Who Likes Olympus Half-Frame SLRs?

[drmoss_ca]

"Yeah, that'll buff out"!

I have a 72 year friend who is wondering whether to take on this place as a project, to save what was one of the province's beautiful farmhouses. I am trying to save her from herself!

 

[ciniframe]

I’m 72 and it’s hard enough to keep up on the maintenance of my own home that was built in 1992! To figure the difficulty of a job I estimate the time and money it will take and then multiple by 4 for both the time and money.
Photography angle; the same rule goes for getting a good print in the darkroom. Waste basket full of ‘test prints’.

 

[Huss]

Olympus Pen-FV, 100mm/f3.5, Kentmere 400 at 640, Diafine and one strobe:



Reminds me so much of Ruben's satyr!

Excellent! On another note, Kentmere 400 really is great film. Anyone complaining about high film prices - just buy Kentmere.

 

[drmoss_ca]

I was quite happy with my first roll of Kentmere 400, so I guess I should start on the bulk roll of Kentmere 100 soon. Shamefully I haven't been able to get out to take more photos on the old Acros 100 I currently have loaded through a combination of shingles and bad weather. But I've a few more of the desirable residence next door to show you first!

Gingerbread

 

[drmoss_ca]

Just for fun, I had two Pen Fs apart today. I have one good one but it's viewfinder is dirty, one with a dirty finder and the film take-up spool is really stiff (film will tear rather than rewind as it is so hard to turn), and one jammed solid parts camera.
So I too the parts camera apart first as there was nothing to lose. Got the top and bottom off, removed and cleaned a mirror under the top housing, and cleaned the surfaces of two prisms I could get at (to get at their other sides would have meant a much bigger job). Got it back together, but had to re-solder the flash sync connection as I was careless taking the top off. Result: viewfinder markedly improved, but of course the camera is still broken.
Moved onto the stiff one. Used a drop of lighter fluid at each end of the film take-up spool and it became much easier to turn. Could have done that without undoing anything, but I decided to do the same thing on the viewfinder as before. Didn't really make much improvement there, perhaps the dirt is on the surfaces I can't get at. Kept the flash wire attached this time, and managed to re-assemble and all is working.
I don't think I'm brave enough to do the one good working model (with the dirty finder), or maybe I'll practice again on the parts camera and get a bit deeper into the prisms first.

 

[drmoss_ca]

But where?

 

[MattKing]

I like your photos.
Relatively speaking, do you find you are taking more portrait orientation shots with the Pen then with a full frame camera?

 

[drmoss_ca]

Thank you! Probably more than usual, but it's only a small camera even the brim of my winter hat doesn't interfere with upending it for a landscape view. And I can't say about the F6 when I want a portrait view!

 

[drmoss_ca]

Master bedroom


Pen-FV, 42/1.2/ Rollei Retro 80S, Diafine.

 

[drmoss_ca]

A different viewpoint of the same gable of the abandoned house:

 

[drmoss_ca]

Mice?

 

[Sirius Glass]

Mice?

Cozy fixer upper needs a little TLC. Close to nature and wildlife.

 

[drmoss_ca]

Underbody inspection:


Pen-FV, 42/1.2, Rollei Retro 80S, Diafine

 

[drmoss_ca]

Pippa's Jeep


Pen-FV, 42/1.2, Acros 100, Diafine.

 

[drmoss_ca]

Thomas's favoured mode of transport:


Pen-FV, 42/1.2, Acros 100, Diafine

I've moved on to full frame for a bit, so there will now be a short intermission (or a long one, depending on how the mood strikes me!)

 

[Huss]

I see your Olympus, and raise you an Agat 18K

 

[drmoss_ca]

Spasibo, tovarishch!

 

[Huss]

Olympus Pen FT, Zuiko 40mm 1.4, Fuji C200

 

[flavio81]

I just repaired my Olympus Pen D (32mm f1.9 lens)

Surprisingly a broken spring is all what it took to completely jam the camera shutter. Now i'm taking my first roll. The selenium meter is still accurate and works fine. The shutter is very smooth; i'm liking the experience.

 

[Huss]

More Pen FT w 40 1.4

 

[Huss]

 

[Cholentpot]

More Pen FT w 40 1.4

Oooh

Ahhh

 

[drmoss_ca]

These all look great. The tiny negative appreciates the relative smoothness of C-41 films.

 

[Huss]

These all look great. The tiny negative appreciates the relative smoothness of C-41 films.

200% enlargement from this "tiny negative":



Original scene that the above crop was taken from:



Of note - this is from a 72dpi export! Not a 300dpi that I would print from!!! The Olympus 40mm 1.4 lens on the Pen FT is truly amazing.

 

[Huss]

As above: