I have already reviewed the Canon EF 200mm 1.8 L and the rare Voigtlander SL 180mm 4.0 APO-Lanthar, but the Olympus OM 180mm 2.0 Zuiko Auto-T is even rarer. I guess most of you didn’t know it even existed.
The Olympus an exotic relic from the past, one of Olympus’ masterpieces when it comes to 35mm lenses. So let us have a look at what I think is the first and only review of this lens on a (high res) digital full frame camera like the A7rII.
You can find most of the images in this review in full resolution in this Olympus OM 1:2.8 24mm flickr set.
Continue reading Review: Olympus OM Zuiko 1:2.8 24mm on Sony a7
A super fast fifty millimetre lens can be a lot of fun. But arguably it’s not the best all around type of lens to have; it’ll be bigger and heavier than a more modest speed fifty, and likely not as good stopped down. It’s more of an occasional use specialty lens. So it makes sense not to spend vast sums for a Leica Noctilux. No-one makes a modern f1.2; and if and when they do it will no doubt be extremely expensive and very big and heavy. That makes the better legacy 50mm f1.2 lenses well worth investigating.
This review is of one of the better contenders: The OM Zuiko 50mm f1.2. It has a reputation for being usably sharp in the middle wide open, and sharpening up to decent overall performance stopped down. Does it live up to this reputation? Read on!
High resolution versions of the samples can be found at http://www.davidbraddonmitchell.com/Varia/Zuiko1250/
The Olympus OM Zuiko 3.5/50 Macro packs decent performance into a lens which is as small as it is affordable. In-Depth review on the Sony a7ii.
| Diameter | 60 mm |
| Length | 40 mm |
| Filter Thread | 49 mm |
| Weight | 200 g |
| Max. Magnification | 0.5 |
| Close Focusing Distance from the sensor | 0.23 m |
| Number of aperture blades | 6 |
| Elements/ Groups | 5/4, floating elements |
Just click on any image to get to the full resolution.
The Olympus OM 100mm 1:2.8 is a tiny lens and yet a solid performer. In this shorter review I give you my impressions.
| Diameter | 60 mm |
| Length | 50 mm |
| Filter Thread | 49 mm |
| Weight | 230 g |
| Max. Magnification | 0.12 |
| Close Focusing Distance from the sensor | 1 m |
| Number of aperture blades | 6 |
| Elements/ Groups | 5/5 |
Just click on any image to get to the full resolution version.
Continue reading Short Review: Olympus OM Zuiko MC 100mm 1:2.8