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Do Olympus OM Zuiko lenses fit on new Olympus DSLRs?
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John King
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Yes, via commonly available adapters.
The aperture (f-stop) must be set manually, as must the focus. The normal practice is to focus the lens with it wide open, then stop it down prior to taking the photo.
The in-camera metering works very well with legacy lenses, specially from about f/1.8 onwards.
The camera needs to be set to A mode (aperture priority mode; NOT auto mode ... ).
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shutter2533
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There are adapters available on eBay. OM lenses will naturally focus manually only and stop down metering must be used. Exposure compensation is needed as the 4/3 metering system won't read the light correctly - progressively overexposing at apertures larger than f2.8 and underexposing at smaller than f5.6
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John King
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E-500 is a 4/3rds body. It has an 8MP Kodak CCD sensor. Review here:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympuse500/
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Sergey_Green
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From 2.8 onward for a normal 50mm lens. The 2.8 on 300mm will most definitely overexpose at least for a good stop and plus.
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John King
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Not in my experience. The f/1.4 and faster lenses can cause problems. This is easily overcome. I will inform the OP how to do it if the OP requests it ...
You have personal experience with the OM f2.8/300?
Source?
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nick_webster
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And it works fine at any aperture.
I also use a 55mm f1.2 and that meters pretty well even wide open as well, though it isn't very useable at that aperture
Nick
I also use a 55mm f1.2 and that meters pretty well even wide open as well, though it isn't very useable at that aperture
Nick
Sergey_Green
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You do not have experience.
You can shoot the 50/1.4 with confidence past f/2.8 and on. Anything before it may, or may not come out right. The light becomes more of a problem as the focal length increases. As I remember I could never shoot 90/2.5 wide open for example in most cases. Although sometimes the images were ok.
By either stopping the lens down or fitting in some light limiting window behind it. Which in essence does the same thing.
Yes I do.
My personal experience.
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Sergey_Green
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Here is 50/1.4 from wide open. You can figure the aperture out through the shutter speeds, as it increases by stop. Starting at f/1.4. The second image is still overexposed, since overall scene was rather dark, although you can pass it on for an ok in some cases. The ideal from the scene exposure is in the third frame, at f/2.8. From then on you can shoot with confidence.And it works fine at any aperture.
I also use a 55mm f1.2 and that meters pretty well even wide open as well, though it isn't very useable at that aperture
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John King
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What rot! See below.
Perhaps it was your technique and metering mode used?
Let me get this straight.
You state that I have no personal experience with this, when I have ten legacy lenses. And have posted many images here from time to time taken with these legacy lenses.
Then you expect me to believe that you have personal experience with one of the more esoteric OM lenses? To my knowledge, this is the first time you have ever mentioned such experience, and have not posted a single image here taken with any legacy lenses AFAIK ...
Given your record here, you will pardon me if I ask for some slightly more substantial evidence than you have tendered?
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John King
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Gidday Nick
My f/1.4 50mm is very unpredictable at f/1.4. Fine from f/2 and smaller. My f1.8/50 is fine at all apertures, and as sharp as anything even at f/1.8.
Dark Goob's solution for the faster lenses seems to work judging from the experience of others who have used it.
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That's been my experience as well. f1.8 and smaller seems OK.And it works fine at any aperture.
I also use a 55mm f1.2 and that meters pretty well even wide open as well, though it isn't very useable at that aperture
My f/1.4 50mm is very unpredictable at f/1.4. Fine from f/2 and smaller. My f1.8/50 is fine at all apertures, and as sharp as anything even at f/1.8.
Dark Goob's solution for the faster lenses seems to work judging from the experience of others who have used it.
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Sergey_Green
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You may have the lenses but you have no experience in using them. Just like a have two violins in my house but I can not play them.
Actually plenty, and many in response to you specifically. Just the posts from the last week, which for whatever strange reason were removed, had such images in them. I guess I should not be calling it strange, since the first sentence might give it a hint already.
There has been more substantial evidence on this subject posted by me than anyone ever needs. You just need to search for it.
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Sergey_Green
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Here, the f/2 in in the middle,
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1022&message=37101734
Here is another one, 90/2.5 wide open - does this image look normal or overexposed?
He could have done the same by using the aperture ring.
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John King
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Gee, I didn't realise that you had lived with me for all these years ...
Your ability to play a violin or not is totally irrelevant here.
Eh? Not so ... Link and quote - to quote your mate from San Diego ...
You and your mates all hit the Complain button on someone?
I sure as heck had nothing to do with it.
A fruitless search, perhaps?
Why the sudden reticence about posting 20 or so links?
You have never had any problem with doing this in the past ... :|
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John King
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Poor use of metering? AFAICT.
As Riley has pointed out to you, just because you can take photos of some things competently doesn't automatically mean that you can take competent photographs of everything; or even of anything else.
Shows how much you understand about image circles ... and formats.
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Sergey_Green
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Sergey_Green
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So tell us, what do you do when the setup continually overexposes? Show us your experience, what is the trick?
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John King
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matt_j
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I mean really. I don't know the background and I'm certain that it's super relevant whatever it is, but not being here every day and bumping into your quarrels wherever I look is getting tiresome.
The teaser shouldn't tease. The teased shouldn't reaspond if teased. Please.
And not to be totally off-topic... My OMZ 50mm f/1.4 behaves quite well on the E-3, the pictures are slightly overexposed. I always compensate with ~ -0.7EV. Older bodies cope a bit worse, but it's consistent and only a matter of knowing your camera.
Peace
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The teaser shouldn't tease. The teased shouldn't reaspond if teased. Please.
And not to be totally off-topic... My OMZ 50mm f/1.4 behaves quite well on the E-3, the pictures are slightly overexposed. I always compensate with ~ -0.7EV. Older bodies cope a bit worse, but it's consistent and only a matter of knowing your camera.
Peace
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