Vintage Lenses For Mirrorless - A Full Kit Of Zuiko Primes For Under £400

Aside from image quality (great) I've always liked the design of the Zuiko. Even their front and rear caps look premium and feel good in my hands. I realized I'm slowly getting all your older videos suggested plus the new ones as they come out. A real treat. Thank you! - Alberto

your missing the 20mm hehe

Zuiko lenses, ahhh. I love the 85mm f/2 and the 21mm f/3.5 as well. I also have a 28mm f/2.8, almost same size as the f/3.5 and also the 24mm f/2.8 and I would never want to sell any of them. .they are just too pretty and too lovely to use either on 35mm SLR or micro 4/3 or even APSC if you can. Then the 16mm f/3.5 fisheye is miniscule, a miracle design from the 1970s. The 35mm f/2.8 is the only Zuiko wide prime that I got new as an individual lens.

I feel dumb for asking this, but these should all work fine on an OM1?

On the secondhand market they are getting more and more expensive people have caught up on how great they are. My fav lens is the 50mm 1.8 I use all the time

I'm considering changing to the Olympus system and getting the OMD 1 MK 11. I have never used vintage lenses before and they seem quite cheap compared to the new digital ones. What sort of adapter would be needed to use these lenses on a new camera?

Hello very nice,what kind of lenses do you recomend the early ones whit silver nose or we have g zuiko s zuiko etc different generation,asI understand the silver nose lenses are the early ones first gen or? thanks for nice channel

If I put any of this lens on a new mirrorless Olympus, do I need to account for double the focal length or this lens were made for M4/3 focal length?

I love Zuiko lenses. Wished you could cover 80mm F4 macro, also here along with the rest.

Thank you Zenography for the very interesting video. Please tell me what is the Capital Monogram letter eg G or S next to the juiko name?

Hi there, wonderful channel, great presentation, for a hobby photographer that just bought a Xpro1 (yes it is nearly 2021, crazy hug :-) and wants to explore vintage lenses. I d like to keep the overall package as small as possible, I believe the Zuikos are some of the most compact vintage lenses out there. Would you agree with that? It is nice to have a small enough combo to hit the streets 👍🏻
Cheers from switzerland

Unfortunately due to circumstances (financial) beyond my control, I had to part with my OM kit. Gutted isn't the word. I had 3 OM1n bodies and a variety of lenses, the 28mm f3.5, 50mm f1.8, 100mm f2.8 and the big daddy 180mm f2.8 which I regret ever having to part with. This kit served me really well from the 70's to the end of the 90's. Bleddy women and families put paid to that little lot. Don't ever think I could find a 180mm again :(

Lovely lenses, thank you for recommending these! Are any of these radioactive? Thanks in advance ☺

I've just realised that I can get the 28mm one of these for the same price as the EF-S 50mm. 😏

"Because, frankly that's boring." Superb! A great overview of the wonderful Zuiko lenses. Your channel sets the standard. Thank you.

could you do a. Vid on the tamron sp adapatable2 series

Lovely video. Hard pressed to find those prices on an auction site though, even a year on. Thank you.

Olympus was ingenious to put the DOF switch on the lens itself !

are Zuiko lenses radioactive?

I was on the fence about investing in Olmpus Zuiko OM lenses you convinced me with this and your other videos. I now have the 24mm, 28mm, 35mm and 50mm and will continue to complete the set. I really want the 85mm which I don't see talked about much.

Just did a video test comparing several lenses to decide on the “look” of a project I’m working on and loved the Zuiko OMs. The fall off of the bokeh even when stopped down is beautiful. The colors are beautiful and I find the contrast very nice as compared to a modern lens like the Sigma ART series. A huge thank you for the time you put in to your videos as they’ve been an invaluable resource.

Could I commend to you a Zuiko lens that is neither compact nor cheap? I bought my 24mm shift back in the eighties, it so respected it has been adapted to fit a digital N!k0n!

I have the olympus om-1 and bought few of the lenses because of your video!
I also want to buy the zuiko 40mm 1.4f for pen f and wondered if it will fit to the om-1?

I have an Olympus OMG film camera with 50mm 1.8 but really interested in the 35mm lens

I have the 35 and the 50mm Zuikos and looking for an adapter for Canon.
Which one would you recommend ?
Thx !

I have the 35/2.8 on my OM1. Sweet little len

Wonderful post. Question: do you have experience manually setting the Olympus mirrorless body (with sensor shift technology)and calibrate the focal length in software? Thank you! See my namesake documentary on Prime Video. Mark

I already got the zuiko 28mm f3.5, 50mm f1.8 and 55mm f1.2. I guess the 135mm f3.5 is the final lens to complete my kit. Thank you very much, Zenography.

There can be variants of these then again I am no expert nice vid Nigel you like your green gates... I have some local to me surrounding an old hospital now a hospice etc etc....

"makes me wonder" the chemistry of glass it's a special discipline.... dont you know?

I think test shots boring too but may take 1 or 2 films till you truly get it right...

These old Zuiko lenses are gems. I also love the 85mm f/2 but that has got more expensive. I really want to use the 135mm f/3.5 on my MFT cameras.

The remarkable thing about the wonderful 85mm f/2 is that it actually fits into the standard camera case with an OM 1,2,3 or 4. The 100mm f/2.8 at about the same size probably does too.

After using the 85mm f/2 on my Olympus MFT camera, I wanted the new 75mm f/1.8. It's a great lens. The amazing thing is that the old 85mm f/2 and 100mm f/2.8 are actually SMALLER than the new 75mm f/1.8. The new 75 and the old 85 are the most gorgeous lenses I've ever seen and are in the never sell category. I hope to keep the 85 and use it on an old OM1 or OM2 with film again someday.

Really good video pointing out that there are legacy lenses out there that are frankly dirt cheap and wonderful. This particular group are a great match for MFT cameras.

You mentioned it in passing, but the fact that they all take 49mm filters is such a blessing! Practically every other lens I have has different thread sizes, and carrying a bunch of different filters around with each lens is sooo annoying. (I have the zuiko 60-200, which does take a larger thread size, but I guess nothing is perfect!)

Have you checked your chapter titles for this video? They're all over the place. Zeiss 35mm and Sony 100mm — WTF?

Yes! I have H.Zuiko 28/2.8 and F. Zuiko 50/1.8, . Enjoy them every time. Beside it I use Helios 58/2 and Zykkor 135/2.8. Of course, I have digital M. Zuiko's but hardly ever use it.

Zuikos are one of the best vintage primes? Ouch.

The 100 2.8 is fantastic sharp even wide open. My absolute favorite!

I have a few Zuiko primes in my collection from a camera kit I bought from a friend years ago. I shot some of them with the NEX-5N that got me back into photography and the wonderful world of legacy glass.

I have them on a shelf to sell, but think I'll pull the Zuiko glass from the shelf and shoot them with the A7Sii and my Fuji cameras.

have you ever shot the Zuiko 75-150 f/4?
I bet the image quality isn't as good as the ones you mentioned, but it seems to be a fun lens and a good way to carry less.
I was trying to get something long for landscape and I was between that and getting a couple longer fixed lenses.

Lo zuiko 38 1.8 è buono come obiettivo?

There's a whole other series of Zuiko lenses made for the PEN F/FT which are in many ways more suitable for adapting to Micro 4/3. Since they are designed for a half-frame SLR, the PEN F lenses are smaller than the lenses for the OM cameras. But they do not disappoint. I have the G.Zuiko Auto-S 40mm f/1.4 and it's got lots of character. If 5-sided bokeh are not your thing, the D.Zuiko Auto-S 38mm f/1.8 is a very sharp lens with 9 blades and there is also a H.Zuiko Auto-S 42mm f/1.2 lens but it is very rare. Other lenses range from 20mm wide angle to 200mm telephoto. There are a couple of zooms, too, but I've never seen one.

By the way, the letter before the word Zuiko indicates how many elements the lens has. D.Zuiko = 4, E.Zuiko = 5, etc.

Exelente video!!
Tengo desde hace años la Olimpus om2n y desde luego con varios lentes Zuiko.
Me encsnta el 135 es muy pequeño y muy util el parasol..
Estos lentes Zuiko son imas joyas de metal y cristal..
Muchos saludos desde México...!

Ganz ehrlich, ich bin seit 1978 Olympus Fan. Meine erste Premium Spiegelreflex war eine OM2. Ich war mit ihr sehr zufrieden, vor allem, weil sie klein und leicht war und tolle Ergebnisse lieferte. Ende der 80er schlief mein Interesse an der Fotografie ein, um 2001 wieder zu erwachen. Leider mußte ich feststellen, das Olympus das OM System eingestellt hatte. Es gab auch keinerlei Unterstützung mehr für das System. Da sagt man als alter Fan und Nutzer, natürlich vielen Dank. Also ins Internet und alles aufkaufen was ich mir vor 15 Jahren nicht leisten, aber gerne haben wollte. Für mich war zu diesem Zeitpunkt mit der analogen Fotografie noch lange kein Ende. Das kam erst 2008 mit meiner ersten Nikon (D200). Die war doch um Klassen besser als meine OM2 oder mittlerweile auch OM4TI. Lange Rede gar kein Sinn: Olympus hat mit dem MFT System versucht an die alten "klein und leicht" Zeiten anzuknüpfen. Dumm nur, das vergessen wurde, das im Computer (meiner Meinung nach Voraussetzung für digitale Fotografie) Bilder vergrößert werden können. Ich habe nie mit dem MFT System fotografiert, sonder mit 12 MP AF-C begonnen.
Danach auf 24MP Vollformat umgestiegen, was nach ein paar Jahren auch nicht mehr ausreichte, da ich meine Fotos gerne mal in 1:1 anschaue. Mittlerweile habe ich eine Leica SL2-S gekauft, da im Internet das Gerücht geht, 24 MP sind völlig ausreichend. Okay, ich hatte vorher eine Sony A7R und jetzt eine Sony A7III. Von daher habe ich bei der Auflösung (außer bei der A7R) keinen Unterschied erkennen können. Logische Erkenntnis, ich brauche die Leica SL2 mit 47 MP. Die habe ich jetzt und kann sagen, die Auflösung ist sehr gut. Aber: Die Auflösung ist in 1:1 bei 6400 ASA nicht brauchbar. Deswegen verkaufe ich meine SL2-S nicht, da sie auch brauchbare Fotos bei !!!12500!!! ASA macht.
Warum ich das alles hier schreibe? Die hier gezeigten Fotos sind einfach schlecht, mit Olympus Objektiven gelingen bessere.

Back in the day I've had 100mm f2.8 (in the time of film), but I've never been happy with it, course of lacking contrast, compared to other Zuiko lenses. Ok, maybe it was only my copy, IDK. These days, from your bunch, I have the 50mm f1.4 and 135mm f3.5 and I'm quite happy with results they produce.

28mm F3,5 50 mm F1,4 and 75-150mm F4. My kit of Olympus Zuiko lens.