List Your Lenses Here...

microcosm · 21st April 2007

Following this thread in the Nikon section... for the fun of it... also, like the Nikon thread... list the lenses you wish to own (in time or purely a wishlist item) in RED.

Here is mine :

8mm Fisheye ZD
30mm prime Sigma, **
35mm Macro ZD,
50mm Macro ZD
11-22mm ZD
14-54mm ZD
50-200mm ZD
90-250mm ZD
12-60mm ZD
25mm Leica/Panny.

** Bought by mistake, keeping it anyway if there are no buyers by the end of May.

drakon09 · 21st April 2007

Wah damn boliao... but I'll humour you...

ZD 14-45mm (yes I still have it)
ZD 11-22mm
ZD 18-180mm
ZD 50-200mm
ZD 50mm Macro
ZD 7-14mm
ZD 12-60mm SWD
ZD 70-300mm Macro

Hitman · 21st April 2007

My humble collection...

ZD 14-54mm
ZD 50-200 mm
ZD 50mm macro
ZD 8mm fisheye

Mikefellh · 21st April 2007

ZD 14-45mm kit
ZD 40-150mm kit
ZD EX-25
Lensbaby 2.0
Z OM 50mm f1.8
OM 25mm f2.8
OM 2x
OM 80-200mm f4.5
T-mount 500mm f8 mirror reflex (also have OM to T-mount adapter for it)

ZD 8mm-16mm (only has been announced as "ultra-wide standard lens" - not out until next year)

microcosm · 21st April 2007

Originally Posted by Mikefellh

ZD 14-45mm kit
ZD 40-150mm kit
ZD EX-25
Lensbaby 2.0
Z OM 50mm f1.8
OM 25mm f2.8
OM 2x
OM 80-200mm f4.5
T-mount 500mm f8 mirror reflex (also have OM to T-mount adapter for it)

ZD 8mm-16mm (only has been announced as "ultra-wide standard lens" - not out until next year)

Wow... I am thinking about getting a OM converter so that I can get my hands on the 25mm OM lens! Envy... bloody got myself a 30mm by mistake!! (Need to rant a while more)...

OlyFlyer · 21st April 2007

OK, why not?

ED 50mm f2.0 macro
ZD 14-45mm
ZD 40-150mm

OM 35mm f2.8
OM 100mm f2.8
Tokina OM 400mm f5.6

Panagor Macro converter (does this counts?)
Tokina RMC 2x TC (does this counts?)

MF-1 OM adapter or my DIY special EX-41 for the above and everything else I have in OM direction like macro bellows, extension tubes and lens reverser.

Sigma 135-400mm I am realistic, this is the next one to get as soon as it gets here, unless I hear something bad about the lens.

microcosm · 21st April 2007

Originally Posted by OlyFlyer

Panagor Macro converter (does this counts?)
Tokina RMC 2x TC (does this counts?)

As long as it works with the 4/3 system, it counts... even if it means you are using a lens adapter... LOL.

cjtune · 21st April 2007

"He who dies with the most lenses wins!"

I have squandered my savings on:

ZD 14-45mm
ZD 14-54mm
ZD 35mm macro
ZD 40-150mm
ZD 50-200mm
Z OM 50mm f/1.8
Vivitar Z-OM mount 70-210mm f/2.8-f/4

ZD 12-60mm
Sigma 30mm f/1.4

zyle · 22nd April 2007

ZD 14-54mm
ZD 50-200mm
50mm f1.4 super takumar
50mm f1.7 pentax smc
500mm tokina mirror lens
ZD 50mm
25mm leica
ZD 12-60mm
ZD 7-14mm

microcosm · 22nd April 2007

Originally Posted by zyle

ZD 14-54mm
ZD 50-200mm
50mm f1.4 super takumar
50mm f1.7 pentax smc
500mm tokina mirror lens
ZD 50mm
25mm leica
ZD 12-60mm
ZD 7-14mm

Wah! This one is serious Godzilla lens! You really can bring the moon closer to you, and shoot some serious slower moving wildlife up close and personal...

OlyFlyer · 22nd April 2007

Originally Posted by microcosm

Wah! This one is serious Godzilla lens! You really can bring the moon closer to you, and shoot some serious slower moving wildlife up close and personal...

Don't want to be rude but i think my 400mm is better than a 500mm mirror even if it is 100mm shorter. It is brighter (f5.6 instead of f8.0) and it has less chroma. Also, as far as I know, all mirrors are quite soft, like my 400mm with a 2xTC on it. Unfortunatelly it is also heavier than a mirror. On the other hand, some mirrorrs won't even fit on my E-500 because of the built in flash.

Mikefellh · 22nd April 2007

Originally Posted by OlyFlyer

Don't want to be rude but i think my 400mm is better than a 500mm mirror even if it is 100mm shorter. It is brighter (f5.6 instead of f8.0) and it has less chroma. Also, as far as I know, all mirrors are quite soft, like my 400mm with a 2xTC on it. Unfortunatelly it is also heavier than a mirror. On the other hand, some mirrorrs won't even fit on my E-500 because of the built in flash.

Yes, some mirror lenses are softer than others...personally I've never noticed any chroma issues yet with my Soligor 500mm f/8; unfortunately I've never really put it to the test because I had my tripod stolen and I've yet to replace it...all the shots I've done with it have been handheld, down to 1/50th of a second with no problems. I hope to do some moon shots once I get a new tripod now that the freezing temperatures appear to be over (we had snow last week, and today it's a warm 22c (too hot too soon)). I've also done handheld with the 2x converter attached.

Kid Shotter · 23rd April 2007

My lens collection:
Dual Lens kit
Aiming for 50-200,i or II doesn't care

microcosm · 23rd April 2007

Originally Posted by Kid Shotter

My lens collection:
Dual Lens kit
Aiming for 50-200,i or II doesn't care

Yup, the 50-200mm is a good lens. There might be folks letting go of the non-SWD version when the SWD version comes out.

Blu-By-U · 23rd April 2007

Zuiko 11-22
Zuiko 14-45 (kit lens)
Zuiko 14-54
Zuiko 35
Zuiko 40-150 (kit lens)
Sigma 55-200
Zuiko EC14
Soligor 500 mirror (M42) (a doorstop for me. Useless lens)

No more purchase till banding issue is solved.

microcosm · 23rd April 2007

Originally Posted by Blu-By-U

Zuiko 11-22
Zuiko 14-45 (kit lens)
Zuiko 14-54
Zuiko 35
Zuiko 40-150 (kit lens)
Sigma 55-200
Zuiko EC14
Soligor 500 mirror (M42) (a doorstop for me. Useless lens)

No more purchase till banding issue is solved.

New camera bodies are coming out... how about an upgrade deal with them if they cannot resolve this?

sunfish · 23rd April 2007

14 - 45mm ZD
40 - 150mm ZD
7 - 14mm ZD
50 - 500mm Sigma
50mm Macro ZD
11-22mm ZD
14-54mm ZD
50-200mm ZD
EX-25 ZD
90-250mm ZD
12-60mm ZD
8mm Fisheye ZD
EC-20 ZD

Mikefellh · 23rd April 2007

Originally Posted by Blu-By-U

Soligor 500 mirror (M42) (a doorstop for me. Useless lens)

Maybe for you, but I have a Soligor C/D 500mm mirror with a T-mount thread (rather than M42) and a 77mm lens opening, and I like mine.

The differences in mounts is that while both are 42mm, the M42 has a 1mm pitch, and the T-mount has a .75mm pitch...my guess your lens is also a T-mount, although if you already used it on an M42 thread the threads are already ruined.

As I said above I haven't to really put it to the test yet as I don't have a tripod at the moment, but I was able to get a decent shot handheld in the store at 1/50th of a second (unbelievable, but true).

In case you were wondering, the C/D is rumoured to mean "Computer Designed"...Soligor had two 500mm mirror lenses, the better 77mm version, and a lower quality 72mm (from what I read online).

Blu-By-U · 23rd April 2007

Maybe that why I could not fully fit that lens in the adapter. Stupid seller says M42 so I forced the M42 in and as you mention...it's ruin

...but mine is the 72mm. Will post up a shot of two..but moon shooter it is not. The moon shots were really out of contrast and sharpness.

Mikefellh · 23rd April 2007

Here's an 100% crop image from my 500mm on my E-300 in the store when I bought the lens...remember this was shot at 1600ISO without noise reduction, and this was handheld at 1/50th of a second (the handheld rule states that at the equivalent of 1000mm I should be shooting at 1/1000th of a second):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/08...ndheld50th.jpg

I'm still amazed that I got it as sharp as I did...that's why I bought it.

21st April 2007	#1
microcosm Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,024	List Your Lenses Here... Following this thread in the Nikon section... for the fun of it... also, like the Nikon thread... list the lenses you wish to own (in time or purely a wishlist item) in RED. Here is mine : 8mm Fisheye ZD 30mm prime Sigma, 35mm Macro ZD, 50mm Macro ZD 11-22mm ZD 14-54mm ZD 50-200mm ZD 90-250mm ZD 12-60mm ZD 25mm Leica/Panny. Bought by mistake, keeping it anyway if there are no buyers by the end of May.

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drakon09 Moderator Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,690	Re: List Your Lenses Here... Wah damn boliao... but I'll humour you... ZD 14-45mm (yes I still have it) ZD 11-22mm ZD 18-180mm ZD 50-200mm ZD 50mm Macro ZD 7-14mm ZD 12-60mm SWD ZD 70-300mm Macro __________________ www.facebook.com/darrengyh

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Hitman Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 22° 11' N, 113° 33' E Posts: 794	Re: List Your Lenses Here... My humble collection... ZD 14-54mm ZD 50-200 mm ZD 50mm macro ZD 8mm fisheye __________________ Pictures always should have a special story behind it or a special meaning to the photographer.

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Mikefellh Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,460	Re: List Your Lenses Here... ZD 14-45mm kit ZD 40-150mm kit ZD EX-25 Lensbaby 2.0 Z OM 50mm f1.8 OM 25mm f2.8 OM 2x OM 80-200mm f4.5 T-mount 500mm f8 mirror reflex (also have OM to T-mount adapter for it) ZD 8mm-16mm (only has been announced as "ultra-wide standard lens" - not out until next year)

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OlyFlyer Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Europe, Sweden, outside Lund Posts: 2,038	Re: List Your Lenses Here... OK, why not? ED 50mm f2.0 macro ZD 14-45mm ZD 40-150mm OM 35mm f2.8 OM 100mm f2.8 Tokina OM 400mm f5.6 Panagor Macro converter (does this counts?) Tokina RMC 2x TC (does this counts?) MF-1 OM adapter or my DIY special EX-41 for the above and everything else I have in OM direction like macro bellows, extension tubes and lens reverser. Sigma 135-400mm I am realistic, this is the next one to get as soon as it gets here, unless I hear something bad about the lens. Last edited by OlyFlyer; 21st April 2007 at 11:40 PM.

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cjtune Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,516	Re: List Your Lenses Here... "He who dies with the most lenses wins!" I have squandered my savings on: ZD 14-45mm ZD 14-54mm ZD 35mm macro ZD 40-150mm ZD 50-200mm Z OM 50mm f/1.8 Vivitar Z-OM mount 70-210mm f/2.8-f/4 ZD 12-60mm Sigma 30mm f/1.4

22nd April 2007	#9
zyle Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: macpherson road Posts: 258	Re: List Your Lenses Here... ZD 14-54mm ZD 50-200mm 50mm f1.4 super takumar 50mm f1.7 pentax smc 500mm tokina mirror lens ZD 50mm 25mm leica ZD 12-60mm ZD 7-14mm Last edited by zyle; 22nd April 2007 at 12:27 AM.

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Kid Shotter Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 250	Re: List Your Lenses Here... My lens collection: Dual Lens kit Aiming for 50-200,i or II doesn't care

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Blu-By-U Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Selangor D.E. Posts: 1,417	Re: List Your Lenses Here... Zuiko 11-22 Zuiko 14-45 (kit lens) Zuiko 14-54 Zuiko 35 Zuiko 40-150 (kit lens) Sigma 55-200 Zuiko EC14 Soligor 500 mirror (M42) (a doorstop for me. Useless lens) No more purchase till banding issue is solved. __________________ World thru my lens Last edited by Blu-By-U; 23rd April 2007 at 08:23 AM.

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sunfish Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: East of Singapore Posts: 437	Re: List Your Lenses Here... 14 - 45mm ZD 40 - 150mm ZD 7 - 14mm ZD 50 - 500mm Sigma 50mm Macro ZD 11-22mm ZD 14-54mm ZD 50-200mm ZD EX-25 ZD 90-250mm ZD 12-60mm ZD 8mm Fisheye ZD EC-20 ZD Last edited by sunfish; 23rd April 2007 at 09:20 AM.

23rd April 2007	#19
Blu-By-U Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Selangor D.E. Posts: 1,417	Re: List Your Lenses Here... Maybe that why I could not fully fit that lens in the adapter. Stupid seller says M42 so I forced the M42 in and as you mention...it's ruin ...but mine is the 72mm. Will post up a shot of two..but moon shooter it is not. The moon shots were really out of contrast and sharpness. __________________ World thru my lens

23rd April 2007	#20
Mikefellh Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,460	Re: List Your Lenses Here... Here's an 100% crop image from my 500mm on my E-300 in the store when I bought the lens...remember this was shot at 1600ISO without noise reduction, and this was handheld at 1/50th of a second (the handheld rule states that at the equivalent of 1000mm I should be shooting at 1/1000th of a second): http://img.photobucket.com/albums/08...ndheld50th.jpg I'm still amazed that I got it as sharp as I did...that's why I bought it.