[Leica] A test of two cameras.

[frank.dernie at btinternet.com (FRANK DERNIE)]

The lens Jim was using is a current Olympus 4/3 item and is autofocus and 
matches his E510 perfectly. It is a well regarded lens, as is the 4/3 50mm 
macro.
Frank

--- On Tue, 29/6/10, Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Leica] A test of two cameras.
> To: "Leica LUG" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Tuesday, 29 June, 2010, 22:32
> Jim Nichols success at taking close
> ups with an older Zukio 35mm, f3.5 lens
> on an Oly E-510 camera inspired me to try a similar
> project, albeit with
> much less success. I pulled an SLR Zukio 35mm, f2.8 lens
> out of my closet
> and fitted it to an Oly E-500 camera with the aid of an OM
> to 4/3 adapter. I
> then tried taking a picture of my last day lily. First, I
> found it almost
> impossible to focus the lens with the DSLR camera. The lens
> must be focused
> wide open and there are no focusing aids on the screen.
> Second, of course,
> you have to stop down to take the picture. This hearkens
> back to the dark
> ages of SLR photography. I haven't done this for 30 years.
> Jim says he used
> the camera in the autofocus mode but I don't see how that
> is possible with a
> manual focusing lens. Here is the result. The best of four
> tries. The rest
> are woefully out of focus.
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Day+Lily+_Oly_.jpg.html
> 
> 
> Since I was in an experimental mode, I decided to take a
> picture of the same
> flower with a P&S Canon SD780IS, a camera about half
> the size of a pack of
> cigarettes.
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Day+Lily+_780_.JPG.html
> 
> 
> Now putting the kit lens back on the Oly E-500, a 14-45mm
> zoom, I took a
> picture of an iron Dachshund foot scraper on our back
> porch.
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Iron+Dog+_Oly_.JPG.html
> 
> 
> Here is the same shot with the Canon P&S.
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Iron+Dog+_780_.JPG.html
> 
> 
> No conclusions except that it's not necessary to carry the
> big stuff around
> to take casual pictures.
> 
> 
> Larry Z
> 
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