[Leica] Olympus OM-System 35mm lenses

Fri Apr 26 05:46:39 PDT 2024

Don, I can give an opinion on that. I shot with the Olympus OM system from the time I was 8 years old until I was forced to sell off most of my camera gear after my stroke 10 years ago. I had a huge OM lens collection, and the loss of them still upsets me today.

There are two 35mm lenses in the OM system that matter to ordinary shooters (there are also a couple of specialized ones like a shift lens). The 35mm f2 and the 35mm f2.8. The f2 version was multicoated in every version; the f2.8 version was single coated until the later versions that are marked MC on the front ring. I had a late 35mm f2 and a 35mm f2.8 that was one of the last single coated ones made before they began multicoating.

Neither were very sharp wide open; both were decent stopped down. Neither were among the better OM-system lenses. Olympus made some truly incredible lenses like the 50mm f2 Macro; but they never put the same effort into any of their 35mm lenses, unfortunately. That said, they're not bad stopped down a couple stops. They have pretty good bokeh. I shot a lot of street photo stuff with mine, mostly the f2 as it seemed slightly better.

Here are some of my shots with them, all on film.

35mm f2: https://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1295

35mm f2: https://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1305

35mm f2: https://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1284

35mm f2: https://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=590

35mm 2: https://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=599

35mm f2.8: https://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=597

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On 4/26/24, 8:12 AM, "LUG on behalf of Don Dory via LUG" <lug-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org <mailto:chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org> on behalf of lug at leica-users.org <mailto:lug at leica-users.org>> wrote:

Where you keep modern elements out of frame these images could have been
from the thirties. I know you have mentioned it but which Oly 35mm are you
using: I have been acquiring OM lenses but haven't picked up any 35's. I
am especially interested in the slower ones to save size and weight.

On Fri, Apr 26, 2024 at 12:18 AM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu <mailto:photo at frozenlight.eu>>
wrote:

> I have added some more pictures from the two rolls I developed earlier
> this month. All images shot with Leica lenses, either the 50mm collapsible
> Summicron or the 90mm Tele-Elmarit.
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> Five from Brussels on a foggy morning in March:
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> https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-JWpGXjj/A <https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-JWpGXjj/A>
> https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-GhWQK9w/A <https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-GhWQK9w/A>
> https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-PN7FKCX/A <https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-PN7FKCX/A>
> https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-T9fXFdX/A <https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-T9fXFdX/A>
> https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-6VF6NCD/A <https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-6VF6NCD/A>
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> Two from Poland in March:
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> https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-7L2Vt5p/A <https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-7L2Vt5p/A>
> https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-RWFnSzm/A <https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-RWFnSzm/A>
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> A brocante (street market) in Paris in early April:
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> https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-GBrs968/A <https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-GBrs968/A>
> https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-fLd2NKd/A <https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-fLd2NKd/A>
> https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-MK5hbr3/A <https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-MK5hbr3/A>
> https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-TmgdgQg/A <https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-TmgdgQg/A>
> https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-KSHK33N/A <https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-KSHK33N/A>
> https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-f9PBwnX/A <https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-f9PBwnX/A>
> https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-vjt73c7/A <https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-vjt73c7/A>
> https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-hPxH7BL/A <https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-hPxH7BL/A>
> https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-hZL84rF/A <https://www.greatpix.eu/Film/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-hZL84rF/A>
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> Or just go to the first link above and click on the right arrow till the
> end.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
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