mediumcool
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I bought an adapter for P/K lens to M4/3 on eBay in early December, and it has finally arrived. Nicely enough made, with reasonable smoothness when mounting and unmounting lenses. Not bad for less than $20.
Tried it out with my 50mm f1.4 first and was a bit disappointed; set the lens to infinity and shot some rainy street scenes in Adelaide. Not very impressive but then I suspected that the adapter might allow focus past infinity, which it did; ah hah! This was one of the few shots from Chinatown that is pleasant to look at and sharp where it matters. But look at the enlarged section below ...
1/640 f2.8 iso 200
Shot some more with the 50 in the backyard late this afternoon. No fringing here.
This one hand-held 1/400 f2.8 iso 100
Another which is more interesting in monochrome, dead bamboo and grass.
Then I decided to strap my elderly Pentax-M 200 f4 on to the GF1 for some backyard testing. All pix were shot wide open at f4 using a tripod.
1/160 f4 iso 200
And again in mono, processed in C1.
One last 200mm shot, of some grass and a shrub dying off in mid-summer, which again looks better in monochrome. Processed this in C1, with dodging in Photoshop to give roundness to some of the leaves.
Love the idea of never having to go into a darkroom again!
Tried it out with my 50mm f1.4 first and was a bit disappointed; set the lens to infinity and shot some rainy street scenes in Adelaide. Not very impressive but then I suspected that the adapter might allow focus past infinity, which it did; ah hah! This was one of the few shots from Chinatown that is pleasant to look at and sharp where it matters. But look at the enlarged section below ...
1/640 f2.8 iso 200
Shot some more with the 50 in the backyard late this afternoon. No fringing here.
This one hand-held 1/400 f2.8 iso 100
Another which is more interesting in monochrome, dead bamboo and grass.
Then I decided to strap my elderly Pentax-M 200 f4 on to the GF1 for some backyard testing. All pix were shot wide open at f4 using a tripod.
1/160 f4 iso 200
And again in mono, processed in C1.
One last 200mm shot, of some grass and a shrub dying off in mid-summer, which again looks better in monochrome. Processed this in C1, with dodging in Photoshop to give roundness to some of the leaves.
Love the idea of never having to go into a darkroom again!
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