Personally I would have preferred to focus on the woman in the foreground and hope some of the depth of field also covers the person behind. Also the sea's horizon needs to be leveled.
oly 28/3.5 wide open, on an a7r... i knew that it was going to need a tiny bit of fill flash, but i didn't bring it.
with this lens, i finally found a wide oly lens that's not decentered or weak on one side... it never fully cleans up in the extreme corners at any aperture, but it's the sharpest legacy 28mm prime i've ever shot at wide open apertures, and it's impressive again at f/10... it's also slightly wider than any 28mm prime i've ever used, which is a bonus.
All the pictures above are taken at f11.I got two MC copies of the 21/3.5 and they perform similarly,but I came across one decentered copy at some point in the past.Also adapters may affect side/corner performance.
Joining the OM party as I can finally use the lenses at their intended focal length
Sony A7.
Olympus OM H.Zuiko Auto-W 24mm F2.8 @ F8, 304 second exposure JPG from camera (not intended but apparently Sony remote control app resets all settings when it is updated which removed my RAW settings).
Slight change of high lights (lowered to darken the sky some what) and slight push in vibrance in order to bring out a little more purple rather then blue in the sky.
Those are superb Listera, I will have to give that lens a look!
Comparing my OM lenses with Nikon lenses from the same era I just find the OM's more special, I don't know why. They are so compact, just like the system all together. I really like my Nikon F3 and I love my FM2 but as far as my Olympus OM1 goes... I freaking adore it, I love it and I damn near worship it even though I don't shoot much film at all. The camera however, picking it up, working with it, feeling the perfect size of it combined with the best viewfinder I have ever used, I mean DAMN what a nice system!
Wilbus wrote:
Those are superb Listera, I will have to give that lens a look!
Comparing my OM lenses with Nikon lenses from the same era I just find the OM's more special, I don't know why. They are so compact, just like the system all together. I really like my Nikon F3 and I love my FM2 but as far as my Olympus OM1 goes... I freaking adore it, I love it and I damn near worship it even though I don't shoot much film at all. The camera however, picking it up, working with it, feeling the perfect size of it combined with the best viewfinder I have ever used, I mean DAMN what a nice system!...Show more →
Thanks Wilbus.
If you portrait frequently, 85 may be a useful addition. If not, 100mm f/2.8 may be a cheaper option though. My copies concerned, 100mm produces more lively colors and is sharper WO. Of course their uses are a bit different.
If you are to look OM Zuikos, I suggest you pay attention to their coatings as well. Your 24mm for instance may be supporting an earlier version of AR coating which could manifest itself with an observable susceptibility to flare. Lenses with latest formulae do not carry letter prefixes like H. Zuiko or E.Zuiko.
padrelar wrote:
Had my 85mm been as sharp as the one Listera has, I would have kept it. Maybe I need to hunt down an MC model.
I could only support that proposal
In the past I have had a brief period with single coated version, which was a bit different wrt to its rendering of out of focus/background areas (not inferior, indeed possibly more artistic) and wide open perfomance. But in smaller apertures, it was also quite sharp and helped me took some great photos.
Recently acquired the OM Zuiko 24mm F2.0. Using it on Sony A7RII via the TechArt Pro adapter. The intention is to use it for the wide as my M WA lenses don't do well there.
I am using Lightroom. I am surprise that I don't see Olympus brand under the Len Profile Correction. I can see almost all other major and small lens makers. Is there any reason for this?
Last weekend I walked around town to take some shots to see how it performs. It was under mid day hot sun. So far happy with it. The colour is a bit on the warm side.
