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This recently caught my eye - admittedly a rare 40mm Zuiko, but how much?! 
Ian
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Why on earth would anyone pay that much? Certainly not for me! -
It seems a bit mad. Although sometimes I do look at the prices for a used near mint OM3Ti camera body and think about getting one - they go from about £1500 I think, seems like a bargain in comparison to that lens!Comment
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For whatever reason the 40mm Zuiko has been a sought-after lens for some time now, but that is ridiculous! Another that seems to fetch a high price is the 35-70mm f/3.6 which if I remember correctly was developed for the OM-3ti.Regards
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The 35-70mm f/3.6 is an older lens, contemporary with OM1N & OM2N bodies, and long pre-dates the OM3ti. The lens that was developed for that camera was, I think, the 35-80mm f/2.8 which I have very rarely seen listed second-hand, only once that I can recall. Not that I'm scouring listings for OM lenses, I have too many lenses as it is! -
You're right JohnGG, I'd forgotten about that, thanks for clarifying it! The 35-70 f/3.6 was the higher quality than the S-Zuiko 35-70 f/4, the two having 10 and 7 elements respectively. The 35-80 is rare and expensive on the used market I think. I have the 35-105mm f/3.5-5.6 which is an excellent performer for its day, and noticeably sharper than my 35mm f/2.8 prime -
The 35-70 f/3.6 had a very good reputation in its time. The front ring even moves as it zooms to try and make the lens hood more effective at longer focal lengths. Apparently one of its characteristics is that is has hundreds of tiny ball bearings, which has taken a few self-service fans by surprise.
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I thought you were selling up all your old hire stuff when I saw the title! 😜Originally posted by Ian View PostThis recently caught my eye - admittedly a rare 40mm Zuiko, but how much?!
IanPaul
Retired and loving it.Comment
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That is crazy! it is not a particularly "good" lens, even by the standards of the time, but it is very nice to use. I have some rather nice film B&Ws from a cycle trip in Spain a long time ago, I rather liked the 40mm field of view. But for those bucks if you really wanted to go Oly retro you could probably get a 250mm f/2 AND a 350mm f/2.8!
JohnComment
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Ffordes have a 350mm f/2.8 in Exc+ condition for £1950, it's an early black one, most of the ones you see are white. I got mine in 2015 from Luton Cameras for a fair bit more than that but it was (and still is) Mint- in white complete with aluminium case. It works very well with the 1.4X-A tele-converter.
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I used a 40mm lens for a long time. It was on the 35RD and at f/1.7 was very good. The f/2 series of lenses were always considered to be “premium” grade and this was carried through to the 14-35, 35-100 and the 50 macro.
While I did once consider the OM 24-48 f/2.8 for my OM4Ti. I would never have considered paying those sort of prices.Graham
We often repeat the mistakes we most enjoy...Comment
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Just out of curiosity I had a look on the excellent Usedlens.co.uk for the 40mm f/2, I see there is a bargain to be had in Bristol:
(Just in case it disappears off the 'Bay by the time you look, it's listed at £2,499)
JohnComment
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JohnGG as far as my research goes the 35 to 80mm f2.8 lens was made for the OM3 Ti. I have one and it still performs very well on my OM-D EM 1 Mkii. II used it for several years on my OM4Ti before going digital. It's very high contrast and fantastically sharp. Lovely to use when I have time to set up a shot as of course it's manual focus. Olympus suggest f5.6 to f8 for digital use but I've found even at f2.8 performance is excellent. Only issue is it's got a lot of glass and so it is pretty heavy at 650g. It's not for sale....
IanComment
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Nice...... But maybe not. 😉. I am sure they'll find somebody to buy it. But I am not that "somebody".Originally posted by Ian View PostThis recently caught my eye - admittedly a rare 40mm Zuiko, but how much?!
IanLarry Griffiths
Cameras: OM System OM-1, Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mk III, Olympus OM-D E-M1 | Flashes: Olympus FL-900R, Olympus FL-50R
Lenses: Too many to list.Comment
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Cameratiks in Edinburgh always had/has a good stock of second hand gear.
I bought several OM lenses from them in the early 90s before digital began to move.
I have the 35-70 but can't remember the price.
Amongst others I bought the 21mm which cost just over £200.
I don't think I paid more than £250 for any lens.
Still quite an equivalent sum today, prbably about £1000.
Duncan
Lots of toys.Comment
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Close in both size and weight, superior optically — but for a LOT cheaper — is the OM Zuiko 50/1.8. I've often considered one of those on a focal reducer on the Pen F for a nice street photography setup. It would give you 35mm ƒ/1.2.Originally posted by Bikie John View PostComment
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Think it follows the Someone's trash is someone's gold. That reminds me, I have a limited edition... sitting in my store.. Just kidding.
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Anyone interested in an OM Zuiko 21mm ƒ/2?
I need to finance a 150-400… :-)Comment
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