I've had no idea this lens even existed. The results are wonderful, although that's mostly due to your photography and natural-look processing skills. Keep up with the great work you've been doing, as always I can't wait to watch the next video. This is my favourite review channel for sure.
Your reviews are intelligent, fact-only and image-oriented, Bravo! I am using a number of OM lenses, mainly the 300mm f/4.5. The 135 macro is definitely on my wish list, I look forward to experimenting with it for my high-speed flash hummingbird photography. Thanks for your refreshing approach to photography.
Thank you so much Bruno! I appreciate the feedback. I hope you’ll enjoy the OM Zuiko 135mm f4.5 macro once you try it. It is easily one of my favorite lenses. The optics are simply superb!
What a sleeper of a lens this appears to be! If you told me the sample images were from the OM 90 or 100 f2, I would have believed you---not many lenses would pass that perceptual threshold. I have the 80 f4, which is an absolute peach at 1:1, and knew of the 135, but I had no idea it had this kind of performance outside of macro ranges. Given the prices, I have to doubt that others do either.
Yeah, it's a really special lens! That's why I wanted to share it with others, since it's still quite affordable for the kind of quality you can get from it. Definitely a sleeper!
Fantastic review of a gem of a lens. You inspired me to see for myself, as I already had the auto extension tube. I picked up a late copy in great condition. This combo is unbelievably versatile and the extension tube makes focussing really quick and easy. I now have a new favourite lens. Smashing photos! I wish I had access to wildlife like you seem to have.....maybe after lock-down.....
Thank you so much!! I am so glad to hear that you also love this lens! It's a hidden gem! It's also one of my absolute favorites! Super versatile with basically no issues whatsoever! I hope you'll get to shoot some wildlife with it soon. Take care and thank you for the comment.
Absolutely corking pics.. You keep pulling these out've the hat.. Brilliant.. Another suggestion for future - SMC pentax K mount 135mm / 2.5.. Keep up the good work : )
Awesome videos! Thank you for such a good videos that make us try something new. Do you think you could find a way to adapt Yashica 45mm f1.8 from Yashica 1C Lynx 5000E 35mm Film Camera as well as UVTOPCOR 53mm f2.0 from TOPCON UNI 35mm SLR?
Thanks so much! Yeah, I was also amazed at the quality of the video when I first saw it! The sharpness of this Zuiko is astonishing. And on top of that has great colors and no issues that I have to worry about. Easily one of my all-time favorite lenses!!!
Once again you have put out an excellent video!!! I stumbled on this lens about a year ago and absolutely love it…I rank it up with my other most favorite vintage macro…Tokina 90mm f2.5
Thank you! That's awesome that you also have and love this Zuiko! Isn't it just incredible?? What a magical lens! My other favorite macro is also the Tokina 90mm! Both are simply superb!
Another great old lens that's similar to this is the Vivitar 135mm 1:2.8 Auto Telephoto Close Focusing. This lens will go to 1:2 macro without any bellows or tubes. It took me a while to find a good condition one. But I did. It's in Nikon f mount and I use it on my Sony a6500 with a simple Fotasy NIK-NEX adapter. This lens is one of my favorites, when I don't need 1:1 capability. It's great for flowers (and many other things) and it renders very nice images. Vivitar also made a Vivitar 100-200mm 1:4 Close focusing Auto Zoom. Pretty much the image quality equal of the 135, but with a lot more working distance. I found a nice specimen of this lens, in Canon fd mount, last year and bought it. I always enjoy your videos, as they are both interesting and informative.
Thank you so much! Yeah, I know of the Vivitar 135mm f2.8 close focusing. I haven't found one yet, but it's on my (ever growing) list of lenses that I need to get. I've heard very good things about it and would love to test it at some point. Vivitar came out with so many good optics back in the day. Even their zooms are good! Glad you're enjoying the videos. Thank you!
@@VintageOptiks Actually, Vivitar didn't "make" any lenses. They had lenses made to their specs, by various lens makers. Just like others such as Pentax, Nikon, Canon,etc. they had some lenses that were not great, some average, and some that were very good. Their "very good" lenses are just that, very good. I've also got a Series 1 90-180 Flat Field macro that is wonderful, a 35 1.9, and a Series 1 135 2.3 that are great. Anyway, good luck with locating a 135 2.8 Close Focusing lens. It really is a nice lens. While searching, keep an eye out for the 100-200 4.0 Close Focusing lens also. I look forward to more of your video content.
@@photobuzz That is correct, Vivitar didn't make any lenses. I talked about this in my video on the Vivitar 28mm f2.8 close focus wide angle lens. That lens was made by Komine, a Japanese third party lens manufacturer that produced some excellent lenses! I recently got a Vivitar 24mm f2.8 which is great! (made by Tokina). Gotta review it at some point. Anyhow, I am excited to try the 135mm f2.8 close focusing at some point. Take care!
@@VintageOptiks Yes, I've got the 28mm Close Focusing lens. It's another very good lens, from Vivitar. I have many Vivitar lenses, and many of them are very good. I'm not, generally, fond of mirror lenses, but I have tried to acquire the Vivitar 600mm 8.0 Solid Cat lens, but never found one in the condition, nor at the price I was willing to pay. It's another highly acclaimed Vivitar lens. Vivitar sold a lot of great lenses.
I just found this lens for $75 in an antique store. Save for a loose bearing (I think) or two in the extension tube, it's in stellar condition. Thanks for the review!
Thank you so much!! Glad you are enjoying the content! I am not sure if I'll do a projector lens, but maybe sometime in the future. They can be fun, but are a bit too limited in what they can do.
I jusT read.. outstanding in the title and I regret not buying. I remember i asked question about it on the forum and all people were like.. f4.5 NAH.. :/ 3:52 photo is amazing 👏😍
Sorry to hear that you didn't get this lens, because people discouraged you from buying it. I can see how some people might dismiss this lens because it's only f4.5, but they forget that this is not just any lens, but a Zuiko Macro lens! Olympus made some of the best macro lenses back in the day, which is why I had a feeling that this one is going to be special. And I am very glad that I tried it. I hope you can find one again. Cheers!
Hello and thank you! This lens can achieve 1:2 or half life size magnification. If you want true macro 1:1 magnification you’ll need to get the Zuiko 80mm f4 macro lens.
Hello, Very good photos as always, I did not know that lens and I have many Zuiko. This macro seemed technically interesting to me but due to its weight it would have to be able to be screwed onto a tripod to be in practice a better option given the small size of today's digital cameras comparatively speaking. In this case I would prefer to use it with a bellow. Thank you very much for this interesting video.
Hello and thank you! This is definitely an unusual Zuiko lens for sure. I was very intrigued by it when I first found out about it and I had to try it out. Honestly, even though it’s a bit heavier than some other 135mm lenses, it is absolutely incredible! If I had to keep only one 135mm lens this will be it! It produces stunning images.
Wonderful review. Am I right in thinking that when going digital you need ensure your adapter will convert the auto diaphragm to click stops as the tube does not have a mechanism for stopping down the iris diaphragm in the Auto-Macro lenses.
hello, I did not know this lens and I was about to buy the 2.8 version to combine with an Om4ti. Having a sony a7iv, i didn't understand if i can use a conversion ring or not. I didn't understand if the nom ring only works for macros or doesn't work at all. I don't do macro, I would use it for photos and probably portraits. What do you suggest me? Thank you so much for your videos
Hello. You can use this lens on your OM4Ti or on your Sony with an adapter (OM to NEX). But you will need the extension tube in order to focus. If you are not interested in doing macro photography I wouldn't really recommend this lens. You would be better off with the regular 135mm f2.8, which is smaller and lighter. This macro version is intended for precise close-up work with great depth of filed.
Hello sir, I hope you can read this comment. May I know this lens can work with OM mount on Olympus OM1 or OM1N when we use the Telescopic Auto Tube? Thank you!
Hello. This lens and the telescopic auto tube were made for the Olympus OM system, so you won’t have any problems using them on your OM1 or OM1N bodies. Cheers!
Thank you for letting me know. Unfortunately the links only work for people who are in the USA. Not sure if there is a way to make them work in other countries around the world.
I've had no idea this lens even existed. The results are wonderful, although that's mostly due to your photography and natural-look processing skills. Keep up with the great work you've been doing, as always I can't wait to watch the next video. This is my favourite review channel for sure.
Another awesome review. I wish more channels were as thorough as you when reviewing.
Thanks so much!!
Your reviews are intelligent, fact-only and image-oriented, Bravo! I am using a number of OM lenses, mainly the 300mm f/4.5. The 135 macro is definitely on my wish list, I look forward to experimenting with it for my high-speed flash hummingbird photography. Thanks for your refreshing approach to photography.
Thank you so much Bruno! I appreciate the feedback. I hope you’ll enjoy the OM Zuiko 135mm f4.5 macro once you try it. It is easily one of my favorite lenses. The optics are simply superb!
What a sleeper of a lens this appears to be! If you told me the sample images were from the OM 90 or 100 f2, I would have believed you---not many lenses would pass that perceptual threshold. I have the 80 f4, which is an absolute peach at 1:1, and knew of the 135, but I had no idea it had this kind of performance outside of macro ranges. Given the prices, I have to doubt that others do either.
Yeah, it's a really special lens! That's why I wanted to share it with others, since it's still quite affordable for the kind of quality you can get from it. Definitely a sleeper!
Fantastic review of a gem of a lens. You inspired me to see for myself, as I already had the auto extension tube. I picked up a late copy in great condition. This combo is unbelievably versatile and the extension tube makes focussing really quick and easy. I now have a new favourite lens. Smashing photos! I wish I had access to wildlife like you seem to have.....maybe after lock-down.....
Thank you so much!! I am so glad to hear that you also love this lens! It's a hidden gem! It's also one of my absolute favorites! Super versatile with basically no issues whatsoever! I hope you'll get to shoot some wildlife with it soon. Take care and thank you for the comment.
Absolutely corking pics.. You keep pulling these out've the hat.. Brilliant.. Another suggestion for future - SMC pentax K mount 135mm / 2.5.. Keep up the good work : )
Thank you so much!! And thank you for the lens suggestion. Will definitely try it at some point! Cheers!!
Awesome videos! Thank you for such a good videos that make us try something new. Do you think you could find a way to adapt Yashica 45mm f1.8 from Yashica 1C Lynx 5000E 35mm Film Camera as well as UVTOPCOR 53mm f2.0 from TOPCON UNI 35mm SLR?
Wow that rabbit video snippet is sooo sharp and vivid!! Love your work as always!
Thanks so much! Yeah, I was also amazed at the quality of the video when I first saw it! The sharpness of this Zuiko is astonishing. And on top of that has great colors and no issues that I have to worry about. Easily one of my all-time favorite lenses!!!
Once again you have put out an excellent video!!! I stumbled on this lens about a year ago and absolutely love it…I rank it up with my other most favorite vintage macro…Tokina 90mm f2.5
Thank you! That's awesome that you also have and love this Zuiko! Isn't it just incredible?? What a magical lens! My other favorite macro is also the Tokina 90mm! Both are simply superb!
Damn, those photos are sublime! I can literally taste the colour coming off my screen. Another excellent review, thank you.
Thank you so much!! This is one of my favorite lenses, and definitely the best 135mm lens I've tried so far!! Top notch performance!
Another great old lens that's similar to this is the Vivitar 135mm 1:2.8 Auto Telephoto Close Focusing. This lens will go to 1:2 macro without any bellows or tubes. It took me a while to find a good condition one. But I did. It's in Nikon f mount and I use it on my Sony a6500 with a simple Fotasy NIK-NEX adapter. This lens is one of my favorites, when I don't need 1:1 capability. It's great for flowers (and many other things) and it renders very nice images. Vivitar also made a Vivitar 100-200mm 1:4 Close focusing Auto Zoom. Pretty much the image quality equal of the 135, but with a lot more working distance. I found a nice specimen of this lens, in Canon fd mount, last year and bought it. I always enjoy your videos, as they are both interesting and informative.
Thank you so much! Yeah, I know of the Vivitar 135mm f2.8 close focusing. I haven't found one yet, but it's on my (ever growing) list of lenses that I need to get. I've heard very good things about it and would love to test it at some point. Vivitar came out with so many good optics back in the day. Even their zooms are good! Glad you're enjoying the videos. Thank you!
@@VintageOptiks Actually, Vivitar didn't "make" any lenses. They had lenses made to their specs, by various lens makers. Just like others such as Pentax, Nikon, Canon,etc. they had some lenses that were not great, some average, and some that were very good. Their "very good" lenses are just that, very good. I've also got a Series 1 90-180 Flat Field macro that is wonderful, a 35 1.9, and a Series 1 135 2.3 that are great. Anyway, good luck with locating a 135 2.8 Close Focusing lens. It really is a nice lens. While searching, keep an eye out for the 100-200 4.0 Close Focusing lens also. I look forward to more of your video content.
@@photobuzz That is correct, Vivitar didn't make any lenses. I talked about this in my video on the Vivitar 28mm f2.8 close focus wide angle lens. That lens was made by Komine, a Japanese third party lens manufacturer that produced some excellent lenses! I recently got a Vivitar 24mm f2.8 which is great! (made by Tokina). Gotta review it at some point. Anyhow, I am excited to try the 135mm f2.8 close focusing at some point. Take care!
@@VintageOptiks Yes, I've got the 28mm Close Focusing lens. It's another very good lens, from Vivitar. I have many Vivitar lenses, and many of them are very good. I'm not, generally, fond of mirror lenses, but I have tried to acquire the Vivitar 600mm 8.0 Solid Cat lens, but never found one in the condition, nor at the price I was willing to pay. It's another highly acclaimed Vivitar lens. Vivitar sold a lot of great lenses.
I just found this lens for $75 in an antique store. Save for a loose bearing (I think) or two in the extension tube, it's in stellar condition. Thanks for the review!
That’s amazing!! What a great deal for this fabulous lens! Enjoy it! It is definitely the best 135mm lens I’ve tried so far.
Another awesome video. Man, you love your glass!
Thank you so much! Yes, I do :)
That colors are SICK!! Great find!!
Amazing lens for sure!
Lovely images and exceptional video. Thank you.
Thank you! I appreciate it!
You have one of the best most unique channels. Love your delivery and content. Awesome. Will you do projector lenses ie adapting binocular lenses. Lol
Thank you so much!! Glad you are enjoying the content! I am not sure if I'll do a projector lens, but maybe sometime in the future. They can be fun, but are a bit too limited in what they can do.
I jusT read.. outstanding in the title and I regret not buying. I remember i asked question about it on the forum and all people were like.. f4.5 NAH.. :/
3:52 photo is amazing 👏😍
Sorry to hear that you didn't get this lens, because people discouraged you from buying it. I can see how some people might dismiss this lens because it's only f4.5, but they forget that this is not just any lens, but a Zuiko Macro lens! Olympus made some of the best macro lenses back in the day, which is why I had a feeling that this one is going to be special. And I am very glad that I tried it. I hope you can find one again. Cheers!
Ever ever heard hd this one! Excellent. Another one for the list!
An obscure lens, but really special! I am so glad I stumbled upon it.
Fun fact, this lens cover large format and it is amazing, so sharp
Great review - really appreciated
Thank you!
I want the auto tube so bad.
Great review by the way 💪
Thank you so much! I love this lens! It's my favorite 135mm lens that I've tried! It's simply amazing!
Hi, congrats for this great review! Could you please tell what is the magnification ratio under the mentioned circumstances at 3:15? thank you!
Hello and thank you! This lens can achieve 1:2 or half life size magnification. If you want true macro 1:1 magnification you’ll need to get the Zuiko 80mm f4 macro lens.
@@VintageOptiks Hi, Thanks for the info and the advice! Keep going with your content!
Hello, Very good photos as always, I did not know that lens and I have many Zuiko. This macro seemed technically interesting to me but due to its weight it would have to be able to be screwed onto a tripod to be in practice a better option given the small size of today's digital cameras comparatively speaking. In this case I would prefer to use it with a bellow. Thank you very much for this interesting video.
Hello and thank you! This is definitely an unusual Zuiko lens for sure. I was very intrigued by it when I first found out about it and I had to try it out. Honestly, even though it’s a bit heavier than some other 135mm lenses, it is absolutely incredible! If I had to keep only one 135mm lens this will be it! It produces stunning images.
@@VintageOptiks Did you test the Canon FD 35 f 2.8 T/S SSC , I'am curious about this lens and I did not find many reviews on it.
I have not tested the FD 35mm f2.8 T/S. I have the regular NFD 35mm f2.8. The tilt shift version is pretty rare and quite expensive.
Wonderful review. Am I right in thinking that when going digital you need ensure your adapter will convert the auto diaphragm to click stops as the tube does not have a mechanism for stopping down the iris diaphragm in the Auto-Macro lenses.
Thank you! I use just a normal adapter. No need for special adapter to stop down the iris. It’s just like adapting any other vintage lens.
Nice video and nice lens but not so cheap on eBay : around 250€ with the mandatory extension tube.
Thank you. It took me sometime to find a decently priced one, but if you keep checking deals do show up from time to time. Good luck!
nice, how about medium format lens on 135 - for the test.
Wow I can't believe my comment was picked! Thank You!
You are welcome Steven! Congratulations!!!
I have this but i think just macro Photography. Thanks for vedio👌🙏🙏
You are welcome!
Another thorough and amazing review 🎉
Thank you so much!!
great video, new subscriber can't wait to check out what else you've made. Very informative.
Thank you so much! I appreciate the feedback.
Congrats to Steven!
hello, I did not know this lens and I was about to buy the 2.8 version to combine with an Om4ti. Having a sony a7iv, i didn't understand if i can use a conversion ring or not. I didn't understand if the nom ring only works for macros or doesn't work at all. I don't do macro, I would use it for photos and probably portraits. What do you suggest me? Thank you so much for your videos
Hello. You can use this lens on your OM4Ti or on your Sony with an adapter (OM to NEX). But you will need the extension tube in order to focus. If you are not interested in doing macro photography I wouldn't really recommend this lens. You would be better off with the regular 135mm f2.8, which is smaller and lighter. This macro version is intended for precise close-up work with great depth of filed.
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Hello sir, I hope you can read this comment. May I know this lens can work with OM mount on Olympus OM1 or OM1N when we use the Telescopic Auto Tube? Thank you!
Hello. This lens and the telescopic auto tube were made for the Olympus OM system, so you won’t have any problems using them on your OM1 or OM1N bodies. Cheers!
Great find, i will look out for this lens.... Well, _also_ this lens :D
So many great vintage lenses, so little time. :)
ngl i wanna buy the lens just because how cool the autotube looks
The autotube is supercool for sure! This lens has the looks and the performance!!
Had no idea this existed, just picked it up off ebay for £150.
Congrats on getting it! You'll be amazed at how good this lens can be! If I had to keep only one 135mm lens, it will be this one. It's phenomenal!
Another great video. I would love to own this lens.
Thank you! It's an amazing lens for sure!
A Zuiko is still on my wish-list. Nice video!
Thank you! Zuikos are really special!
nice vid! and now for something totally off topic; does anyone know if there is an adapter to sony nex for an argus-sekor 58mm f1.7 lens? thanks!
Thank you! From what I know, Mamiya made this lens for Argus, and the lens has unique bayonet mount. I don't think an adapter exists for it.
Great review. Do you have any idea how this lens would fair for astrophotography?
Thank you!! I haven't tried this lens for astrophotography so I can't say.
Cool channel, I watch every episode!
Thank you so much!!
Thanks for another great video!
Great video! Congratulations to the winner 😊🙏
Thank you!
Wow you paid top dollar. I paid £11 for my mint copy with original case (also mint).
Well, 11 pounds is not a price you'll see very often for this lens. You got very lucky!
nice vid
grats Steve on the win
Thank you!
Great channel.
Thank you!
just an fyi looks like your links to gear arent working, only 1 of them i clicked on brought me to the page
Thank you for letting me know. Unfortunately the links only work for people who are in the USA. Not sure if there is a way to make them work in other countries around the world.
@@VintageOptiks im in the usa O.O
Oh that is very strange. I’ll check them again. Thank you again for letting me know.
i like & love ur video's.
.God blesss you ..
Thank you so much!! I really appreciate your message.
Brilliant !