[Leica] Olympus OM-System 35mm lenses

Fri Apr 26 09:25:51 PDT 2024

Thanks Chris.  That answers as to why I haven't picked up an OM 35mm.  All
of the 50's are good to great especially fit the era.   The 24 2.8 and the
28 3.5 do very well for small travel gear.   I am holding out for the fast
macros at better prices than I am currently seeing.

Currently I am looking at quirky lenses that render more abstractly or with
great clarity.   The clarity is for several charities I support and some
personal work but have become intrigued by variants of Impressionism and
whether I can do that in photography.   SX70 can do that but the colors
from the current film stick just doesn't work for me.

On Fri, Apr 26, 2024, 7:46 AM Christopher Crawford <
chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote:

> 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:
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>
> 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.
> >
> > Five from Brussels on a foggy morning in March:
> >
> > 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>
> >
> > Two from Poland in March:
> >
> > 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>
> >
> > A brocante (street market) in Paris in early April:
> >
> > 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>
> >
> > Or just go to the first link above and click on the right arrow till the
> > end.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Nathan
> >
> > Nathan Wajsman
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