Interesting shots, Lex. It has never occurred to me to shoot close-up with
a 28. I think I want it back now. (Just kidding).
And despite your apologies, you produce some of the best scans I've seen
from a flatbed (I'm thinking here of the red block closeup). I'm still
puzzling out my Coolscan.
Gary Edwards
people, places, flight at: http://members.home.com/garyetx/index.htm
----- Original Message -----
From: Lex Jenkins <lexjenkins@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 4:06 AM
Subject: [OM] Zuiko 28mm f/2.8 photos
> A few photos of classics tractors, lovingly maintained in Decatur, Texas.
> OM-1, Zuiko 28mm f/2.8 (thanks, Gary!), Kodak Royal Gold 100. The light
was
> glorious that December day. Only drawback was a fierce gusting wind that
> made it impractical to set up the tripod. Most exposures were around
1/250
> (wind, no tripod), which compromised my depth of field in some shots.
>
> http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1005538&a=10757160
>
> A couple of the scans don't do justice to the prints - I need to clean the
> foggy schmumph off the underside of the scanner glass. It foiled the deep
> blue skies and tonal range in a couple of images.
>
> If I didn't know better I'd swear these pix had been taken with a Leica or
> Contax lens...or a Zuiko. ;^) Of the Zuikos I've tried so far (which
> aren't many - a 21/3.5, 50/1.8 SC and 75-150/4) this 28/2.8 has the best
> balance of high resolution and contrast without losing tonal range, even
> with Royal Gold. No polarizer or other filters used.
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> Lex Jenkins
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