Zeiss Planar 50 1.4 on the EP2

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This week, I used the Zeiss Planar 50mm/1.4 (QBM) on the Olympus EP2. The perspective is that of a 100mm lens, making this set a wonderful short tele set with 8X magnification and IS for better focusing. The colors are awesome with such Zeiss lenses. I used to use this wonderful lens on the Rollei SL35 camera with Reala film in the past. Them, I set the Zeiss QBM lenses aside for storage, until I bought M 4/3 cameras, and they got a new life.

 

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I will post tomorrow a photo of the lens.

 

[truefriendship]

Raid, I'm not sure you hit the focus on your lovely girls...

~Rif

 

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I agree that the photos should be sharper. It is the fault of my focusing. I compose and then I magnify, followed by recomposing, which could result in loss of sharpness if the petsom moves. The second possible reason is my use of ISO 100 almost all of the time, even in very dim light.

 

[kknox]

I also have the same lens fron the Rollei SL35E kit. I did use mine on the GX1 and it was tack sharp. The Rollei with the Planar is a great value today.

 

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I will try tomorrow to get sharper images with this lens.

 

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I took better care in the focusing a few minutes ago. The lens is sharp.

 

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This image was from a few days ago. It is also sharp.

sharp?

 

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This morning was the first time Dana and Lina held a Lemonade Stand. It was fun for them.

 

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85mm 1.4 Planar

 

[Range-rover]

Wow the last bunch of your pictures you took came out great, the early ones
were good as well but a little out of focus, did you use vibration reduction
with that lens, I'm not sure if you could set manual lenses with that but
you can try, and use ISO 200 it's just a bit faster but still not that much
Digital grain.

Range

 

[raid]

I used smaller apertures, and there was more light for manual focusing. The Olympus EP2 and EPL1 have IS in the camera so all lenses will work with IS.