Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2024/04/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 Christopher Crawford Fine Art Photography 260-437-8990 My Portfolio https://chriscrawfordphoto.com <https://chriscrawfordphoto.com> Learn From Me https://crawfordphotoschool.com <https://crawfordphotoschool.com> The Polaroid SX-70 Project https://sx70project.com <https://sx70project.com> ?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. > > 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 > > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu> > <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu> > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws> < > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog>: > http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> < > http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/>> > > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator > <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> < > http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>> > > ????? ???????! ?????? ?????! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug > <http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug> for more information -- Don don.dory at gmail.com <mailto:don.dory at gmail.com> _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. 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