Showing posts with label things. Show all posts
Showing posts with label things. Show all posts
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Holga Lens on my Olympus E-PL1
One thing I like about micro 4/3 digital cameras such as my old Olympus E-PL1 is it's ability to accept many different manual focus lenses designed for other 35mm cameras. Recently, after reading about it in another blog, I bought a Holga 25mm lens designed specifically for micro 4/3 cameras.
I have a couple of Holga 120N film cameras and I like the soft, vignetted images they produce but lately I haven't had a chance to develop my own black and white film so I thought I'll give this Holga lens a try. It is a cheap plastic lens available from eBay and has only one f-stop, f8. Focusing is done by manually using the distance symbols on the lens barrel as guide but with the micro 4/3 camera you have more precise exposure and focusing control than the Holga film camera. The EVF on my Olympus also helps in framing and focusing more precisely. The lens did produced a Holga effect but the film camera still has some subtle nuances that I like better, maybe I'm missing the light leaks.
I have a couple of Holga 120N film cameras and I like the soft, vignetted images they produce but lately I haven't had a chance to develop my own black and white film so I thought I'll give this Holga lens a try. It is a cheap plastic lens available from eBay and has only one f-stop, f8. Focusing is done by manually using the distance symbols on the lens barrel as guide but with the micro 4/3 camera you have more precise exposure and focusing control than the Holga film camera. The EVF on my Olympus also helps in framing and focusing more precisely. The lens did produced a Holga effect but the film camera still has some subtle nuances that I like better, maybe I'm missing the light leaks.
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Monday, February 25, 2013
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Spending the Day with Old Friends
It's another freezing day. Too cold to go out and shoot so I shot some of my cameras instead. I wish have more good days to take these old friends for some exercise.
I'm also wanted to try out a recently acquired collapsible screw mount Summicron 5cm on my Olympus E-PL1 digital camera before I send it out for a CLA. The lens looks almost mint, the glass very clean but the focusing and aperture rings are a little tight. It seems it sat unused on the shelve for awhile. Don't worry, when it comes back it will be used with the proper cameras.
I'm also wanted to try out a recently acquired collapsible screw mount Summicron 5cm on my Olympus E-PL1 digital camera before I send it out for a CLA. The lens looks almost mint, the glass very clean but the focusing and aperture rings are a little tight. It seems it sat unused on the shelve for awhile. Don't worry, when it comes back it will be used with the proper cameras.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Manicure and Bokeh
It's a lazy Sunday morning and my wife was performing one of her favorite weekend rituals, doing her nails. I took the opportunity to try my neglected Nikkor-S 50mm f1.4 lens on my Olympus Pen E-PL1 and see how the lens and camera perform with very poor morning light.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
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