RE: [Leica] Leica v Olympus

["Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" <peterk@lucent.com>]

Forgot to finish the other message before I sent it.  Yes, I agree the OM-1s
could not take the abuse the Nikon Fs took by PJs.  Great lenses though!  A
darn shame because IMHO Zuiko lenses bettered Nikon lenses in almost every
instance (no flames please, just my opinion).

Peter K

- -----Original Message-----
From: B. D. Colen [mailto:bdcolen@earthlink.net]
Sent: Monday, January 18, 1999 9:17 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica v Olympus


I think I've mentioned this before, but Eugene Richards shoots with a Cannon
F1 and Olympus OM3, and uses the OM3 specifically for the 21 (isn't it 20?)
f2 - an incredible lens....The olympus stuff is great...I passed my OM 4
system on to my art-student daughter when I went back to the M...the
metering system in the OM4 is without a doubt the best in a non-autofocus
camera - up to eight separate spot readings, which it will average, etc.
etc....the camera is small, light, relatively quiet, and the lenses make
even the new M lenses seem large.....BUT...the thing Olympus never really
learned was manufacturing reliability...In fact, when the OM-1 was
introduced back in the early 70s, UPI went to Olympus....but the damn things
just wouldn't hold up to the daily grind and crunch, and that was, for all
intents and purposes, the death of Olympus as a PJ system...which, given
size, features, quality of lenses, etc., is really sad....

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of
Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)
Sent: Monday, January 18, 1999 11:56 AM
To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us'
Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica v Olympus


I had an OM camera and lens.  The 50mm F1.4 is great.  Superb sharpness
easily equal, and I think better than Nikon.  Olympus put out some
outstanding lenses but never did make the grade when the world moved to
autofocus.
Other nice lenses to get, the 21mm F2, 180mm F2.8.  Quality of these lenses?
WOW! is the best word to use.

Peter K

- -----Original Message-----
From: John Hudson [mailto:jahudson@direct.ca]
Sent: Monday, January 18, 1999 8:18 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: [Leica] Leica v Olympus


Does anyone on the list have an Olympus OM10 with any one or more of the
Olympus f1.8, f1.4, and f1.2  55mm [50mm ?] lenses? Are there any comments,
pro or con, as to performance and results and the extent to which they
compare to our more preferred brand of photographic equipment?

jh