raid
Dad Photographer
I bought into digital cameras mainly so that I could again use my SLR Zeiss lenses for the unreliable Rollei SL35 system. My favorite lens is the Zeiss 85/1.4. After many years of using it with film and the SL35, the aperture stopped changing, and after sending it to Eddy Smolov and then to DAG, I admitted to myself that the lens cannot be repaired. It was meant to be used wide open then.
I then got an Olympus EP-2 Micro 4/3 camera, and the 85mm lens was nearly always attached to the EP-2. It gives a 170mm crop with the depth of fieldd of a 85/1.4 wide open. The EP-2 allows a 10x magnification for focusing, which is essential with a 85/1.4 used wide open.
In a recent family trip to Canada, I used this lens again. Here are some snapshot exampes that I took. I have many more.
1. Montreal street concert at night
2. Montreal
3. Montreal
4. Montreal
I then got an Olympus EP-2 Micro 4/3 camera, and the 85mm lens was nearly always attached to the EP-2. It gives a 170mm crop with the depth of fieldd of a 85/1.4 wide open. The EP-2 allows a 10x magnification for focusing, which is essential with a 85/1.4 used wide open.
In a recent family trip to Canada, I used this lens again. Here are some snapshot exampes that I took. I have many more.
1. Montreal street concert at night
2. Montreal
3. Montreal
4. Montreal
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5. Quebec City Street Musicians
6. Quebec City
7. Quebec City
6. Quebec City
7. Quebec City
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8. Quebc City
9. Quebec City
10. Quebec City
11. Quebec City
12. Quebec City
9. Quebec City
10. Quebec City
11. Quebec City
12. Quebec City
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13. Quebec City (Lina takes photos)
14. Quebec City
15. Quebec City
16. Dana Sleeping (Toronto)
17. Lina Sleeping (Toronto)
14. Quebec City
15. Quebec City
16. Dana Sleeping (Toronto)
17. Lina Sleeping (Toronto)
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Any feedback is welcomed.
Bingley
Veteran
Wow, Raid! Very nice shots! I particularly like 5, 8, 12, and 15-17. It looks like the aperture priority setting on the E-P2 effectively "repaired" your lens.
raid
Dad Photographer
Thank you Steve. It works on A and on P.
The EP-2 brought back the lens to be used. The lowest ISO is 100 which does not work well in bright sunshine at 1.4. The images will be overexposed. I use this set-up for indoors shots and for low light photos.
The EP-2 brought back the lens to be used. The lowest ISO is 100 which does not work well in bright sunshine at 1.4. The images will be overexposed. I use this set-up for indoors shots and for low light photos.
Don Parsons
Well-known
Would like to see the peoples faces. You need to move in front of them.
raid
Dad Photographer
Hi Don,
I have many faces photographed, but I posted 6 photos out of 17 which did not show faces. I liked the composition. The 170mm perspective is not suited for facing people close up.
I have many faces photographed, but I posted 6 photos out of 17 which did not show faces. I liked the composition. The 170mm perspective is not suited for facing people close up.
heed
Member
Beautiful, thank you so much for sharing. Love the microcontrast, especially the cello player in #5 & #14; really brings out the beauty of the wood. Also, you have a beautiful family!
raid
Dad Photographer
Thank you. Family is most important to me. I will look for another 85 /1.4 Zeiss online. This lens has superb OOF rendering. Maybe someone is selling his old SLR lens. The cello player was facing a 12.15 feet wide alley. I could not get her face easily so I took photos from a distance.
raid
Dad Photographer
The QBM mount 85/1.4 for the Rollei SL35 is selling on ebay for $1500 and $1900. I also have the Zeiss 35/1,4 whih I rarely use.
ReeRay
Well-known
I have this lens but find it very unwieldy and difficult to use on Micro 4/3 cameras. Further, I read somewhere that it's weight is right on the verge for possible damage to the 4/3rds camera flange. However, it's a fantastic lens on my FF Canon.
You've certainly acheived better results on your Micro 4/3 camera than I could. Well done.
You've certainly acheived better results on your Micro 4/3 camera than I could. Well done.
raid
Dad Photographer
Thanks. The warning is a good reminder to be careful.
I hold the lens and not the camera when using this lens on the EP2. The cost of a new EP2 does not exceed $250, so it is not a bad risk.
I hold the lens and not the camera when using this lens on the EP2. The cost of a new EP2 does not exceed $250, so it is not a bad risk.
