Greetings all! i'm new to the list, and new to this camera brand we've all
chosen to shoot.
Just recently purchased a chrome OM-1n with the 50/1.8 and 135/3.5. The body
is in fabulous shape, and lenses are OK.
i purchased this camera to have a smaller, less expensive, and more totable
alternative to my AF equip. And compact it is! You should SEE how tiny the
OM1 looks when sitting next to my Minolta Maxxum 9. I guess only an F4 or F5
would be more humorous.. (BTW, Minolta standardized on 55mm rings for most
lenses, w/ 49mm for a few. that works well, don't it?)
At any rate, a couple newbie questions:
* the shutter speed ring on the body -- should it turn somewhat freely, or is
there usually strong resistance? this one seems to move a bit stiff, but then
i dont know how it should be when new.
* regards the shift lenses -- i've seen it written that the effective angle of
view increases w/ the amount of shift. (The 35mm at max is ~28, & the 24mm is
18mm). Is this a property of all shift lenses?
* Would the Zuiko 35mm rate highly among all shift lenses on the market? (i'm
trying to decide for which system to purchase a lens for architecture: the Oly,
a Nikon 28mm w/ adapter to Minolta, or the 50mm for Mamiya 645. I'm leaning
towards the Mamiya simply for the > neg size..)
* lastly, at the risk of bringing up well-trodden turf on this list, what are
the listie's favouries for best lens while being *most* compact? i'd like to
add a wideangle, a 35mm, and 'praps a 100mm to my kit.
thanks so much. this list and the webring sites have been a wealth of advice
already.
cheers,
-brian
San Francisco, CA
< This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List >
< For questions, mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
< Web Page: http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html >
|