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on Apr 27, 2017 18:38:55 GMT
Posted: Apr 27, 2017 18:38:55 GMT
This is a walk down Memory Lane... Who here remembers using pan-focus lenses?
I just received this lovely Itorex 50mm f40 (Yes - forty!) and hope to be able to grab some shots with it to show you what fun these can be.
Olympus have re-introduced photographers to such optics with their two body-cap lenses made for their m4/3 system. The images created by pan-focus lenses will rarely win awards for sharpness and acuity but they have a lovely Lomographic feel to them and some of the resulting photos can exhibit quite an almost ethereal quality. More anon... |
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on Apr 28, 2017 0:24:37 GMT
Last Edit: Apr 28, 2017 0:25:48 GMT by xkaes
This reminds me of my LOREO Lens in a Cap (http://www.loreo.com/pages/products/loreo_lenscap.html)
Lens Type: Wide angle
Lens system: 35 mm, f5.6-64, 3 elements, plastic
Film Format: 35 mm standard film (24x36 mm)
Diaphragm: Waterhouse wheel disc
Focusing: Pan focus from 1.5m to infinity
Special Features: -- Blank segment on aperture disc acts as a dust cap
-- f/64 pinhole setting
-- built-in slot for Lubot to do ultra-macro photography
SLR body mounts:: Pentax K, Canon EOS, Canon FD, Nikon F, Olympus OM (discontinued), Minolta MD, Minolta AF, M42 (Universal Screw Mount)
Dimensions: 63 mm diameter x 22 mm thick
Weight: 30g
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on Apr 28, 2017 0:43:09 GMT
Posted: Apr 28, 2017 0:43:09 GMT
Hi xkaes,
I'd not heard about the Loreo range of products until your post to this thread; thank you for the link.
If the postage costs weren't so high I'd buy their loupe and lens in a cap and have some macro fun with them. Pity they were never made in a C/Y mount but the M42 with an adapter would work just fine. How do you find the image quality of your lens in a cap? |
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on Apr 28, 2017 4:37:59 GMT
Posted: Apr 28, 2017 4:37:59 GMT
I own the later version of that Olympus m4/3 lens cap and this is able to produce quite decent images,
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on Apr 28, 2017 13:24:50 GMT
Posted: Apr 28, 2017 13:24:50 GMT
I own the later version of that Olympus m4/3 lens cap and this is able to produce quite decent images, The quality, as with any lens, depends on the set f-stop. Open wide or stopped down to f64 are the softest, but since it uses round Waterhouse stops, the results not bad. In use, it is best to focus wide open. Then, using your TTL (assuming you have one), quickly compute the correct shutter speed in your head, or stop down and let your TTL meter figure it out (because the viewfinder will be pretty dark). |
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