Re: the 40-150, is it possible to repair the mount on this lens? I dropped mine and broke the mount (the screws broke through the eyelets). Other than the mount, it seems fine.
I guess that sending it in wouldn't be worth it (considering the price of a new one), but is there any DIY solution? I would guess that I would have to source a new lens mount (hopefully metal) somehow.
The sharpness of the 75 continues to amaze me. Here's a 100% view of an image … unsharpened. The 75 is sharper than all other m43 lenses according to DXO and Photozone. It would be interesting to see how the Nocticron compares to the 75. I can't wait for DXO and Photozone to review and rate the Nocticron.
Has anyone ever tried a C/Y Zeiss 60mm F/2.8 Macro, on their m43 camera?
I'm interested in doing a lot of studio still life and flower photography and I think this might be the ticket.
I haven't actually tried the native 60mm F/2.8, but I'm not too happy with the manual focus implementation on native lenses (at least, for macro work), and I use manual focus a lot when I get very close.
The C/Y will be about the same price as the Oly 60mm would, and it would be better for manual focus, and also have a unique look, I think.
The 1:2 magnification of the C/Y should be plenty close for me, especially given the crop factor.
Right now I am using Micro-Nikkor 55mm F/2.8 AI-S, but focus ring is in very bad shape.
FlyPenFly wrote:
Any reason why you dipped to ISO 100?
At smaller apertures, the Rokinon loses sharpness, and I wanted the longest exposure possible given the light to soften up the water flow. Can't use an ND filter on the fisheye, and the Institute closes at 6:00 so that was as little light as possible. Should I not have?
onewheeldrive wrote:
Have been meaning to shoot this spot for some time. The conditions were right and I'm pretty happy with how this turned out. Comments appreciated!
Shot with Olympus OM-D E-M1, Rokinon 7.5mm Fisheye, 1/25 seconds, F11, ISO 100
onewheeldrive wrote:
At smaller apertures, the Rokinon loses sharpness, and I wanted the longest exposure possible given the light to soften up the water flow. Can't use an ND filter on the fisheye, and the Institute closes at 6:00 so that was as little light as possible. Should I not have?
At F11 you're really hitting diffraction pretty badly on MFT and ISO100 on the E-M1 is non-native so cuts it's dynamic range a fair bit. I'm not familiar with that lens though but I imagine like most MFT lenses, it hits peak at F4 or F5.6?
Anyway, I've been experimenting quite a lot more with heavy processing. Quite a departure from me since last year where I went for a more natural out of camera look.
CarlG wrote:
Bobby, that 75 is sweet!! I had one but had to sell it for personal reasons....saving up to get another one again. You make me wish I had it already!
