I use my OM for black and white. I develop my own film and scan the
negatives in a Nikon film scanner. The results are beautiful. I wouldn't
give up my OM-4T bodies and Zuiko lenses for anything.
--
Chris Crawford
Photography & Graphic Design
Fort Wayne, Indiana
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On 9/24/08 7:49 AM, "Dawid Loubser" <dawidl@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Ah, that is good news: What good is a 24mm lens if you can't jam it up
> close to something to exaggerate perspective! :-)
>
> Anyway, one of my big motivations of getting into the OM system
> and analog printing is to get away from pixel-peeping, and to just
> focus on the image and the message.
>
> Which of you members still regularly do your own B&W prints with your
> OM?
>
>
> On 24 Sep 2008, at 1:45 PM, Fabio Fiorellato wrote:
>
>>
>> Some say the f/2.0 has moustache-shaped distortion, and is less
>> sharp than
>> the f/2.8 (nothing that a razor and a handful of shaving cream
>> cannot cure,
>> anyhow :) but it is definitely better in the close focusing range
>> (thanks to
>> the floating elements that the humble f/2.8 doesn't have).
>>
>> I do own the f/2.8 and it is amazingly small, sharp and corrected.
>>
>> Ciao!
>>
>> Fabio
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 1:39 PM, Dawid Loubser <dawidl@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> The olympus.dementia.org site is pure gold, thank you so much for the
>>> reference!
>>>
>>> In anyway, in the opinion of you experienced OM shooters, is the 24mm
>>> f/2.0 worth
>>> it over the f/2.8 version? I am getting one in anyway, but I was
>>> wondering if there
>>> are any pertinent areas where the f/2.0 does worse than it's smaller,
>>> slower sibling?
>>>
>>> regards,
>>> Dawid
>>>
>>> On 24 Sep 2008, at 11:32 AM, Piers Hemy wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> As Iwert has explained, Dawid, that was a tease. Here's an image
>>>> of a
>>>> 24/3.5 (for sale at www.ffordes.com , and no connection, it's not
>>>> mine!)
>>>>
>>>> <https://secure.ffordes.com/Shop/Images/used/370684.jpg>
>>>>
>>>> It is quite a bit bigger than the 24/2.0 and nearly 2x the weight -
>>>> you can
>>>> get all the detailed information from the renowned eSIF at
>>>> <http://olympus.dementia.org/eSIF/om-sif.htm>, and parts diagrams
>>>> etc are at
>>>> <http://olympus.dementia.org/Hardware/olympus_hw.html>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Piers
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
>>>> Behalf
>>>> Of Dawid Loubser
>>>> Sent: 24 September 2008 09:47
>>>> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [OM] Re: Greetings from a new member
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi Piers,
>>>>
>>>> My reason for going with the f/2.0 is that I really do quite a bit
>>>> of
>>>> low-light shooting. Tell me, is the f/2.0 much inferiour to, say,
>>>> the 2.8 or
>>>> 3.5 in terms of bright-light, stopped-down photography? I understand
>>>> it has
>>>> pronounced distortion, but apart form that (and bigger physical
>>>> size) am I
>>>> compromising on too much?
>>>>
>>>> I am itching for the 18mm.... very much so.... Especially since
>>>> there now
>>>> one for sale on this list at a reasonable price :-)
>>>>
>>>> And yes, I can understand the term "Zuikoholic" looking at the
>>>> addiction
>>>> these lenses seem to cause, but I am trying to keep things within
>>>> moderation, based on the sort of photography I do. And one big
>>>> reason for
>>>> going this route is also the compactness, it's really not always
>>>> feasible to
>>>> lug the big canon kit around. I am not a "collector"
>>>> but rather a "user" and I will happily try something out and then
>>>> re- sell
>>>> it is it doesn't suit my style... so I am hoping the Zuikoholic
>>>> tendencies
>>>> will be kept at bay for me.
>>>>
>>>> I want compact, top-quality, reliable kit for walk-around and
>>>> contemplative
>>>> photography, and a couple of lenses should cover that. I do see the
>>>> merit
>>>> of, staying say within the 24mm - 90mm range, having two sets of
>>>> lenses, one
>>>> low-light (and bulkier), the other ultra-small travel kit for
>>>> daytime
>>>> photography, with similar portability to Leica M kit, but I do
>>>> prefer a SLR
>>>> for the type of work I do in terms of close- up and precise
>>>> composition.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 24 Sep 2008, at 9:38 AM, Piers Hemy wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "That should do it for now, eh?"
>>>>>
>>>>> Oh my, have you got something to learn Dawid!
>>>>>
>>>>> But it's a nice start - you will need the 18/3.5, and probably
>>>>> should
>>>>> have opted for a 24/3.5 instead of a 24/2. Welcome to the top of
>>>>> the
>>>>> long slippery slope.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Piers
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
>>>>> Behalf Of Dawid Loubser
>>>>> Sent: 24 September 2008 07:04
>>>>> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Subject: [OM] Greetings from a new member
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --snip
>>>>>
>>>>> * What appears to be a mint OM-1n + 50mm f/1.8 MC
>>>>> * 24mm f/2.0
>>>>> * 50mm f/1.4 (SN > 1,100,000)
>>>>> * 90mm f/2.0 Macro
>>>>>
>>>>> That should do it for now, eh?
>>>>>
>>>>> --snip
>>>>>
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