Thanks Andrew. I have three 35mm, one of which (a 2.5/35mm Summarit, Leica's
new "budget" line) is surplus to requirements. The other two are a Summicron
ASPH which is my standard lens, and a 1.2/35mm Cosina/Voigtlander which is my
lens for low light environments.
Cheers,
Nathan
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On Apr 11, 2010, at 11:33 PM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
> Go long? The 200mm f4 or f5 seem to do very well on digital and make
> very compact 400mm equivalent lenses at a low price. The benchmark is
> always the 90mm f2 macro which is at least equal to the 90 Summicron
> they say and is a macro too - never been lucky enough to own one.
> Er, how many 35's does a man need then?
> Andrew Fildes
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> On 12/04/2010, at 5:03 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>
>> Actually, now I am a bit curious. I have never owned any of the
>> classic Olympus lenses. I have a decent selection of Leica M lenses
>> which I can use on the GF-1 with the adapter I already have.
>>
>> So, the question to the group: are there any OM lenses out there
>> that are compelling enough for someone like me to buy an adapter and
>> try them out? The M lenses I already own include a 3.8/24mm, several
>> flavours of the 35mm (including a Summicron ASPH), 1.4/50mm,
>> 2.5/75mm and 2.8/90mm.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
>>
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>> http://www.greatpix.eu
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>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> On Apr 11, 2010, at 8:36 PM, richard mcgrath wrote:
>>
>>> Moose, thanks. I certainly am impressed with it. I might add
>>> also, light
>>> weight, not expensive, good build, and a nice working lens for a
>>> micro 4/3
>>> format like the GF1.
>>> Be well,
>>> Richard
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2010 12:34 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [OM] Olympus OM Series adapters
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 4/10/2010 8:37 PM, richard mcgrath wrote:
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> I purchased on eBay an Olympus Zuiko Auto-S 50mm F1.8 lens (the
>>>>> lens is
>>> marked "Made in Japan"), Serial No. 5870379. Although used, the
>>> lens appears
>>> to be in near-mint condition.
>>>>
>>>> Oh, I should have mentioned that the lens you bought is the best
>>>> of the
>>>> many 50/1.8 versions Oly made over the years.
>>>>
>>>> Moose
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