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Picture of the day | July 13th, 2011

efix — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:58:43 +0000

Yesterday, after some heavy rain, the water that came down from the hills decided not to stay in the sewers, but instead make its way up through the tarmac and onto the street. This is how it looked like:

Olympus E-P1 + Cosmicar/Pentax 25/1.4 @ f/2, 1/250 sec, ISO 200

They decided to dig up the road the same evening and kept digging until way past midnight. Well, at least it was fixed this morning … just in time, as it started raining again later today.

Out and about with the E-P1 + Cosmicar 25/1.4

efix — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:52:20 +0000

As I already mentioned, I’ve slapped the little Cosmicar/Pentax 25mm f/1.4 C-mount lens onto my E-P1 again — and what can I say, I’m as thrilled again by this lens as I was the first, the second, the third and all consecutive times I used it. On the E-P1, it’s simply magical!

There’s something about the colours the way the lens renders them combined with the way the E-P1 reproduces them that make this special combination so unique. From all the lenses I’ve used on the E-P1, this is the one I enjoy the most — and yes, its [...]

Picture of the day | July 6th, 2011

efix — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:02:25 +0000

Gummy bears. And the joy of a little boy is complete

"Yummy gummy" | Olympus E-P1 + Cosmicar/Pentax 25/1.4 @ f/1.4, 1/100 sec, ISO 400

Picture of the day | July 3rd, 2011

efix — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 12:03:55 +0000

Emil has found a new favourite activity: climbing and lying down on top of the backrest of our sofa!

"Resting" | Olympus E-P1 + Cosmicar/Pentax 25/1.4 @ f/1.4, 1/125 sec, ISO 2000

I’ve put the little Cosmicar/Pentax 25/1.4 TV lens on the E-P1 again — this lens is just pure joy! I love its soft colour and contrast, the crazy bokeh, the inherent optical shortcomings … but I think I said that many times before already

Picture of the day (January 4, 2011)

efix — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 11:13:42 +0000

The first Potd post for this year!

I’ve been having some fun with my Cosmicar/Pentax 25/1.4 C-mount lens on the E-P1 again these past days. What an enjoyable combination, I had totally forgotton how much fun this was! Here’s a picture for you bokeh cravers

Olympus E-P1 + Cosmicar/Pentax 25/1.4 @ f/1.4, 1/15 sec, ISO 200

I really miss an option in the E-P1 to set a min. shutter speed before the next higher ISO value is chosen. Especially with legacy lenses which don’t communicate focal length information, the camera opts for [...]

Happy new year!

efix — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 12:32:27 +0000

Cheers! Here's to 2011! | Olympus E-P1 + Cosmicar/Pentax 25/1.4 @ f/1.4, 1/8 sec, ISO 200

That’s my wife, not me!

A happy new year to all the visitors of my website! 2010 has been a good year as concerns this blog, I’ve had a lot of fun writing about all sorts of camera related stuff, and sharing my passion for photography with you. I hope to get even more visitors in 2011, to be able to continue my work on this website and to bring you more news, thoughts [...]

Two new shots with the C/P 25/1.4

efix — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:05:10 +0000

Recently, I put the Cosmicar/Pentax 25mm f/1.4 C-mount TV-lens back on my E-P1, after not having used it for quite some time. I was instantly reminded what I loved about this lens so much: It’s a normal focal length, it has a fast initial aperture and it draws some unique pictures, with crazy swirly bokeh, great colours and great sharpness. Add to this the heavily blurred egdes and slight vignetting, and you get some really outstanding pictures – in the literal sense of the word.

The first picture shows a heap of branches that had been picked [...]

Picture of the day (June 11, 2010)

efix — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:10:22 +0000

Something I see (almost) every day – the water boiler next to my office. On the left: the switches for moving the window shutters on this floor.

Olympus E-P1 + Cosmicar/Pentax 25/1.4 @ f/1.4, 1/100 sec, ISO 320

I put the C/P 25/1.4 back on my E-P1 just for fun The b&w conversion was done in Lighroom 3 beta 2 using the “High contrast b&w” preset and adding some additional grain.

Another fan of the Pentax 25mm f/1.4 C-mount lens!

efix — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:07:12 +0000

Recently, dpreview Micro Four Thirds Talk forum user PhotoByRichard acquired a new, latest-version Pentax 25mm f/1.4 C-mount lens from B&H – essentially the same lens I’ve reviewed earlier this year.

Richard uses the lens on his GF1 and shared some great shots he took with the combo, as well as a link to a flickr slideshow featuring more of his work. He has a great eye for subjects and composition, and his work with this little lens is really outstanding!

I think I’m [...]

Article on CCTV lenses for MFT at The Phoblographer

efix — Thu, 06 May 2010 07:14:58 +0000

The Phoblographer has written a small article on CCTV lenses for Micro Four Thirds, mentioning, among others, the new Noktor 50/0.95 HyperPrime and the legendary Cosmicar/Pentax 25/1.4. They have also included a list of CCTV lenses which they recommend to any MFT user who likes to shoot manual.

Check it out here!