Lenses
I have quite a few lenses for the OM series of cameras. Within these pages it is my intention to give my opinions and some hard data about each lens that I own or at least each model of lens (in the case of multiples).
My goal is to eventually collect as many lenses as I possibly can, though unless I strike it really rich, I probably will never collect some of the truly rare and expensive lenses, such as the Zuiko 180 f/2, 250 f/2 or 350/2.8.
Eventually for each lens I want to include test photos at all aperatures with 100% blowups of scans around 2000-3000dpi for comparison and I’ll probably even create a master comparison list of lenses of similar focal lengths at a couple of different f-stops to compare their performance with each other. However, all of that is contingent upon me getting a decent negative scanner and having a lot of extra time. Currently I am reduce to using a so-so flat bed scanner and scanning the prints, so any photos are merely examples and shouldn’t really be taken as a good example of what a lens can do. I’ll also include information such as the size and weight of the lens when I have it available as well as the general price I paid to acquire the lens and my impressions of the lens.
Currently I am attempting to acquire a number of new lenses. Money is tight, so it will probably be sometime before I really add to my lens lineup. My current list of ‘wants’ is as follows, in no particular order.
Zuiko 300mm f/4.5, Tamron or Sigma 300mm f/2.8, Tamron 17mm f/3.5, Tamron 180mm f/2.5, Tamron or Sigma 90mm f/2.5/2.8 Macro, Zuiko 85mm f/2, Spiratone 85mm f/1.7, Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8, Sigma 16mm f/2.8 fisheye, Zuiko 50mm f/1.2, Zuiko 24mm f/2.8, Zuiko 40mm f/2, Tamron 400mm f/4. Also a Sigma 14mm f/3.5 and Sigma 500mm f/4.5, though I am not entirely sure that either was made in OM mount (they were manufacturered during the right time period to have been made in OM mount).
Many of the lenses are going to take a long time to acquire, mostly due to their cost or scarcity, or both.
Under the Lens section I have a section on each and every lens I have ever owned in OM mount. I try to include sample photos, specifications of each lens and my opinions on it. I generally only keep lenses that I particularly care for. My current lens list is as follows.
Vivitar 1.5x tc, Vivitar 2x tc, Sigma 24mm f/2.8, Tamron 28mm f/2.5, Sigma 28mm f/1.8, Tamron 35-70mm f/3.5, Zuiko 50mm f/1.4, several Zuiko 50mm f/1.8, Vivitar 135mm f/3.5, Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm f/3.5, Sigma 70-210mm f/2.8 APO, Vivitar 300mm f/5.6, Sigma 400mm f/5.6 APO
