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I'm done with lens reviews

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GreatOceanSoftware
GreatOceanSoftware Senior Member • Posts: 1,222
Re: I'm done with lens reviews
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sprouty115 wrote:

GreatOceanSoftware wrote:

My first camera in the late 70’s was an Olympus OM-10 (with manual adapter 😁) and the Olympus Zuiko 50mm 1.8. I still have that lens, and bought an adapter for X mount so I could shoot it.

As I recall, it was lauded in the magazines of the day as being sharp and a great value. I was very pleased with the photos back then. But it’s absolutely terrible compared to anything I own today. It does have “character” and it can make some really dreamy macro shots with an extension tube and that’s how I mainly shoot it today.

But anytime I question the quality of my lenses now, I just pop on that lens and it reminds me how far we’ve come.

I can't tell if you love the Zuko 50/1.8 or hate it...

Oh, I love it because it's my first lens and I'm a bit sentimental. But it sees zero action until I'm in the mood to use it this way. Every time I try to shoot it "normally," I get discouraged and swap it out.

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