Moose,
Thanks for looking, and for your frank comments. I was not surprised that my
Zuiko lens provides greater sharpness than the older lenses. After all,
design techniques and construction materials have made great strides in the
years since they were produced. What I did appreciate, in some informal
portraits that I chose not to post, was that the older lenses are much
kinder to older faces, which I often encounter at my age of 78. The Zuiko
just provides too much sharpness in such images.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 12:42 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: Oly E-510 With Legacy Lenses
> Jim Nichols wrote:
>> One reason I chose the E-510 as my first DSLR was because adapters were
>> available to permit me to experiment with lenses that I already owned. I
>> first purchased a Fotodiox M42 to 4/3 adapter, and, recently, added a
>> focus confirmation chip from TagoTech. Because of the quality of the
>> Zuiko 14-54 lens, I did not expect better photos from my legacy lenses,
>> just something different.
>>
>> The first example was made with a Pentax Takumar 55/1.8 lens.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Vincas.tif.html
>>
> Nice composition and color, but I'd prefer a bit more sharpness.
>> The second example was made with a Soligor 35/2.0 CD(computer designed)
>> lens.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Small+Butterfly.tif.html
>>
> Same think as above, except it's even softer. I suspect this wasn't such
> a great lens on film in its time, at least wide open. Pretty hard to get
> a good capture of such a small, flighty critter with a wide lens.
>
> The name of that kind of butterfly is 'skipper'.
> <http://www.cirrusimage.com/skipper_photos.htm>
>
> This variety, whichever one it may be, is fairly common around here.
> <http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/MPhotos/Home/Skipper.htm>
>
> Moose
>
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