I also noted that the images are soft. I don't know what aperture was
used on the 55mm Takumar but see that you shot the 35mm Soligor at f/2.
Had you been able to shoot at f/8 the lens might have given a
different impression of itself. I wouldn't count them out yet.
Chuck Norcutt
Jim Nichols wrote:
> 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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