Hello Brian,
> Greetings all! i'm new to the list, and new to this camera brand we've
> all chosen to shoot.
Welcome to the list!!
> 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?)
I'm an Oly and EOS user :-). Like you, my Oly is my "light" system.
> 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.
It should click at least. Both my OM-1n and OM-4Ti aren't dead
stiff, but have very definite clicks.
> * 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..)
I'll let the shift owners answer the above questions.
> * 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.
Zuiko 28mm F2.8, 50mm F1.4, and personally I *highly* recommend the
135mm F2.8 for *compact* telephoto.
> thanks so much.this list and the webring sites have been a wealth of
> advice already.
Enjoy your equipment. Hang around with these guys/gals here on the
list and you may end up being a Zuikoholic!!
> cheers,
>
> -brian
> San Francisco, CA
Sean
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