I'm not too sure about this Vivitar lens. I don't think I'm going to use it much. There are much better lenses out there. I'm going to have to give it another go I think. Maybe it's an user thing. The images look rather mushy to me. Maybe I should just shoot jpg files and see what the camera can do.
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08/18/11  Vivitar 28 f2.8 OM Version Adapted to m4/31644
E-P2 Focal Length: 0 mm Aperture: f/1.0 Exposure Time: 1/640 sec ISO: 200 08/17/11  Another conversion with SFX2This is another conversion with SFX2 of an image I posted a few days ago.It's not bad but I think I prefer the original colour version. Some images work in B&W and some don't.
Comments welcome. 3133
E-PL1 Focal Length: 0 mm Aperture: f/1.0 Exposure Time: 1/800 sec ISO: 200 08/16/11  B&W Conversion with Silver Efex Pro 2This is an image taken with the Pentax-M 35 f3.5 lens on an Olympus E-PL1 and converted with Silver Efex Pro 2.
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E-PL1 Focal Length: 0 mm Aperture: f/1.0 Exposure Time: 1/80 sec ISO: 800 08/15/11  Converting to B&WJust bought Nik Silver Efex Pro 2. Excellent piece of software. I believe it's the best conversion package out there right now for B&W. Mind you I haven't tried them all, but I don't need to go any further than this package. Presets and control over what effect you want. 1754
E-PL1 Focal Length: 0 mm Aperture: f/1.0 Exposure Time: 1/2000 sec ISO: 125 08/14/11  Olympus OM 135 f3.5 IIHer's another one from the OM 135 f3.5. When I take some images using these legacy lenses the problem I have is remembering at what aperture I set the lens to. Now I tend to look at the bokeh. The clearer I can see the background, the lower the aperture. 1417
E-P2 Focal Length: 0 mm Aperture: f/1.0 Exposure Time: 1/10 sec ISO: 200 08/14/11  Olympus OM 135 f3.5 II aquired another legacy lens on ebay the other week and just tried it out on a couple of orchids we have in the house. These were taken on the E-P2 on a tripod because at this focal length (270 on a m4/3 body) I wanted to see exactly what I would get out on a serious trip (if indeed I get a chance to do another one in the future).
As you can see, it's sharp. I think it's sharper than the normal zoom lenses I use.
Comments welcome. 1237
E-P2 Focal Length: 0 mm Aperture: f/1.0 Exposure Time: 10/20 sec ISO: 200 08/13/11  Olympus mZD 75-300 Shoots the MoonThere's a lot of talk on different forums on the web that the Olympus mZD 75-300 is not sharp and the Panasonic 100-300 beats it hands down. I personally can't agree with this and as you can see, this image is quite sharp (even though it is quite small). I have found the images from both lenses to be very good.
BTW, this image was shot on an E-P2 handheld. The mood was particularly clear on this evening. I just couldn't help myself. Just like when some clouds come over. I have to get my camera out and capture them for eternity.
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E-P2 Focal Length: 300 mm Aperture: f/10.0 Exposure Time: 1/80 sec ISO: 200 08/13/11  Voigtlaender Nokton 40 f1.4 VIIThis is the last of the Nokton 40 f1.4 for now. This one I actually quite like. That hoverfly in the background is quite close to the foxglove. Really narrow depth of field with this lens.
The next images with this lens will be without a filter on. 1860
E-PL1 Focal Length: 0 mm Aperture: f/1.0 Exposure Time: 1/800 sec ISO: 200 08/11/11  Voigtlaender Nokton 40 f1.4 VIJust a couple from the Nokton to go after this one. Still having to increase contrast in PP quite a lot. Maybe I should just increase it in camera. On second thoughts, since I'm a raw shooter that's not going to help at all.
Hopefully I'll get some time off soon to take this lens out for a second run. 1136
E-PL1 Focal Length: 0 mm Aperture: f/1.0 Exposure Time: 1/40 sec ISO: 200 08/09/11  Voigtlaender Nokton 40 f1.4 VThis is the fifth in the series. It looks a little better but I've had to add a lot of contrast to this one.
There's a couple more to go in the series, and I'm trying to find the time (and weather) to try this lens out again without any filters on. 1288
E-PL1 Focal Length: 0 mm Aperture: f/1.0 Exposure Time: 1/60 sec ISO: 200 | |
