Showcase Olympus 38mm f/1.8 Pen FT

[gnarlydog australia]

Well, clickless aperture, now you're talking. I probably use the Jupiter8 on a Sony a5100 more simply because of that.

I have the Jupiter-8 and is kind of a bit glowy at wide open but sharper than the Zuiko 38mm f1.8
I just needed a bit wider an M43 and the Chinese lens is waaay nice than J-8, even wide open
I have several images that I need to process; would like to compare it a bit with the Zuiko...

 

[svenkarma]

I have the Jupiter-8 and is kind of a bit glowy at wide open but sharper than the Zuiko 38mm f1.8
I just needed a bit wider an M43

User experience is so diverse lol! I had a Ricoh 24-72 compact for years, fitted handily in a pocket when on tour. And I remember one photo in particular - in a backstage corridor at a venue in Bologna when I really needed it to be a bit longer. I've taken loads of pictures at 35 and 50 etc in my life, now catching up at 75.

 

[BobBill]

I know this is late post but will come up on searches. I use the zuiko...bought one adapter did not lock lens, so went with Fotodiox...which then worked fine, but never cottoned to it, so sold it and returned to Nikkors.

 

[previz]

Spotted a wild animal on my last hike

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[tonyturley]

On a G80.

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[tonyturley]

V-bracing of a tenor guitar I'm building.

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[MarylandUSA]

Small world. You might be able to see this tree from your desk, just down the sea wall path from the pier. Also at f/4 which might be magic on this lens.

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I just viewed this shot full-size. The edge-to-edge sharpness almost gave me a heart attack! I love my Sigma 30/2.8, which delivers similar coloration, tonality, and resolution. But 30mm a bit shorter than I'd like to complement my Olympus 9mm and 17mm pancakes in my 5x5-inch belt pouch. I was thinking of getting the 45/1.8. But 38mm would be more useful indoors, where I tend to do much of my shooting.

 

[phigmov]

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[phigmov]

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[phigmov]

G3 + Olympus Pen Zuiko 38mm f1.8

Think I got lucky with this one - small focus ring can make it really hard to nail wide open

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[tonyturley]

On my GX9, which just arrived today:

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[tonyturley]

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[phigmov]

GF1 & 38mm f1.8 - shot at f2.8

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[phigmov]

GF1 & 38mm f1.8 - shot at f2 - trying a selfie as the cat lay on my chest

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[phigmov]

Pen E-PM1

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[phigmov]

Pen E-PM1 x-posted from 12mp thread... these were shot at f4

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[phigmov]

E-PM1

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[MichailK]

I think your cat is thinking “why that lens again?"

 

[phigmov]

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P2220545 by Walter Kernow, on Flickr

 

[phigmov]

Had to gif this blep with imagemagick

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P2230586 by Walter Kernow, on Flickr