Nice skate pic peter. Mak'in skateboard photograph is difficult but i
love to do some.
May somethimes i will post some of mine.
Loïc
Le 19 déc. 04, à 00:23, Peter Klein a écrit :
> Today was that most elusive of things in Seattle, a sunny winter
> day. There's a skateboard area in a local park, where teenage males
> gather
> to perform their manhood-proving rituals. I loved the shadows, so I
> took a
> number of shots here. This one was the best.
>
> http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/E1/PC180419SkateRail.jpg
> E-1, 50/1.8 OM Zuiko, 1/2000, f/8.
>
> I also paid a return visit to my friend the Highly Wired Sheltie:
> http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/E1/PC180434Boing2.jpg
> E-1, 50/1.8 OM Zuiko, 1/1000, f/4.
>
> Both shot RAW at ISO 100 and EV -0.3. They were taken in single-shot
> mode,
> not "spray and pray."
>
> Using old manual-focus lenses on an autofocus DSLR is a mixed
> blessing. On
> one hand, the primes are much lighter and smaller. The picture
> quality is
> often better than the standard 14-54 f/2.8-3.5 zoom. At wider
> apertures
> and wider angles, markedly so. This doesn't matter on Web shots or 4x6
> prints, but it does make a difference on an 8x10.
>
> On the other hand, there are slight color shifts. The lens gets
> progressively brighter than the meter thinks it is, the further you
> stop
> down. You have to open up to meter and focus, then stop down to shoot
> in
> bright light. And it is weird to shoot a lens that looks and feels
> like a
> normal lens, but gives a telephoto view when you look throught the
> viewfinder.
>
> In some respects the old lenses are easier to use in dimmer light, set
> at
> f/1.4 - f/4. I just leave them at shooting aperture, focus and shoot.
>
> I suspect I will be purchasing a Digital Zuiko prime or two when they
> are
> released. I think I will want a 50/2, but I'm holding off for now,
> especially since I have a 50/1.8, 50/1.4 and 50/3.5 macro. Autofocus
> will
> be more necessary with a normal or wide 4/3 lens. And I want to see
> what
> primes are actually released before I spend any more money on the E-1
> system.
>
> My ongoing E1 gallery is at:
> http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/E1
>
> Enjoy!
> --Peter
>
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