OM-2: What's the perfect lens for this nifty camera

[nsurit]

Stick to Zuiko

I won't argue the quality of Zuiko glass, as I have a bunch of it. Picked up a 100mm f2 last night, however I would still say that the Tamron SP primes are great lenses that don't disappoint. I previously owned the Zuiko 180mm f2.8, 300mm f4.3 and 400mm f6.3 and sold each of them and replaced them with the faster Tamron SP lenses in these focal lengths. Both the 300 and 400mm Tamrons are heavier (they are also faster) however when on a tripod the extra speed is worth it. I own almost every Zuiko prime lens at 200mm or shorter, so I'm a big fan, however the Tamron SP series primes should not be over looked. Bill Barber

 

[Pumal]

I just got a Pentax KM today; as addition I got a Tamron Zoom. I'll try it.

 

[sangetsu]

I have some OM gear, an M1, an OM4Ti, and an OM1. My favorite lens is the old MIJ 50/1.8, and I have a copy on each of my cameras. I've had any number of Zuiko lenses, but I've kept just a few, the 24/2.8, 55/1.2, and 90/2 Macro. The 90/2 macro is probably the best lens of any maker which I have ever used, and I've used hundreds.

 

[Ken N]

Probably a little late in response, here, but....

My "death grip" lenses are the Zuiko 100/2.8 and 35/2.8. These are the two lenses which I started out with Olympus on in 1986 and they are still my all-time favorites.

The OM-2S is the only "real" OM body with continous-reading spot-meter functionality. The OM-3/3Ti, 4/4Ti bodies will do the same, but only after you have pressed the spot-meter button once and then they only give you a floating dot. The OM-2S, in manual mode, has the bar-scale match-needle display showing the spot-meter reading in real-time.

No OM kit is complete until you have the OM-3Ti. It's a disease, really.

As to size, I know there is a fascination with pancake lenses, but the length of the 35/2.8, 50/1.4, 24/2.8, etc., are just about perfect because when you lay the camera in your left palm the aperture and focus rings fall perfectly in place. With the pancakes your fingers want to go beyond the nose of the lens and will end up in your picture. In fact, with the 24/2.8, I still suffer this problem so I use the matching lens shade, not for shading, but for keeping my fingers in place.

Oh, and as to completing the kit with an OM-3Ti? Hahahahaha... There's always something more. You'll be collecting all variations of each lens.

Ken
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