{"id":49024,"date":"2025-05-23T06:24:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T22:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeals75.com\/blog\/49024"},"modified":"2026-04-08T08:19:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T00:19:02","slug":"ep252-%e6%ae%ba%e6%89%8b%e7%b4%9a%e7%9b%b8%e6%a9%9f%e7%99%bb%e5%a0%b4%ef%bd%9colympus-mju-i-35mm-f3-5-%e8%88%87-kodak-eastman-double-x-5222-%e9%bb%91%e7%99%bd%e5%ba%95%e7%89%87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeals75.com\/en\/blog\/49024","title":{"rendered":"EP252: Enter the Killer \u2014 Olympus Mju I 35mm f3.5 with Kodak Eastman Double-X 5222"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nRoll #252<\/p>\n

Film: Kodak Eastman Double-X 5222
\nDeveloped & scanned: Li-lai Photo, 2025\/4\/15
\nCamera: Olympus Mju I 35mm f3.5<\/p>\n

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In 1991, two significant film cameras were born. One was the Contax T2 38mm f2.8, made by Kyocera for professional photographers. The other was the Olympus \u00b5[mju:] 35mm f3.5 \u2014 the Mju I \u2014 made by Olympus for everyone else.<\/p>\n

Bottom line up front: I prefer the Mju I over the Contax T2, and the reason is simple. Compared to the Mju I, the Contax T2 is practically farsighted. The Mju I focuses down to 35cm. The T2 manages only 70cm \u2014 exactly double. That gap matters.<\/p>\n

Online, you'll find no shortage of breathless praise for the Contax T2, as if shooting with one guarantees great photos. I'd argue most of that enthusiasm is the result of sellers and resellers talking up the price, combined with the fact that a few Korean celebrities happened to use one \u2014 a genuine disaster for anyone who actually loves photography, because it means paying a massive premium for a camera that doesn't justify it. In 2025, if a Mju I sells for 3,000 NTD, a fair price for the T2 would be around 9,000 \u2014 3,000 extra for the build quality and tactile pleasure of holding it, and another 3,000 for the manual control options. That's about it.<\/p>\n

I bought a Contax T2, shot three rolls, and sold it. Why three rolls? Because the first one didn't impress me, so I kept going \u2014 hoping to find what made this expensive camera worth its price. I never did.<\/p>\n

With most cameras, the first roll tells me what I need to know. If a camera delivers a genuinely impressive first roll, there's no need to rush the second \u2014 it's earned its place. So far, only three cameras have given me that feeling right out of the gate:<\/p>\n