E-P1 and cv 21/4

[Johnmcd]

 

[kshapero]

sweet. getting interesting.

 

[morgan]

Great shots!

 

[sheepdog]

Great shots! How does the lens feel? Zone focusing work well? I always carry it for my M3 (and when it comes on for a shot or two it rarely comes off again very quickly..), so if it works well on the E-P1, I could consider 'body only' offers..

 

[250swb]

Bravo! A great set of photographs. I have to say when I tested my 21mm CV I did the wrong thing, and that is pixel peep at the extreme edges of the frame for the wider angle mush that is possible when using 35mm wide angle lenses on m4/3 cameras. So I haven't used it as much as I should have, but will rectify that from now on. It looks like it works a treat after all.

Steve

 

[rover]

Bravo! A great set of photographs. I have to say when I tested my 21mm CV I did the wrong thing, and that is pixel peep at the extreme edges of the frame for the wider angle mush that is possible when using 35mm wide angle lenses on m4/3 cameras. So I haven't used it as much as I should have, but will rectify that from now on. It looks like it works a treat after all.

Steve

Very good point. How good is good enough? These shots sure look like the goods to me.

 

[lngu81]

very lovely retro German style in 1st photo, I cannot recognise this part of Sydney.

 

[Johnmcd]

very lovely retro German style in 1st photo, I cannot recognise this part of Sydney.

Well picked! It's Perth.

The first shot is actually Perth Fire Station in Hay street. While my girlfriend was at work I wandered the city with the Pen.

Cheers - John

 

[Johnmcd]

Great shots! How does the lens feel? Zone focusing work well? I always carry it for my M3 (and when it comes on for a shot or two it rarely comes off again very quickly..), so if it works well on the E-P1, I could consider 'body only' offers..

Thanks. I'm still sorting out how best to apply hyperfocal distance. In most of these the sharpest focus was achieved at infinity and F8.

The lens feels great. Solid and very compact on the Pen.

 

[Johnmcd]

Bravo! A great set of photographs. I have to say when I tested my 21mm CV I did the wrong thing, and that is pixel peep at the extreme edges of the frame for the wider angle mush that is possible when using 35mm wide angle lenses on m4/3 cameras. So I haven't used it as much as I should have, but will rectify that from now on. It looks like it works a treat after all.

Steve

No 'mush' here Steve

Top left 100% crop

Top right

Bottom left

Bottom right

Centre

Cheers John

 

[willie_901]

No mush indeed... impressive results!

 

[Johnmcd]

Taken as read, but the mush isn't a result of the lens or camera, it is a result of combining the two. The light path of a 35mm isn't what a 4/3 sensor is designed for, where the corners of the sensor are receiving the light at an acute angle. Olympus lense are telecentric and deliver light at right angles, more or less, with a much larger image circle than normal (pro rata in comparison to '35mm' FF), meaning you won't find any Olympus lenses that display soft corners relative to the centre. I guess if I'm used to pin sharp corners it can skew judgement.

Steve

Hi Steve,

I read all that too in the Olympus brochures prior to buying the E-P1. I was interested to see how that would impact on non olympus digital lenses. In this case it seems to make little difference. My cv 40/1.4 fairs just as well.

John

 

[250swb]

Hi Steve,

I read all that too in the Olympus brochures prior to buying the E-P1. I was interested to see how that would impact on non olympus digital lenses. In this case it seems to make little difference. My cv 40/1.4 fairs just as well.

John

Yes, I've been using my CV 40/1.4 today and the results are excellent.

Steve

 

[Johnmcd]

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