Showing posts with label micro 4/3. Show all posts
Showing posts with label micro 4/3. Show all posts

Friday, August 15, 2014

Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II Lens Review


Good Reach, Sharp Images

By HWPhoto from Greenville, SC on 8/15/2014

 

4out of 5

Pros: Fast / accurate auto-focus, Lightweight, Nice Bokeh, Easily Interchangeable

Cons: Poor in Low Light, Not Waterproof, Weaker Construction

Best Uses: Wildlife Photos, Macro Photography

Describe Yourself: Semi-pro Photographer

I am having good success with photographing butterflies, dragonflies, and other insects with this lens.

(legalese)

Sunday, June 22, 2014

FOTGA Extension Tube DG for micro 4/3rd camera Review

I purchased the FOTGA 10 and 16 mm set of extension tubes from Amazon recently. I have used these with my 4/3rd 50-200 mm F2.8-F3.5 Telephoto and 4/3rds 50 mm F2.0 lenses. I use these on an Olympus OMD-EM1. These lenses must be used with the 4/3rds to micro 4/3rds adapter which already adds about 26mm of extension to the lenses. For the 50mm F2.0 lens, here is some rough focusing distance values:

50mm F2.0 with 26 mm 4/3rds/micro 4/3rds adapter: Closest focusing distance: 5"
with FOTGA 10 mm extension tube: Closest focusing distance: 4"
with FOTGA 16 mm extension tube: Closest focusing distance: 3.5"
with FOTGA 10 and 16 mm extension tubes: Closest focusing distance: 3"

Again these are rough measurements.

I like the results of the images with the adapters and will post some images at a later date. These are fairly cheap extension tubes but appear to be fairly well made. Having auto focus when using the extension tubes is a plus.

Update: I have used these for a couple of months now. The fit seems a little loose, but there are no problems with light leaks  or functionality. I can still recommend them.

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Cosmicar Television Lens on OMD-EM1

I have had a Cosmicar video lens for quite some time. I never have used it for anything. I decided to purchase a C-mount adapter for micro 4/3rds and try it on my EM-1. It fits perfectly and works. Here are the specs for the lens:

Cosmicar Television Lens
25mm 1:1.4
Min Aperture 16
Focus 22ft to Infinity

It actually focuses a lot closer, maybe 15" on the EM-1.

I got my adapter from: C mount to micro 4/3 rds adapter

I had no problems attaching the lens to the adapter. No problems attaching the adapter to the camera. No I can get some use out of the lens.