Film Camera Week for March 22

I no longer have any OM gear, though when I bought my first SLR (an OM-1) I also had the 28/3.5 and 50/3.5 macro. Also tried the 75-150, which was respectably sharp but seemed a bit lacking in contrast compared to the tele primes. The 35-70 above will fit inside the eveready case, if I remember.

Also picked up a near mint 50mm f 1.8 for 20 USD. Another favorite that I have is the 35mm f 2.8.

Mike, much as I like the Olympus 35-70mm f /3.5-4.5, I find the 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 much more useful. I had the 35-70, bought a copy of the 35-105 and then sold the 35-70 because I found I just wasn't using it any more. I think you have a copy of the 35-105 and I'm sure you appreciate the excellent build and optics, the advantages of the longer reach, the parfocal construction and the superb close-focus capability. It's become one of my go-to lenses on the digital cameras.

 

I attach a pic of the lens, and a sample image, practically uncropped, from a Sony ILCE A7R.

 

Olympus OM 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5

 

 

Belladonna Lilies

 

 

 

And here's one from the 35-70 3.5-4.5, Olympus OM-2SP, Velvia 50.

 

Edited March 26, 2019 by m42dave

nice colors Dave. I recently brought Tamron 28-70 3.5-4.5 (manual focus) for Nikon so anxious to try it out; maybe during the Cherry Blossom festival...

Thanks, Richard. Hope to get out and do some Spring photography myself soon.

While I'm not a big fan of scanning prints, these are a few for which I couldn't find the negatives. These go back a few years. Tech specs as best I remember them.

Time exposure from Yashica D, cropped, probably Tri-X

My youngest (who will be 23 on Saturday) Yashica FX-3 Super 2000 45mm f 2.8 Tessar, Plus-X, Sepia toned with Kodak toner.

One more

From Columbus Air Force Base, Tri-X with Yashica FX-3 Super 2000 and Tokina 70-210