leaf:
> >
> > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200507-P5078620.JPG.html
> >
> > I'm looking forward to the butterflies with this lens.
> >
> > --
> > Jim Nichols
> > Tullahoma, TN USA
> >
> >
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