Gary Edwards wrote:
>Gary Schloss wrote:
>
>>with the Olympus B300/B28 attachments it appears to be
>>impossible to use filters: there are no threads on their fronts,
>>and inserting the filters between the lens and these front-mounted
>>TC's may have undesirable effects.
>>
>
>Not impossible, Gary. For black and white or warming filters, cut gel
>filters down to a suitable diameter and stick them in between the B300 and
>the front element. [or] oversized filter could be taped on front of B300.
See? That's what I like about Zuiks/Zuikettes: they're accustomed to
using their heads, are inventive, and always ready to improvize solutions.
>the Wolf Camera catalog shows a retail price of $210 US for the B300.
That's too high. The B300 is available new for $120-130.
Hans van Veluwen wrote:
>Unfortunately, when the IS/L B-300 HQ 1.7x converter is used on anything
>shorter than 135mm, vignetting quickly turns into VIGNETTING! What you get
>on 50/55mm is similar to the tunnel effect produced by an 8mm fisheye.
Thanks much for the input. I only inspected the "55/1.2 + B300" combo
visually, through the shutter opening on an OM-1, and it looked promising.
I think I'll give it a try anyway. IMHO, the vignetting should improve
with closing down the aperture.
Tomoko Yamamoto wrote:
>I had tested my B300 on my 50mm/1.4 earlier before you mentioned it, Gary.
>I thought that there was too much vignetting using a step-up ring, and
>I just double-checked on that point.
Hmm, the problem may have been the use of the step-up ring, as it keeps
the B300 too far from the host lens. I'd give it a try with the A200
(as soon as I can lay my hands on one :-)).
If all else fails, there is always the option of using the above lenses
and attachments on a Pen FT via the OM to FT adapter. After all, the
Pen FT is the perfect portrait camera, and at 72 exp. per roll it's
very cost-effective too. :-)
Cheers,
/Gary Schloss.
Studio City, CA
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