The reason I took this image is because of the contrast between the red flower and the rest of the image. There's not a lot more to say about it except to say that I hit focus where it was supposed to be focused. I must use these manual lenses more. I think I'm getting out of practice.
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06/29/13  Olympus E-PL1 - Pentax SMC 135 f3.5932
E-PL1 Focal Length: unknown Aperture: f/1.0 Exposure Time: 1/100 sec ISO: 320 06/28/13  Olympus E-PL1 - Pentax SMC 135 f3.5Again this image was taken at a close distance. Because of the very low light levels at this location I ensured I took something between 5 and 10 images to get at least one in focus. I was glad I did that too because this was the best of the bunch. The remaining images got thrown out mainly because of blurring.
It is nice and sharp though and I like the rendition of this lens. I prefer it to the newer lenses, there seems to be a totally different signature to the older lenses. Maybe that's why a lot of people still actively use film. It has the same quality to it. I should have used a pol filter with this image too but not possible at the location. I would not have managed to hand hold the camera with a pol filter on the front of the lens. Shutter speed would have really been too low. 982
E-PL1 Focal Length: unknown Aperture: f/1.0 Exposure Time: 1/250 sec ISO: 400 06/27/13  Olympus E-PL1 - Pentax SMC 135 f3.5Like most of these old lenses they tend to perform better at close range; or in other words when you focus quite close. Although they are classed as a telephoto lens (270mm = 35mm format) I try not to photograph faraway subjects as there really is no point to it especially with haze playing havoc with the atmosphere these days (where I live anyway). 912
E-PL1 Focal Length: unknown Aperture: f/1.0 Exposure Time: 1/500 sec ISO: 400 06/26/13  Olympus E-PL1 - Pentax SMC 135 f3.5I think this must be my favorite image of the outing. There's enough background separation to blur the background completely. The leaves are sharp where they are supposed to be sharp and the colours do pop. Keep your ISO as low as possible with this camera. I try never to go beyond ISO 800 and it's very rare that I go that high. It's a good weather camera so keep it safe. 915
E-PL1 Focal Length: unknown Aperture: f/1.0 Exposure Time: 1/1250 sec ISO: 400 06/25/13  Olympus E-PL1 - Pentax SMC 135 f3.5I've taken this bloom a number of times using different cameras and lenses. I believe I posted an image here of the very same flower taken with the Fujifilm X100S. The colours from this combination as well as contrast are stronger than from the X100S but if I don't prefer one or the other. I like both, the X100S colours being more pastel. I would say it depends on the function for the image, where I would use it and in what context.
However, I think the image above turned out quite ok; nice and sharp and the bokeh is also good. The Pentax 135 f3.5 is quite small and fits nicely on the E-PL1 but don't forget all these old long prime lenses are all metal so the combination is a little front heavy. 866
E-PL1 Focal Length: unknown Aperture: f/1.0 Exposure Time: 1/400 sec ISO: 800 06/24/13  Olympus E-PL1 - Pentax SMC 135 f3.5I thought I'd take the Olympus E-PL1 out once again just to see if I could still manual focus and to keep practising of course.
I must say, I had a lot of missed focused shots on this outing; more than usual. The light wasn't very good and I really didn't want to up the ISO on the E-PL1 too much. As a matter of fact I was trying to keep it as low as possible because it's not the best camera for high ISO work. More than half of my shots were out of focus and using a tripod is not an option at this location. The paths are small and you would only get people upset if you set up a tripod. I try to be civilized about these things, not everyone likes to photograph in the way that we photographers do. On my travels that day I saw a lot of P&S cameras, a couple of DSLRs but not once did I see a m4/3 camera. I really thought the sales figures were better, or maybe people in other countries are buying them up. I see very little m4/3 cameras around whatever I'm doing or wherever I go. 870
E-PL1 Focal Length: unknown Aperture: f/1.0 Exposure Time: 1/125 sec ISO: 200 06/23/13  Panasonic G5 - Panasonic 45-150 f4-5.6I thought I'd post this image since it's going to be the last post about this combination for now. Taken at 150mm. There was haze to be seen and it really shows in the image too. It took some work to get it to look the was it does but if you look carefully at the church, it is quite sharp. I think I should have used a pol filter here, it would have helped a little with the haze. It would have reduced it a bit but not eliminate it altogether. 1139
DMC-G5 Focal Length: 150 mm Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 1/500 sec ISO: 160 • Panasonic • G5 • 45-150 f4-5.6
06/22/13  Panasonic G5 - Panasonic 45-150 f4-5.6I thought I would post all the various focal length images I took on this outing. This one is taken at 45mm and in 16:9 format. I like using this format for my wider images, it gives me more of the area that I want to document. Again, the image is sharp and I really can't complain about this lens. It's small and quite light but paired with the G5 you know you have a system in your hands, Some of the smaller cameras (notably the Nex-5N) is really small and I can understand it when people just can't use these system. Put a small Voigtländer prime on the Nex-5N and you won't even notice you're carrying it. The Nex-5N is also really light and I must admit that it is sometimes too light. I like some weight to my systems, I'm able to hold it steadier in my hands. 981
DMC-G5 Focal Length: 45 mm Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 1/320 sec ISO: 160 • Panasonic • G5 • 45-150 f4-5.6
06/21/13  Panasonic G5 - Panasonic 45-150 f4-5.6Taken at a focal length of 70mm. We are slowly coming down to the wider end of the lens. As you can see it's still sharp at this focal length. Contrast is also good.
This image was however processed slightly in Nik Color Effex Pro 4 but you'll just have to take my word for it that the original image look good. 939
DMC-G5 Focal Length: 69 mm Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 1/320 sec ISO: 160 • Panasonic • G5 • 45-150 f4-5.6
06/20/13  Panasonic G5 - Panasonic 45-150 f4-5.6The image was taken with the lens fully extended to 150mm. I find it to be acceptably sharp at this focal length. I'm really glad that most systems nowadays contain some sort of an image stabilisation system. I'm finding that I can't hold the camera steady at slower shutter speeds anymore. That's a sure sign of getting old (or older). Some people will argue that IBIS is better than ILIS, but personally I don't care which system is incorporated into my systems, the main thing is that it works.
Image again converted with Nik SFX2. 1084
DMC-G5 Focal Length: 150 mm Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 1/200 sec ISO: 160 • Panasonic • G5 • 45-150 f4-5.6
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