Half the size, Twice the fun

[shadowfox]

Location: Japanese Garden in Ft. Worth, Texas.
Gear: Olympus Pen FT + Zuiko 40/1.4 and 100/3.5
Film: Kodak Hi-def 200ASA

 

[ColinW]

Very nice indeed, Will. Hard to pick a favourite but I like the second one with standing stone/menhir. Beautiful shots as always.

 

[Trius]

Very nice, Will. Are you discovering why film used to be available in 12-exp loads? 😀

 

[crawdiddy]

Very nice photos, Will. I assume these are made with your stunning Black Pen FT.

You never know which forum is the correct category-- it is both a Half Frame, and an Evil SLR!

 

[shadowfox]

Very nice indeed, Will. Hard to pick a favourite but I like the second one with standing stone/menhir. Beautiful shots as always.

Thanks, Colin. That one is my favorite as well.

Very nice, Will. Are you discovering why film used to be available in 12-exp loads? 😀

I know, I was shooting liberally that day, because I know that if I put it off, I'd never get around to finish it. On the positive side, I get to practice a lot of bracketing 😀

Very nice photos, Will. I assume these are made with your stunning Black Pen FT.

You never know which forum is the correct category-- it is both a Half Frame, and an Evil SLR!

Indeed, sir. The meter on that camera is rather skewed, I'd probably did better if I use Sunny-16. Or I could send it to John Hermanson for a spa treatment if I were rich 🙄

I just jam it in the Evil SLR sub-forum because I value that camera as a very good SLR rather than the half-frame side of it.

Of course, it's always a treat to see the minilab lady raised her eyebrows looking at the tiny frames on the negative.

 

[reiki_]

those things are rather expensive , aren't they?

 

[navilluspm]

Not when you get it for free from your Dad. . .

I really like my Pen Ft. I am taking it to Ottawa on a business trip next weekend loaded with Porta 400VC (an expired gift from Kodak).

Unfortunately my recently cla'd 150mm literally came apart in my hand two months ago. I caught my kids (3 and 1.5 years old) in my camera bag playing with the lens - twisting the focus ring. When I took it away from them, it completely unscrewed apart. I can't afford sending that lens to John for $89 plus shipping to fix the lens, so now it is a paper weight that I might sell on ebay (sigh).

The reason I mentioned the 150 is that I see a slight flare in some of the shots you made, Will. I was wondering if that flare or brightness (because maybe flare is the wrong word) came from your 100mm. My 150 would do this in bright light - even with the hood extended. It was a fantastic portrait lens though.

 

[shadowfox]

those things are rather expensive , aren't they?

Depends, compared to Leica, it's not.
These are getting rarer though. Especially the black ones in good condition.

Not when you get it for free from your Dad. . .

I can't afford sending that lens to John for $89 plus shipping to fix the lens, so now it is a paper weight that I might sell on ebay (sigh).

The reason I mentioned the 150 is that I see a slight flare in some of the shots you made, Will. I was wondering if that flare or brightness (because maybe flare is the wrong word) came from your 100mm. My 150 would do this in bright light - even with the hood extended. It was a fantastic portrait lens though.

First, I appreciate the fact that you continue your dad's legacy by using his camera instead of making it a shelf-queen.

Secondly, I've never seen the 150mm, must be quite a lens, I like the 100mm a lot as a short-tele, it has a very balanced sharpness vs bokeh. Please let me know if you decided to let go of the 150mm, maybe we can work something out.

Thirdly, the flare in the above shots are partly attributable to my trusting the skewed meter on the camera, the more I think about it, if I just use Sunny-16, I'd get less over-exposed frames.

My plan for the next time using this camera is to bring along an ND filter, as I should have used here.

 

[navilluspm]

Now that you mention is, maybe it was the meter that caused my flare problem too.

I have a new theory with the Pen FT meter which I only tested once so far, but it worked that one roll. It seems that the meter will constantly under expose when "cold" - for lack of a better word. If I point the meter at the sun (or a really bright light) and then let the meter go down to the object I a metering, I get a more accurate reading than waiting for the meter to warm up to the brightness of an object.

I will PM you about the 150mm.

 

[Juan Valdenebro]

It's a shame those great cameras aren't made anymore... I've always thought Cosina could make it for us, because LOTS of us would buy it... I imagine a (little bit) smaller Bessa with a really collapsible 50, maybe fix a la Leica 0, and maybe a second model for a 28 or 35. Those would sell for sure as we would know there are parts and service... With great optics, those cameras could bring tack sharp prints, maybe beyond 8x10...

What a shame... Every time I see someone's shots or half frame cameras, I feel there's a sad hole for many of us in the present... I know someone will do it.

Cheers,

Juan

 

[shadowfox]

It's a shame those great cameras aren't made anymore... I've always thought Cosina could make it for us, because LOTS of us would buy it... I imagine a (little bit) smaller Bessa with a really collapsible 50, maybe fix a la Leica 0, and maybe a second model for a 28 or 35. Those would sell for sure as we would know there are parts and service... With great optics, those cameras could bring tack sharp prints, maybe beyond 8x10...

What a shame... Every time I see someone's shots or half frame cameras, I feel there's a sad hole for many of us in the present... I know someone will do it.

Cheers,

Juan

Juan, in a sense Olympus has given this camera a rebirth with the E-P1. I must be so eerie to use the same lens for this camera on its digital "successor."

Of course, nobody else but a few of us who will give a fuss that it's not film. 🙄

 

[Juan Valdenebro]

Thanks! I'll keep praying... Very spirited shots, by the way! And delicate as the subjects and surroundings... Congratulations!