Comments on: Using Zuiko OM lenses with a DSLR

By: Yvan

Yvan — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:34:17 +0000

Being an Olympus OM user my entire life, I still own (and use on OLY dSLR bodies) some Zuiko OM lenses: 28mm/f 3.5, 50mm/f 1.4, 135mm/f2.8, 200mm/f4 and the most important and expensive piece of my small lens collection: a 350mm/f2.8. I use those on Oly E500 and E520 bodies with an OM to 4/3 adapter from Olympus. Rsults are very good, but focussing is difficult!

By: Andy

Andy — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 08:01:37 +0000

I am just getting started with these old lenses on a DSLR and am ‘loving it!’ A canon 50mm 1.4 here in the UK is £280 where as an Olimpus Zuiko OM lens is about £30-£40!!!! I am buying up as many lenses as possible before the prices go through the roof. I think i’m a LENSAHOLIC!!

By: WolverineX

WolverineX — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:41:25 +0000

I’m using OM lenses with my Oly E-520 and they work like a charm. I have 28mm f/3.5 , 50mm f/1.8 , 135mm f/3.5 and 75-150mm zoom and looking to aqcuire more of them, also other analog lenses in other mounts like m42 that can also be used on dSLRs.
One thing to point out is that those lenses on 4/3rds cameras because of the crop factor of 4/3rds sensor effectively double their focal length (so 50mm becomes 100mm)

By: Anthony

Anthony — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:05:20 +0000

I just started using Om Zuiko’s on my 4/3 Oly E-410! I love it! I am going to completely abandon digital lenses for the MOST part. I much prefer running the camera in manual mode anyways. My first Om lens is a 75-150mm zoom. It came in the OG leather case in MINT condition, no haze and very little dust! An adapter off ebay and I was good to go. Most people don’t understand how well these lenses work on the 4/3 Oly frames and how comparitively cheap they are! The lens and adapter both cost me less than 50$ Can. That’s a deal in my book. My next lens is going to be a 300 or a 400 mm Om Zuiko.

Can’t wait!

By: rashbre

rashbre — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:16:24 +0000

I bought an adapter from eBay.

It was a so-called ‘confirm’ adapter because it has a small electronic circuit which links to the ‘in focus’ indicator on the Canon. They are available from Hong -Kong and UK sellers and the ‘Buy-it-now’ price is circa £10-£15.

I got mine from a UK supplier in about 2 days. When I’ve bought batteries and suchlike from Hong Kong it usually takes about 10 days. Watch out for the postage charges in both cases. The adapter is well worth it for me because it liberates a large collection of Zuikos which are still excellent lenses and thrive on a full frame digital body (EOS 5 in this case).

Of course you have to use manual focus and thats why the little circuit is handy because most DSLRs don’t have a split screen focusing centre so the little red dot in the viewfinder can be quite useful.

By: Jessie

Jessie — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:43:46 +0000

Was there a specific adapter, from a specific maker that you bought, or are they all pretty much the same? I’ve been wanting to use Zuiko lens for a while now, but I don’t know how to go about buying an adapter.

By: ronet

ronet — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:29:37 +0000

They’ve turned out lovely. Especially that top one. I see huge camera on normal sized lens, but that’s just the way I am.

By: Bob-kat

Bob-kat — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:15:11 +0000

The first thing that struck me was how small the lens looked on the camera. The resulting pics though are great. No wonder you’re pleased for the price you picked the lenses up for!