Chris Dodkin
West Coast Correspondent
X-Pro1 and 18mm Lens
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X-Pro1 and 18mm Lens
Julian de'Courcy
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Another fine pic Chris. He obviously had important business and did not notice you.
Pete Askew
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She looks like quite slim to me. Oh, I see! 
I do like the composition in this Chris.
I do like the composition in this Chris.
Chris Dodkin
West Coast Correspondent
Thanks Julian - nothing like heading to the beach to spend all day on your smartphone.
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She looks like quite slim to me. Oh, I see!
I do like the composition in this Chris.
Thanks Pete - couldn't resist another shot with an iconic lifeguard tower
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Nihat Iyriboz
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Wonderful, inviting colors, Chris.
Chris Dodkin
West Coast Correspondent
Wonderful, inviting colors, Chris.
Thanks Nihat - I did add a little skylight filter to warm it up - otherwise the blue from the sky made it a touch cold, which didn't seem to suit the scene
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Nihat Iyriboz
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Make sense, Chris.
I asked Pete regarding utilizing a digital body for my Zuiko lenses for color images. His recommendations were Leica and X-Pro 1. I have been enjoying the X-Pro 1 images of yours. I spoke with a supplier, I am told that this camera is designed to perform best with its lenses. In the digital realm the light needs to hit the sensor with 90 degree angle whereas the film lenses will bring the light to the sensor with an angle. So, its best to use digital lenses for digital cameras. Yet, I was not able to receive information regarding the level quality loss with film lenses, as the rep believed this is a subjective issue. Do you have any experience with film lenses on your camera?
I asked Pete regarding utilizing a digital body for my Zuiko lenses for color images. His recommendations were Leica and X-Pro 1. I have been enjoying the X-Pro 1 images of yours. I spoke with a supplier, I am told that this camera is designed to perform best with its lenses. In the digital realm the light needs to hit the sensor with 90 degree angle whereas the film lenses will bring the light to the sensor with an angle. So, its best to use digital lenses for digital cameras. Yet, I was not able to receive information regarding the level quality loss with film lenses, as the rep believed this is a subjective issue. Do you have any experience with film lenses on your camera?
Pete Askew
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I think that supplier could do with finding a book on the the basics of optics!
There is no reason why a lens designed for a film camera shouldn't work well on a digital camera. Providing the distance behind the lens is adequate and you can focus to infinity (and even if not) many of the better designs will produce stunning results. Wide angle lenses cause the biggest problems especially with range finder designs. Leica solved the problem by using angled micro-lenses at the edges of the sensor and standard ones towards the centre. Fuji may do something similar as well as using processing algorithms related to the specific lens in use (Hasselblad took this approach with their very wide angle optics in the H4/H5. The actual physical performance of the various lenses will vary but is an objective measure. Whether that translates into an attractive quality is subjective. Hamish has a lot of experience of using heritage glass on NEX and similar cameras and some of the 'defects' translate into beautiful imagery. Having lenses that were designed for the camera allows corrections to be made in software for any optical defects. In some ways, many of the older, high quality optics are actually optically superior in design as such corrections couldn't be made. This is often reflected in the price.
I suggested using a Leica or a Fuji based on the knowledge that you use an M7 to great effect. But maybe an SLR would be attractive. Julian could probably advise on the Olympus route and other makes could function with the right adapter.
There is no reason why a lens designed for a film camera shouldn't work well on a digital camera. Providing the distance behind the lens is adequate and you can focus to infinity (and even if not) many of the better designs will produce stunning results. Wide angle lenses cause the biggest problems especially with range finder designs. Leica solved the problem by using angled micro-lenses at the edges of the sensor and standard ones towards the centre. Fuji may do something similar as well as using processing algorithms related to the specific lens in use (Hasselblad took this approach with their very wide angle optics in the H4/H5. The actual physical performance of the various lenses will vary but is an objective measure. Whether that translates into an attractive quality is subjective. Hamish has a lot of experience of using heritage glass on NEX and similar cameras and some of the 'defects' translate into beautiful imagery. Having lenses that were designed for the camera allows corrections to be made in software for any optical defects. In some ways, many of the older, high quality optics are actually optically superior in design as such corrections couldn't be made. This is often reflected in the price.
I suggested using a Leica or a Fuji based on the knowledge that you use an M7 to great effect. But maybe an SLR would be attractive. Julian could probably advise on the Olympus route and other makes could function with the right adapter.
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