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PostPosted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:18 am    Post subject: Lumix L1 and Konica 50MM/1.7 Reply with quote
Sorry If I posted any of these previously.

f/2.8



The rest are f/5.6 I believe.











PostPosted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
There is some GREAT work going on here! I love the cat with his
"back" turned away from the camera. It is a fabulous crop, and
the black and white is a very very suitable choice.

Also, the image of the fern frond has a special appeal to me, the
way it curves through the space in the image.

I DO like the out of focus highlights here, as I think they add
a bit of scalene geometry that impacts against the linearity of
the fronds.

Fine work.


PostPosted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 4:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cat pictures are awesome and agree with Larry about the bokeh in the
first shot, excellent work!


PostPosted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 5:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Deadly samples - technically and artistically superb


patrickh


PostPosted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 5:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm kind of a BW guy, but the colour here is really good. Very nice.


PostPosted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Laurence wrote:
There is some GREAT work going on here! I love the cat with his
"back" turned away from the camera. It is a fabulous crop, and
the black and white is a very very suitable choice.

Also, the image of the fern frond has a special appeal to me, the
way it curves through the space in the image.

I DO like the out of focus highlights here, as I think they add
a bit of scalene geometry that impacts against the linearity of
the fronds.

Fine work.


Thanks Laurence. The cat was taken through a patio door, she was lying in the sun patch but as the light moved she had not yet repositioned herself to the centre. So I grabbed the camera and tried first with my Olympus 25mm pancake but it was too short. The 50mm which is 100mm on my camera was just right. It handled the scene well retainin a lot of detail on the cement floor.

The fern was another shot where the light was just right. A lot of my photography is spur of the moment when the light is right I just grab a shot.


PostPosted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Katastrofo wrote:
Cat pictures are awesome and agree with Larry about the bokeh in the
first shot, excellent work!


I get a lot of practice with the cats. They are not the easiest of models. However as long as you do not try and get them to strike a pose they are OK.


PostPosted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
patrickh wrote:
Deadly samples - technically and artistically superb


patrickh


Thanks. I am loving the chance to use these old lenses again.


PostPosted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
wintoid wrote:
I'm kind of a BW guy, but the colour here is really good. Very nice.


I prefer B&W for most shots too, it is what I learned to shoot with. I am enjoying using Nik software for my conversions. I find it enables me to get just the look I am after most of the time.


PostPosted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Great shots!, this lens seems to nicely match the 4/3. I like very much the bokeh shown in the first and third shots.
My fav is the one of the black cat that Larry pointed out, but all of them are nicely composed and performed.

Good work, you have to tell us more on the conversion details (how you did it).

Thanks for sharing!

Jes.


PostPosted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Greats pics. Thank for sharing.

B&W wanderfull cat. It remind me my Minie.

Which Konica 50/1,7 have you?

The old (pale blueish and purple reflections) not MC and not orange numbers in the focus ring?

Rino.


PostPosted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
estudleon wrote:
Greats pics. Thank for sharing.

B&W wanderfull cat. It remind me my Minie.

Which Konica 50/1,7 have you?

The old (pale blueish and purple reflections) not MC and not orange numbers in the focus ring?

Rino.


Rino, I have the middle era one. I am not sure if there is any difference in the first two shown other than cosmetics.

Earliest with EE


Middle with AE and with 1/2 click on the f-stops


Late with AE but no 1/2 clicks and revised design.


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PostPosted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Jesito wrote:
Great shots!, this lens seems to nicely match the 4/3. I like very much the bokeh shown in the first and third shots.
My fav is the one of the black cat that Larry pointed out, but all of them are nicely composed and performed.

Good work, you have to tell us more on the conversion details (how you did it).

Thanks for sharing!

Jes.


Jes, I am planning to put together a little instruction sheet for the method I use with the brass rings I sell. I'll send you a link to the file when I get it ready.

The main things to be careful of are not to get any brass shavings in the lens or camera. Make sure you work slowly and carefully and do not force anything. Also on the 50mm/1.7 the baffle is aluminum and this can short out the contacts on the camera. The 40mm you have is plastic so no problem. Some folks make a revised baffle with a smaller opening. I haven't done so yet, but will experiment with it at some point.


PostPosted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 4:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
cledry wrote:
estudleon wrote:
Greats pics. Thank for sharing.

B&W wanderfull cat. It remind me my Minie.

Which Konica 50/1,7 have you?

The old (pale blueish and purple reflections) not MC and not orange numbers in the focus ring?

Rino.


Rino, I have the middle era one. I am not sure if there is any difference in the first two shown other than cosmetics.




Earliest with EE


Middle with AE and with 1/2 click on the f-stops


Late with AE but no 1/2 clicks and revised design.


In my opinion you have the best of all, and it's clear in your excelents pics.

Thanks. Rino.


PostPosted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 4:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rino, I revised the photos. I mistakenly posted the first image twice.

I think the last one is not as desirable, if anything because they cheapened the construction also the front element is less recessed and more susceptible to flare and I have found the later lens to be less contrasty.
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