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Monday, 26 April 2010

Nikkor 50mm F1.2

A short section of video showing the differences between F1.2 & F16 with the Nikkor 50mm f1.2 lens.

Friday, 29 January 2010

Novoflex Nikon G > m4/3 adapter

I now have the Novoflex adapter for Nikon to m4/3 with aperture adjustment for lenses without aperture rings, such as the Nikon G series.

Firstly its very well made and very simple to fit.

There is a blue ring close to the camera end that lets you adjust the aperture steplessly.

There's not much travel in it so a fairly small turn can get you from the widest to the smallest aperture quite quickly.

There's also no indication of what aperture you're selecting, so this is very much a process of guesswork and looking at the screen or EVF to judge the depth of field.

However in practice in works very well. I'm using it with a Nikon 55-200MM F4.5-5.6 AF-S VR DX lens and its reasonably easy to use hand held & very easy to use to use on a tripod.

It does of course open up the possibility of all sorts of Nikon and 3rd. party Nikon fit lenses being able to be used with m4/3.

I'm pleased with it - its simpler to use than I thought. Though not cheap.

Friday, 15 January 2010

NIKON D3X > LEICA M9

nikon D3X
Originally uploaded by soundimageplus

After a while using the Leica M9, my decision to replace the D3X with it is looking better and better. Over the past few days I have been editing a lot of D3X pictures from the summer. While the camera undoubtedly produces excellent images, the M9 files are sharper, and much "punchier" out of the camera. I used the D3X for my high-end picture library work & never made use of its higher ISO capabilities, so the Leica
gives me what I need. All in a lighter smaller package.