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  1. 03-08-2003, 10:22 PM #1
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    New Camera, need some input.

    I just bought some new camera bodies and lenses, but i don't know much about them other then i was told it was a good deal. Hopefully someone who knows about SLR's and camera's in general can shed some light on my new toys.

    Body

    1: Olympus OM-1 (with power winder)
    2: Olympus OM-1n (older silver version)

    Lenses

    1: Olympus 50~250mm 1:5 "Auto-Zoom"
    2: Olympus f=28mm 1:3.5 "Auto-W"
    3: Olympus f=135mm 1:3.5 "Auto-T"
    4: Olympus f=50mm 1:1.4 "Auto-S"
    5: Olympus Teleconverter 2X-A 100mm F2.8 to 200mm F5
    6: Soligor Teleconverter 2X

    Ok, now i have no idea what any of those numbers mean.. help?
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  2. 03-08-2003, 10:52 PM #2
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    uh... how much did you buy them for?

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    $600 Cdn. w/warranty
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    not a bad deal by the sound of it. I know the olympus is a solid SLR and to have all those lenses sounds great!

    I'm not sure about the quality of the lenses but it's always good to have a mixture, what sort of f-stop range do you have on them, any of them macro? First thing I would do if I were you would be to put a few shots through with each lens and have them developed, make sure there are no glass problems, if you haven't already.

    Sounds like a good deal if it all works.

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    f-stop range???

    I'm gonna take them in to get cleaned profesionally and then take shots, the prisms had some junk on them,,, just use some compressed air but i don't wanna touch the actual surface of the stuff.

    I don't have a macro, but i have lense that sorta fish eye's
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  7. 03-08-2003, 11:35 PM #6
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    by f-stop range I mean the aperture/focal length, such as f/4 f/8 etc.
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    I have no idea.. do the numbers i posted mean anything??
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    Originally posted by juxtaman
    I have no idea.. do the numbers i posted mean anything??
    LOL Yes, they do, Juxtaman ... You're just gonna have to get a book or three and study up ...

    example: f=28mm means focal length is equal to 28mm (moderate wide range) .... 1:3.5 says that the ratio between the focal length and the widest aperture the diaphram allows is 1 to 3.5. This is just another way of saying that the widest aperture of this lens is f/3.5 ... (aperture = amount of light coming through the lens ... the smaller the # the more light ...)
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  11. 03-09-2003, 01:09 AM #9
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    christ... no auto on those cams... i guess it's off to get "photography for fat gits" .. cheers.
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    Originally posted by juxtaman
    christ... no auto on those cams... i guess it's off to get "photography for fat gits" .. cheers.
    LOL Jux ... If it makes you feel any better, it is a worthwhile and very rewarding study
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