JoeV
Thin Air, Bright Sun
mh2000
Well-known
JoeV,
Nice work!!! Checked out your blog and book as well. Good stuff!
Nice work!!! Checked out your blog and book as well. Good stuff!
MrOlympus
Newbie
I like mine a lot too, and use it often to produce abstracts :
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konicaman
konicaman
Some really nice shots here - wonderful! I care as much for DxOMark as I cared for the nerd in our high school class who was always bragging how much he knew about Kama Sutra, and what he was going to do to a girl - once he caught one...
Well, the nerd eventually got caught by a girl who was an even bigger nerd than him. They have been married for 30 years now. Maybe there is still hope for the guys at DxOMark (I presume they are guys...) that some day someone will grab them by their necks and take them outside the lab, forcing them to do some real photography.
(Ohh dear...I am a grumpy old man, am I not?)
Well, the nerd eventually got caught by a girl who was an even bigger nerd than him. They have been married for 30 years now. Maybe there is still hope for the guys at DxOMark (I presume they are guys...) that some day someone will grab them by their necks and take them outside the lab, forcing them to do some real photography.
(Ohh dear...I am a grumpy old man, am I not?)
cody.wms
Member
This is my favorite shot with the cap lens, so far. I really need to use it more.
Sun on the Washington Momument by Cody Wms, on Flickr
Sun on the Washington Momument by Cody Wms, on Flickr
Rodchenko
Olympian
One step up from a pinhole cap, I guess.
Tempting, though. I could see an Olympus Pen EP5 with 17/2.8 being my ideal kit, but, failing that, if I could get some kind of Pen body, I could live with this little chap while I saved up for more versatile glass (and probably continue to use it even then).
Tempting, though. I could see an Olympus Pen EP5 with 17/2.8 being my ideal kit, but, failing that, if I could get some kind of Pen body, I could live with this little chap while I saved up for more versatile glass (and probably continue to use it even then).
JoeV
Thin Air, Bright Sun
The thing I'm finding great about the 15-f/8 body cap lens is that it's great for street-style photos in good light, especially having a detent for the hyperfocal focus distance. Most images are adequately focused at all distances I'm concerned with, and if I force my G5 to use a high enough ISO, the resulting shutter speed is fast enough in bright light to reduce motion blurr to a minimum.
I've been comparing using the 15-f/8 with the Lumix 20-f/1.7 for street-style grab shots, using the G5, where with the 20 I either have too wide an aperture (and thusly too narrow DOF for quickly-taken grab shots) or the shutter speed is too slow to reduce motion blurr. I've taken to forcing the G5 to a higher ISO, then using Aperture priority mode select f/5.6-f/8 aperture, but still have to manually set the hyperfocal focus distance in manual focus mode, which is hit or miss because of the 20-1.7's lack of a manual focus scale, and the G5's lack of focus distance information in the EVF.
In this regard the 15-f/8 just performs better as a street-shooting lens for quick grab shots, because its slow aperture forces the G5 to a higher ISO, resulting in a faster shutter speed, and the hyperfocal detent is just more accurate than my hit-or-miss focus preset method with the 20.
As for image quality, yes, the 20-1.7 is sharper than the 15-8, but I use a geometric and CA correction development style in SilkyPix that improves the resulting files.
I have grab shots from a recent vacation to San Diego taken with both lenses, I'll have to post some results soon.
~Joe
I've been comparing using the 15-f/8 with the Lumix 20-f/1.7 for street-style grab shots, using the G5, where with the 20 I either have too wide an aperture (and thusly too narrow DOF for quickly-taken grab shots) or the shutter speed is too slow to reduce motion blurr. I've taken to forcing the G5 to a higher ISO, then using Aperture priority mode select f/5.6-f/8 aperture, but still have to manually set the hyperfocal focus distance in manual focus mode, which is hit or miss because of the 20-1.7's lack of a manual focus scale, and the G5's lack of focus distance information in the EVF.
In this regard the 15-f/8 just performs better as a street-shooting lens for quick grab shots, because its slow aperture forces the G5 to a higher ISO, resulting in a faster shutter speed, and the hyperfocal detent is just more accurate than my hit-or-miss focus preset method with the 20.
As for image quality, yes, the 20-1.7 is sharper than the 15-8, but I use a geometric and CA correction development style in SilkyPix that improves the resulting files.
I have grab shots from a recent vacation to San Diego taken with both lenses, I'll have to post some results soon.
~Joe
petronius
Mentor
This is my favorite shot with the cap lens, so far. I really need to use it more.
Sun on the Washington Momument by Cody Wms, on Flickr
Superb picture!
coelacanth
Ride, dive, shoot.
A few new shots with the #2872.
From July 4th ride.
Happy Independence Day to the folks in the US! by Suguru Nishioka, on Flickr
A couple shots as I sipped my morning cup of espresso.
From July 4th ride.
Happy Independence Day to the folks in the US! by Suguru Nishioka, on Flickr
A couple shots as I sipped my morning cup of espresso.
MrOlympus
Newbie
Recent with my beloved #2872...
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petronius
Mentor
petronius
Mentor
sevres_babylone
Mentor
Storm - The Evening Commute por sevres-babylone, en Flickr
This evening's storm. More rain in a few hours than we usually get all July!
petronius
Mentor
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Great scene! There´s something special in rainy windows (as long as we are inside;-)
Great scene! There´s something special in rainy windows (as long as we are inside;-)
Jamie Pillers
Skeptic
I like these a lot! I especially like the "hand" image... the light in that is gorgeous.
Jamie Pillers
Skeptic
JoeV
Thin Air, Bright Sun
Taken several weeks ago in Mission Beach, CA. In the last picture, the old guy on skates has a portable boom box blaring opera arias, up and down the boardwalk. This is his normal gesture.
~Joe
~Joe
petronius
Mentor
Thank you, Jamie!
Great pictures, JoeV!
Great pictures, JoeV!
Rodchenko
Olympian
Gotta have me one of those! Ordered me up one of these bad boyz.
Or summat. I figure that I can use one to keep my EPL1 more rangefinder-y (i.e. not sticking out so much), for discreet street work, or out on bike rides. I shan't worry for this lens so much
Or summat. I figure that I can use one to keep my EPL1 more rangefinder-y (i.e. not sticking out so much), for discreet street work, or out on bike rides. I shan't worry for this lens so much
Now we can all quit our day job.