Cold mountain

Olympus E-P2 + Panasonic Lumix 20/1.7

Lines (II)

Olympus E-P2 + Olympus Zuiko 45/1.8

Lines (I)

Olympus E-P2 + Olympus Zuiko 45/1.8

We're almost there... (III)

Olympus E-P2 + Panasonic Lumix 20/1.7

We're almost there... (II)

Olympus E-P2 + Panasonic Lumix 14/2.5

We're almost there... (I)

Olympus E-P2 + Panasonic Lumix 14/2.5

Beautiful seconds

Wim Wenders said once: "Every photo is the first frame of a movie."
A one second video contains 24 photos.
Call me a sentimental fool, but I find this output of "The beauty of a second" project immensely beautiful.

One of these days, I have to start doing some video experimenting with my E-P2.

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Olympus E-P2 + Olympus Zuiko 45/1.8

At night (III): full moon

Olympus E-P2 + Panasonic Lumix 20/1.7

At night (II)

Olympus E-P2 + Panasonic Lumix 20/1.7

At night (I)

These photos were taken handheld at ISO 1600. Who said the EP-2 is not good for night photography? There is some digital grain, but it adds to the atmosphere. And the Olympus sensor stabilization system helps a lot. Having to use a tripod for these shots would be a nuisance for me.

Olympus E-P2 + Panasonic Lumix 14/2.5

Mountains

Olympus E-P2 + Panasonic Lumix 20/1.7

We leave tonight

Olympus E-P2 + Panasonic Lumix 14/2.5

"We gotta make a decision
We leave tonight or live and die this way"

Excerpt from "Fast car" by Tracy Chapman

Shadows and reflections

Olympus E-P2 + Olympus Zuiko 45/1.8

New lens

I am now the happy owner of an Olympus Zuiko 45mm f/1.8. All reviews are unanimous in considering this is an excellent lens with a moderate price. I agree.

Olympus E-P2 + Olympus Zuiko 45/1.8

Autumn (III)

Olympus E-P2 + Olympus Zuiko 45/1.8

Autumn (II)

Olympus E-P2 + Panasonic Lumix 20/1.7

Autumn (I)

Olympus E-P2 + Panasonic Lumix 20/1.7

The last flowers in the garden

Olympus E-P2 + Zeiss Sonar 135/2.8

Fly away

Olympus E-P2 + Zeiss Sonnar 135/2.8 + extension tube

Butterfly and flowers

I quite like this photo: the butterfly and the flowers seem to be made of the same material, almost as if both were artificial.

Olympus E-P2 + Zeiss Sonar 135/2.8

16:9

I originally composed these images in square format, using the E-P2's 6:6 live view framing. When processing the RAW files, I found the square composition was a bit dull and the photos disappointing. A couple of days later, I looked at the images again and decided to try 16:9. Now that's much, much better, I think.

I don't often see 16:9 format being used by most "serious" photographers. Maybe because it is associated to the digital age and has no correspondence to classic film camera formats (except APS-H, but that was never a "classic").

Olympus E-P2 + Zeiss Sonar 135/2.8 + extension tube

Mountain road

Olympus E-P2 + Panasonic Lumix 20/1.7

"V"

Olympus E-P2 + Panasonic Lumix 14/2.5

National Park

Olympus E-P2 + Panasonic Lumix 20/1.7

Crack

Olympus E-P2 + Panasonic Lumix 20/1.7

Green

Olympus E-P2 + Zeiss Sonnar 135/2.8

The end of summer (II)

Olympus E-P2 + Panasonic Lumix 20/1.7

The end of summer (I)

Olympus E-P2 + Panasonic Lumix 20/1.7

It's getting late, we should go back

Olympus E-P2 + Panasonic Lumix 20/1.7

Sunset with rainbow

Olympus E-P2 + Panasonic Lumix 20/1.7

Twilight with moon

Olympus E-P2 + Panasonic Lumix 20/1.7

Mountains

I'm back at work. And I wish I was somewhere else.

Olympus E-P2 + Panasonic Lumix 20/1.7

Composition

Olympus E-P2 + Panasonic Lumix 20/1.7

Flowers

Olympus E-P2 + Zeiss Sonnar 135/2.8 + extension tube

Alone (II)

Olympus E-P2 + Zeiss Sonnar 135/2.8 + extension tube

Alone (I)

Olympus E-P2 + Zeiss Sonnar 135/2.8 + extension tube

Vacation!

I´m on vacation now! There will be a few pre-scheduled posts along the rest of the month. See you all in September.

Olympus E-P2 + Panasonic Lumix 20/1.7

The good life

Olympus E-P2 + Panasonic Lumix 20/1.7

Remembering the time when I used a Pentax DSLR

I had not used my Pentax K10D for over a year. The Olympus E-P2 does everything I need, taking less space and weight. The only reason why I still considered using the Pentax was to enjoy my beloved Zeiss Planar 85/1.4, which I had converted from C/Y to M42 mount.

So recently I took the Pentax and the Zeiss out of the closet and took them on a weekend family trip. The K10D has excellent ergonomics and it was nice to feel it in my hands again. But after a while I became aware of the reasons why I am now enjoying a mirrorless camera system so much: small size/weight combined with a good electronic viewfinder with large image size and the possibility of magnification and live histogram display.

But the Zeiss Planar continues to produce beautiful images on the K10D. And yes, a 5 year old digital camera (with a decent sensor) is able to create images as good as last week’s model. It might have fewer pixels, no video mode, no live view, painfully slow frame rate, and awful noise above 400 ISO. But it takes nice pictures if you point it in the right direction and set the aperture properly. What else is really necessary?...

Pentax K10D + Zeiss Planar 85/1.4

Caged pigeon

Olympus E-P2 + Zeiss Sonnar 135/2.8

Insect

Olympus E-P2 + Zeiss Sonnar 135/2.8 + extension tube

I've never been particularly interested in insect photography. But when I seat in a garden with the Sonnar 135 attached to the E-P2, it is impossible to resist pointing it at any bug I see. It is actually a good exercise in composition, as the subject position and the type of background (colour, detail, etc) have to be carefully managed.

However, it is a bit frustrating posting the photos without properly identifying the insects. That might be a job for my retirement...

Lake (II)

Olympus E-P2 + Panasonic Lumix 14/2.5

Lake

We've been here before.

Olympus E-P2 + panasoinc Lumix 14/2.5