My G1 arrived! - Page 2

Trius · 03-04-2009

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Originally Posted by dcsang

LI'm trying to imagine the "fun" but I don't know..

Dave

Dave: No fair comparing to six months with J ...

Hey, will someone please make a decent wrist strap for the thing???

back alley · 03-04-2009

i'm using a luigi strap on mine, works great!

dcsang · 03-04-2009

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Originally Posted by Trius

Dave: No fair comparing to six months with J ...

Hey, will someone please make a decent wrist strap for the thing???

Oh Earl.. if I was comparing to six months with J I would have said "I'm trying hard to imagine the BLISS"

Dave

back alley · 03-04-2009

j ?

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dcsang · 03-04-2009

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Originally Posted by back alley

j ?

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Ya Joe..
her name is Josee (I don't have my French language keyboard so I'm missing an accent over the first "e").

Here she is in a bikini on our recent trip to the Dominican - (shot with the GR Digital II

)

Cheers,
Dave

back alley · 03-04-2009

one of my wives was named josie...

yours is quite the looker

joe

ampguy · 03-04-2009

that we are not following the rule of thirds in this image. Perhaps I have been reading too many photo books.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dcsang

Ya Joe..
her name is Josee (I don't have my French language keyboard so I'm missing an accent over the first "e").

Here she is in a bikini on our recent trip to the Dominican - (shot with the GR Digital II

)

Cheers,
Dave

Gordon Coale · 03-04-2009

Quote:

Hey, will someone please make a decent wrist strap for the thing???

Trius,

I do: http://www.electricedge.com/gordy_s_...-lug/index.htm

shimo-kitasnap · 03-04-2009

speaking of 24mm super taks, um.....anyone wante the original pentax case for it? I sold a 24/3.5 a few years ago and forgot that i had the case to it and now have an empty case.

So how's the electronic vf compared to say a rebel xsi's vf? I kind of wish I had kept my M mounts now that people can use them on this new G1. If i'm worng correct me, but isn't using any lens for 35mm on the G1 goind to double it's effective focal length? I was swayed away from purchasing an oly e420 becuase the focal lengths were all doubled and they had nothing fast and wide that wasn't super huge or super expensive.

djonesii · 03-05-2009

Shimo ....

Yes, all doubled. The fast wides live in the for the moment cheap cine lens world. You lose around 15% or so of the pixels due to vignetting is 3:2, and very few at most apertures in 16:9

I have taken a few nice images with the Kodak 25mm cine lens, and am diligently looking for a 12.5 mm, this will give me effectively a fast 25 and 50mm setup. The 40mm CV 1.4 in M mount gives pleasing results.

Many on this forum say that the lenses loose some of their character relative to an RD1 or an M8, however, for the price, I'm a half full kind of guy and say that the lenses have a much nicer drawing ability than the kit lens!

With the economy, I find it hard to justify an M8, where as I can indulge my gear obsession at the $150 level with Cine lenses!

Dave

KEH · 03-08-2009

Can't resist jumping in again. Shot this morning at the Dupont Circle farmer's market, G1 with CV40/1.4 SC. Without 40mm framelines I was never very happy with this lens, but it seems to shine on the G1.

Cheers,
Kirk

Trius · 03-08-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gordon Coale

Trius,

I do: http://www.electricedge.com/gordy_s_...-lug/index.htm

Gordy -- My tongue was firmly in my cheek, sans emoticon.

I have one of your (superb) straps on my 35SP, and will order a couple more once I get off my fat arse.

Burkey · 03-09-2009

Kirk - thanks for posting the image. Very nice indeed. I'm still waiting for my adapters to arrive but my 40/1.4 will most likely be the first lens I try on my G1.
By the way, how fast was the focusing process for you?
. . . Burkey

KEH · 03-10-2009

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Originally Posted by Burkey

Kirk - thanks for posting the image. Very nice indeed. I'm still waiting for my adapters to arrive but my 40/1.4 will most likely be the first lens I try on my G1.
By the way, how fast was the focusing process for you?
. . . Burkey

Thanks. You can get pretty good at manual focus. Just eyeballing it through the viewfinder is possible, but a little hit or miss a wider aptertures. I find that I do the 2-button press sequence while raising the camera to the eye, so it is zoomed when I look through the vf. Focus is then quick and precise. Zooming stops and framing can begin when you half-press the shutter.

Kirk

Burkey · 03-10-2009

Thanks, Kirk. I'm particuarly interested in any focusing issues using the CV lenses.
. . . Burkey

pbhome · 03-11-2009

From my experience, I think manual focus is much easier than trying to focus on SLR/DSLR.

So far, I have not missed any, yet. Here's a list of lens that I tried:
- M42 CZJ 135mm f/3.5
- K-mount SMC-FA 77mm f/1.8
- K-mount SMC-A 50mm f/1.4
- M-mount Summicron-C 40mm f/2.0
- LTM CV Ultron 35mm f/1.7
- LTM CV Heliar 15mm f/4.5

Here's an example of SMC-FA 77mm f/1.8 at F2.0

Burkey · 03-12-2009

pbhome - nice image. Have you found focusing to be easy and quick to do? I just got an email saying that my adapters are in route. 'Very much looking forward to using them.
. . . Burkey

helenhill · 03-12-2009

FAB Fleur shot, Cindy
The G1& the Summarex Rocks...Beautiful

Cheers-H

pbhome · 03-12-2009

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Originally Posted by Burkey

pbhome - nice image. Have you found focusing to be easy and quick to do? I just got an email saying that my adapters are in route. 'Very much looking forward to using them.
. . . Burkey

Burkey,

Thanks.

For me, the focus is easy, and quick (I hardly need to zoom in for focus.) It is comparable with manual focusing. I would say the speed is between a rangefinder and a SLR. Even though it is slower than a Leica rangefinder, it is more accurate especially with fast tele lens.

-PB

Burkey · 03-12-2009

PB - thanks for the quick reply. I appreciate your help.
. . . Burkey