Duhhh ... SC ... MC ...? Which one reflects purple? That's what this one
is.
Working with the shifter is trickier than I expected, 'specially without the
grid screen. While I *never* bother looking at the bubble level on my
tripod, I had to using this lens. And that tripod has some serious
limitations where accuracy is concerned (the 360º scales ain't exactly
precise).
Also, while I could line up the rear of the flatiron building on the
vertical, the front still converges a bit. But adjusting things the other
direction looked goofy, so I left it as-is.
Shooting ordinary buildings head-on is even trickier - it's real easy to
overshoot and produce images in which the building appears wider at the top
than bottom. Got a few of those on a different building.
The second photo with all the curvature was shot with a cheap generic
semi-fisheye adaptor atop a Zuiko 50/1.8. The adaptor is woefully unsharp
at the edges, but not too awful in the center - and it's fun. The thingie at
the top right is part of a traffic signal, and some vignetting from
over-polarization can be seen too. I placed the polarizer between the Zuiko
and the adaptor, the only way to use filters with this fisheye doodad.
I believe some of the flatiron building is in use again after many years of
neglect. And there are plans to rework the area - plans are actually posted
for public view on the short white wall visible at the
rear of the building. Every city should have a flatiron building - it's a
real attention-grabber.
The short, modern-era (not to say contemporary, which has a different
meaning in this context) building behind the flatiron building is a hotel,
thankfully saved from demolition. Fort Worth has done a pretty good job of
integrating new construction without rubbing out the old.
The tatty-looking monolith behind the hotel is home to the local utilities
company, I think. Ho-hum.
Anyone wanna see close ups of the gargoyles on the flatiron building, taken
with the 75-150/4 Zuiko? Okay...
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1005538&a=7400079&p=26332123&Sequence=0
This one's of the rear - still needs work...
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1005538&a=7400079&p=26332124&Sequence=0
Lex
===
From: John Hudson <xyyc@xxxxxxxx>
To: lexjenkins@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Fwd: [OM] Another Baby]
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 19:11:16 -0700
Lex Jenkins wrote:
>
> Here are references to a couple of my images, one taken with a Zuiko
35/2.8
> shifter, one without. Bet you can guess which is which. ;>
>
>
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1005538&a=7400079&p=26270203&Sequence=0
>
>
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1005538&a=7400079&p=26270204&Sequence=0
>
An amazing difference! A shop in town has had a 35/2.8 Zuiko shift on
its s/hand shelf for months and months. I'm going to take another look
having seen these shots of yours. Is this an MC lens or do they come in
both SC and MC varieties?
John
> Lex
> ===
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