rtester wrote:
Another macro, another last meal on my tomatoes.
Olympus 80/f4 wide open on the auto 65-116
Not cropped- very windy so this was the best I could get
Is this at 2:1? The colour looks a little washed out. Is this characteristic of this lens. Which is the optimum aperture for this lens. I am looking to getting it.
I love this lens for what it does wide open and close up. It does need a good adapter and a black one at that, to get the best performance out of it wide open.
EDIT: Thinking about it and looking at that bokeh.... this "may" have been one stop down. Either way, I still love what it does.
pixelpix wrote:
OM 50/1.2 wide open....
I love this lens for what it does wide open and close up. It does need a good adapter and a black one at that, to get the best performance out of it wide open.
rtester wrote:
[The model I have is made for the bellows but will work with the tubes. It is not the auto model-the newer model with the fine adjustments. It is a 200XX so is coated, I think. This works for me as I usually just set the range I want and rock and fire.
I am not sure of the optimal setting-I would guess 8 or 11. Time will tell. I think the setting was 1.1:1. I am not sure that this lens on these tubes or bellows do go beyond 1.2:1 without the lens attachment or the 7mm extension tube. I have been wrong before. ...Show more →
Yes, I got the same lens as you. I am looking for an auto bellow now. This is the one that will go only to f22. Strangely enough I couldn't find any info on the newer model that goes up to f32. I have found contradicting info that these older ones are single coated. What does it looks on yours?
I double checked and confirmed these goes up to 1.2:1 only. There is a front close up lens that will increase it to 2:1. I misread and thot that it is able to go up to 2:1 native. So will be looking out for this front close up lens. I wonder if attaching a 49mm closed-up filter will have the same effect.
[edit] ok found some info on the 2 versions. The ones that we have with serial # starting from 2 are the first version. The 2nd version starts with 1. Now I am stumped. I have thot I got the 2nd version...lol
[edit] found this achromatic corrected x2.5 closed up lens from Olympus that can be screwed onto 49mm. This will give the 80/4 2:1 when used with the auto tubes 65-116. This is developed for the IS but can be used on OM lenses.
I love this lens for what it does wide open and close up. It does need a good adapter and a black one at that, to get the best performance out of it wide open.
Very nice, perfect focus point. I've also found that the lens needs a black adapter. The rear element is very large and a non-black adapter can cause ghosting.
first two are 28/3.5, last is 50/1.4 wide open. not really my style on the last one but I guess it's more like what you guys post (or at least my perception as to what gets posted a lot)? lol.
hauxon wrote:
OM 18mm f/3.5 this morning @ f/11, Canon 1Ds Mark II.
Darn! Here I am having sold all my wide Olys and about to advertise my 50/1.2 and get out of OMs all together and you go and post an image from the 18mm. Now I have that tingling feeling in my hip pocket again. :-) lol
I'm so sorry Russel. Just look at the bright side, it's a cheaper addiction than Zeiss! A friend og mine has been buying a lot of ZE lenses and nearly had to sell his camera to afford it!
rtester wrote:
The model I have is made for the bellows but will work with the tubes. It is not the auto model-the newer model with the fine adjustments. It is a 200XX so is coated, I think. This works for me as I usually just set the range I want and rock and fire.
I just receive my lens today. This is the 1st time I am in contact with such lens. Can I verify with you that the focusing ring also open and close the aperture. And the focusing ring is in lock position when the aperture is at f4? And when you move the aperture ring from f22 to f4, the focusing ring moves as well?
So the mean to focus is to use the bellow to "zoom in and out". I have yet to get a bellow so am confuse how to use this lens.
BTW, mine has got a magenta and brown coat. So I guess it is multi-coated.
rtester wrote:
Yes you do need either the bellows or the olympus auto macro tubes. This lens is made for the bellows but will work with the tubes-the tubes will let you get a little over 1:1. I like the tubes, they are very sturdy, easy to use and cool.
The lens actually does not have a focus ring.
One ring moves the aperture and the other is a pre-set ring.
The preset ring will just set which setting to stop at -which means that you can just focus at bright f4 and then just smoothly slide down to f11 without any clicks or movement. Of course as you can see if you keep turning with force when you hit the pre set both rings move. ...Show more →
Thanks for the detailed explanation. Now I know the diff between this and the newer auto diaphragm version.
