I'm not religious. I don't 'do' religion of any kind.
Life is but a momentary glimpse of the wonder of this astonishing universe, and it is sad to see so many dreaming it away on spiritual fantasy. Carl Sagan
Member of the WCPF and listed as a WCPF photography judge.
Cameras/Lenses etc:
Digital: Olympus C8080 and U/W housing.
Olympus E-1, E-3, E-410
Zuiko ZD:- 14-54/2.8;14-45/3.5; 14-42/3.5; 40-150/3.5; 50/2; 70-300/3.5-5.6 Leica D 14-50/2.8Sigma 55-200/4. Samyang 8mm f3.5
Lighting Systems: 1 x Olympus FL-50; 1 x Sunpak DX8R (Ringflash); 4 x Sunpak G4500DX hammerhead type flashes, rock solid and serve me well out in the field; 2 x AC/DC 300W/S Quantuum Monoblocs & Various modifiers, Sofboxes, brollys, Beauty Dishes, Snoots, Grids, Scrims etc; Cactus V5 RF Transceivers x 4.
35mm:-
OM1- Black Body (1973)
OM1- Chrome Body (1975)
OM1n MD - Chrome Body (1974)
Zuiko 50/1.4 & 50/1.8
Zuiko 24/2.8
Zuiko 28/2.8
Zuiko 35/2.8
Zuiko 35-70/f4
Zuiko 135/2.8
Zuiko 135/f3.5
Zuiko 100-200/5
Zuiko 65-200/4 MACRO (Constant Aperture) Zuiko 300/4.5
Zuiko 500/8 Reflex/Catadiaoptric
Hoya 28/2.8
Hoya 75-260/4.5 (Constant Aperture)
Sigma 24/2.8 MACRO
Sigma 28/2.8 MACRO
Sigma 35-70/2.8 MACRO
Sigma 400/5.6 APO
Vivitar Series 1 (Komine Version) 70-210/2.8 (MACRO)
Vivitar Series 1 (Komine Version) 28-90/2.8
Vivitar 135/2.8 (Komine Version)
Vivitar 70-150/3.8 (Kiron Version) with x2 'Matched Multiplier'
Vivitar 85-205/3.8 (Close Focus Kiron Version)
M42 thread:- Helios: 44-2 58/2
Jupiter 9: 85/2
Super Reflecta 55/1.4
Pentacon 135/2.8 (15 Blade Iris - 'Bokeh' Monster); Komura Telemore II x2 Teleconverter Lens in OM mount (7 elements, surprisingly good).
Nikon EM & 50mm/1.8 Ai.
Pentax MX & 50mm/1.7 SMC M.
Fujica AZ1 & 55mm/1.9 Fujinon.
Zenit EM & 50mm/2 Helios 44m.
Mamiya Prismat CPH and 48mm/1.9 Mamiya-Sekor.
Minolta Hi-Matic F.
Medium Format
Yashica D
Yashica-Mat
Tower Reflex
Aires Reflex
Voigtlander Bessa 66 Deluxe
Seagull 4
Lubitel 166B
Ricohmatic 225
Favourite 'legacy' lenses are:
Zuiko 50/1.8 - Sharp as a tack from 2.8 onwards.
Nikkor 50/1.8 AiS, beautiful lens.
Zuiko 24mm/2.8 - Simply stunning !
Zuiko 135mm f2.8 - Brilliant Lens WIDE OPEN.
Zuiko 65-200/4 - Very Sharp & Contrasty with 1:3 MACRO.
Zuiko 300/4.5 - Sharp and contrasty wide open.
VS1 Komine 70-210/2.8 (just 'google' it to see how good it is !). Same goes for the 28-90/2.8
Super Reflecta 55/1.4 (Nice for portraits on an Oly digital body).
Helios 44-2 58/2 - Great for the price (£3).
Olympus OM to four thirds adapter (made by Olympus and given away to purchasers of the E-1). I see now that it costs a whopping £151 ! from warehouseexpress.
'Dandelion' AF Confirm Chip - M42 to four thirds.
Also an Olympus Trip 35 which has a 40mm f/2.8 Olympus D. Zuiko lens, (4 elements, three groups,Tessar design). Simply a great little pocket point and shoot.
It's not a 'biggie' (to me) but worth mentioning, if I take time to look at your images and make a considered comment and you then delete my comment, I'll 'block' you, simple as that :)
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- JoinedJuly 2008
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