1972–2002 · Flange 46 mm
Olympus OM lenses
Olympus launched the OM bayonet in 1972 with the M-1, renamed OM-1 after Leica objected to the name. OM stands for Olympus Maitani, after designer Yoshihisa Maitani, and the system was built to be smaller, lighter and quieter than the SLRs of its day. Zuiko lenses for it ran from 8mm to 1000mm, and the mount lasted until 2002. At 46mm its flange is one of the longer ones in our catalog, so OM lenses adapt to a lot of cameras.
Adapting Olympus OM lenses
Zuiko lenses put the aperture ring at the front of the barrel, and many have a depth-of-field preview button on the lens itself. A plain OM adapter only has to hold the lens at the right distance, and you set the aperture on that front ring. Don't mix OM lenses up with Olympus's later Four Thirds and Micro Four Thirds lenses, which are electronic designs for digital cameras.
7 lenses we cover.
- 28mm f/2.8
Olympus · Olympus OM
OM Zuiko 28mm f/2.8
$180–$260 typical ask
42 on eBay
- 35mm f/2.8
Olympus · Olympus OM
OM Zuiko 35mm f/2.8
From 1972
$130–$210 typical ask
57 on eBay
Olympus · Olympus OM
OM Zuiko 50mm f/1.4
From 1972
$100–$170 typical ask
93 on eBay
Olympus · Olympus OM
OM Zuiko 50mm f/1.8
$50–$110 typical ask
179 on eBay
- 85mm f/2
Olympus · Olympus OM
OM Zuiko 85mm f/2
$360–$550 typical ask
25 on eBay
- 100mm f/2.8
Olympus · Olympus OM
OM Zuiko 100mm f/2.8
From the early 1970s
$180–$290 typical ask
46 on eBay
- 135mm f/3.5
Olympus · Olympus OM
OM Zuiko 135mm f/3.5
From the early 1970s
$60–$110 typical ask
83 on eBay
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