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Re: [OM] Been a while since I posted some OM work

Subject: Re: [OM] Been a while since I posted some OM work
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:48:26 -0500
I like your more architectural shots and appreciate vertical verticals.  :-)

Chuck Norcutt


On 12/13/2011 2:47 AM, Dawid Loubser wrote:
> Hi Gang,
>
> Hope everybody is well here at the beginning of the festive season?
> I'm not going away on holiday, but have been getting some darkroom
> time at least :-) Here are a couple from a random roll. I'v not been
> giving my 21mm f/2.0 some love lately, but honestly - it's as good a
> 21mm as one could ever want. It only really sucks when you shoot it at
> f/2.0 or f/2.8 in good light on a flat subject - that's clearly not
> what it was made for. In really poor light, however, the f/2.0 is
> really handy. Otherwise, I try to stick to f/4.0+ - where it's simply
> great. Some recent(ish) work:
>
>> Visible from above
>> http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/346/e/c/visible_from_above_by_philosomatographer-d4ixbu6.jpg
>> (21mm at f/2.0, very poor light, Kodak TMY-2 400, OM-3Ti)
>
> See how much it sucks at f/2.0 in a real-world flat-ish object?
>
>> Heartlight
>
>> http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/346/a/a/heartlight_by_philosomatographer-d4ixbpj.jpg
>
>> (21mm at f/2.0, very poor light, Kodak TMY-2 400, OM-3Ti)
>
>
> Here, however, it doesn't matter - THIS is what the f/2.0 on this lens
> was made for. When you're
> in absolute darkness with a camera with fixed film speed. Similar to
> this:
>
>> Four Walling
>
>> http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/346/f/4/four_walling_by_philosomatographer-d4ixbdt.jpg
>
>> (21mm at f/2.0, very poor light, Kodak TMY-2 400, OM-3Ti)
>
>
>
> When the light is better and you can shoot at f/4:
>
>> Screen Printing Workshop
>
>> http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/346/0/7/screen_printing_workshop_by_philosomatographer-d4ixb50.jpg
>
>> (21mm at f/4.0, Kodak TMY-2 400, OM-3Ti)
>
>
> 21mm perfection. On the left edge, every digit and tickmark on the
> clock was crisply rendered on the print.
>
>> Old Book Press
>> http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/346/f/a/old_book_press_by_philosomatographer-d4ixbhj.jpg
>> (21mm at f/5.6, Kodak TMY-2 400, OM-3Ti)
>
>
>> Main Street Life
>
>> http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/346/8/6/main_street_life_by_philosomatographer-d4ixayp.jpg
>
>> (21mm at f/5.6, Kodak TMY-2 400, OM-3Ti)
>
>
>
> Thanks for looking! (I know these are not my best, but I'm trying to
> keep the OM/film flame alive around here.)
>
> No, the Nikon F hasn't convinced me to get rid of my OM goodies... I
> would like to try a good Nikon 20/21mm to see how it compares to the
> OM 21/2. It won't be small like a rangefinder though... (the OM-3Ti +
> 21mm is just ridiculously small and soooo good to hold and use, for
> what it is)
>
> Dawid
>
> P.S. Trying out one of the older focusing screens in the 3Ti currently
> - the plain matter with grid. It's the perfect smoothness (the 1-8 is
> to fine, doesn't show you the real DOF, and the 1-4 is too course. I
> don't have a 1-4N). Like looking though a hazy window compared to the
> 2-series, but I am enjoying seeing the *real* DOF, and yes - even the
> bokeh of the lens. Trying to get as close to the Nikon F finder as
> possible...
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