Author Topic: first shots with the olympus 12mm f2 lens on the e-p1 (Read 10517 times)

cosinaphile · « **on:** July 21, 2011, 11:00:26 PM »

i am tremendously impressed with this lens , its tack sharpness, solid color and contrast , it superb damped manual focus action and 90 degree turn makes focus by wire seem a distant bsad dream

the af is quite fast on the ep1 but seems to focus past what i wished to be in focus... not always , it was dark out,will check out in daytime .
however....its snappy ....[ pun intended]...... ill have to test further

fit and finish are a dream..... its solid metal dense but not too heavy....all marking are engraved
this is how all lenses should be made....olympus deserves an award for this gem...
splurged on a b&w filter to protect this baby digital filter in silver

together its stunning on the ep1 ... much smaller than i thought it would be
taxi is af ed thru a plate glass window
subway and diner shots were manually focused, smooth and natural
...every bit as satisifying and tactile as an old school legacy gem , to me

2 shot of the lens shot w the pentax 110 18mm on the ep1

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pentax 110 18mm on the ep1

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pentax 110 18mm on the ep1

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first shots with the 12mm f2 olympus on the ep1 [iso 800, f 2, 1\30 sec, bias -1]

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first shots with the 12mm f2 olympus on the ep1 [iso 640 f 2 , 1\15 sec. bias -.07]

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first shots with the 12mm f2 olympus on the ep1 [iso 640 1\30 sec., bias -0.7]

adash · « **Reply #1 on:** July 21, 2011, 11:22:31 PM »

Amazing lens! Amazing finish and a great lens!
Enjoy!

rogerml · « **Reply #2 on:** July 22, 2011, 12:26:01 AM »

Congrats, cosinaphile! I hear you, loud and clear. & I'm just all envy here. This gem hasn't landed on these shores yet, and nobody are able to tell when it will. You were able to find a B+W UV/Haze in silver (to fit the lens)? Didn't even knew those existed. Hey, be good to that baby, man, it's precious.

lisandra · « **Reply #3 on:** July 22, 2011, 12:42:47 AM »

More samples! Personally I want something at minimum focusing distance at f4. I know that's not the lens purpose. I don't care.

rcferraris · « **Reply #4 on:** July 22, 2011, 12:47:17 AM »

nice fotos
could you post iso aperture and shutter setting with it?

acidfood · « **Reply #5 on:** July 22, 2011, 12:51:23 AM »

can we get a picture of it ON the E-P1 pretty please?

voyager · « **Reply #6 on:** July 22, 2011, 01:03:48 AM »

Those photos all look beautiful.

cosinaphile · « **Reply #7 on:** July 22, 2011, 01:04:51 AM »

IT IN THE GALLERY

ILL DO THE TEST AT F4 and min focus position today

voyager · « **Reply #8 on:** July 22, 2011, 01:08:39 AM »

You know, we don't have a Lens Sample Photo Archive thread for this lens yet.

cosinaphile · « **Reply #9 on:** July 22, 2011, 01:15:41 AM »

Quote from: voyager on July 22, 2011, 01:08:39 AM

You know, we don't have a Lens Sample Photo Archive thread for this lens yet.

i will post min focus distance samples and same subj \diff f stops etc here so you may use this thread as a basis for it

cosinaphile · « **Reply #10 on:** July 22, 2011, 01:19:23 AM »

Quote from: acidfood on July 22, 2011, 12:51:23 AM

can we get a picture of it ON the E-P1 pretty please?

i put one in the gallery but didnt link it here ...here it is..

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gx-200 @ 15mm[72mm equiv] iso 64 1\68 sec. f 4.4
pixel peep this gx 200 shot to see ricoh enthusist point and shoot quality , im "wow" every time i look, its sharp like the oly 12mm

voyager · « **Reply #11 on:** July 22, 2011, 01:25:09 AM »

http://e-p1.net/lens-sample-photo-archive/olympus-12mm-f2-lens-samples/

Here's the thread for any you want to post on it.

cosinaphile · « **Reply #12 on:** July 22, 2011, 01:39:16 AM »

Quote from: rcferraris on July 22, 2011, 12:47:17 AM

nice fotos
could you post iso aperture and shutter setting with it?

done.... reflected in the discriptions

cosinaphile · « **Reply #13 on:** July 22, 2011, 02:42:13 AM »

Quote from: lisandra on July 22, 2011, 12:42:47 AM

More samples! Personally I want something at minimum focusing distance at f4. I know that's not the lens purpose. I don't care.

heres a quick one
a lens test series test will follow

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oly 12mm @f4 iso 200 dof test closest focus mf

Em5 Pete · « **Reply #14 on:** July 22, 2011, 04:31:19 AM »

♞I'd say, Olympus has a winner fast semi ultra wide.♞

lisandra · « **Reply #15 on:** July 22, 2011, 06:44:16 AM »

Quote from: cosinaphile on July 22, 2011, 02:42:13 AM

Quote from: lisandra on July 22, 2011, 12:42:47 AM
More samples! Personally I want something at minimum focusing distance at f4. I know that's not the lens purpose. I don't care.

heres a quick one
a lens test series test will follow

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oly 12mm @f4 iso 200 dof test closest focus mf

thank you for that. It looks amazing. Rich creamy bokeh. Super Sharp.nice contrast. A keeper for sure.

cosinaphile · « **Reply #16 on:** July 22, 2011, 07:42:49 AM »

yes , I'll be keeping this lens..... you can bet on it

.... its quality is commeasurate with the original pen e-p1 camera, two years on, and my pen finally has the lens it was meant to be used with ....olympus has regained my greatest respect.

adash · « **Reply #17 on:** July 22, 2011, 07:56:35 AM »

12mm F/2....I want to see it turned over on a macro bellow!

jap · « **Reply #18 on:** July 22, 2011, 09:11:21 AM »

Nice shots! I love how that ED lens element carries the sharpness to the corners/edges. I hope Oly ZD continues using ED lens elements with all their WA primes---something they hardly ever did in the OM days.

cosinaphile · « **Reply #19 on:** July 22, 2011, 10:19:53 AM »

Quote from: adash on July 22, 2011, 07:56:35 AM

12mm F/2....I want to see it turned over on a macro bellow!

is there a macro bellows for the ep1 or something adaptable/ that would be trippy

adash · « **Reply #20 on:** July 22, 2011, 10:51:22 AM »

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is there a macro bellows for the ep1 or something adaptable/ that would be trippy

M-42 works well for me. I've been using some lenses in reverse too, the Pentax kit lens (18-55) being the shortest focal length so far, so I thought maybe that one will rock in terms of magnification....

cosinaphile · « **Reply #21 on:** July 22, 2011, 11:03:52 AM »

how could i mount a m 43 on m 42 ?

cosinaphile · « **Reply #22 on:** July 22, 2011, 11:11:59 AM »

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iso 640 f 2 1\20 sec. bias -0.7
i didnt notice the antics of the little girl when i took the shot ,lol
but she may have seen the camera , perhaps

adash · « **Reply #23 on:** July 22, 2011, 11:17:56 AM »

Quote from: cosinaphile on July 22, 2011, 11:03:52 AM

how could i mount a m 43 on m 42 ?

I'm gonna start a separate thread about this soon, in order not to hijack yours.

jap · « **Reply #24 on:** July 22, 2011, 11:23:02 AM »

Quote from: cosinaphile on July 22, 2011, 11:11:59 AM

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iso 640 f 2 1\20 sec. bias -0.7
i didnt notice the antics of the little girl when i took the shot ,lol
but she may have seen the camera , perhaps

I always thought this lens would make a great street/candid lens. Even without IS, one should be able to handhold it down to 1/15 seconds. As far as exposure values (EV) are concerned, this makes it functionally equivalent to a 17.5/1.4 lens! (That is to say, 17.5/1.4 at 1/30 has same EV as 12/2 at 1/15.)

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