I purchased an Olympus OM 21mm f/2.0 lens for my OM-4 a few months back and have loved it on the film camera. This lens is special (in my opinion) as its a) tiny b) great quality and c) the fastest super wide you can get this side of a $5k Leica.
Last night was the first time I mounted it on a Canon (5D Mark II) and thought I’d test a Zuiko lens characteristic of close focusing…
Attack of the sea monster.
I took two shots of this couple. Despite the title, this was actually the first image. It was only when they had finished and started to move up higher on the hill that I grabbed the second shot as I was walking away (I posted that image yesterday). So many simple things we take for granted.
Tri-X in Xtol
This is Rio… I had four exposures of Velvia 50 left in my camera – but had accidentally set the camera to 220 film (instead of 120). The film advance wind was extremely stiff to turn so I figured I may be looking at a ruined roll of film (or scratched or whatever). At the very best I guessed I’d have lost a couple of images so I just wanted to finish the roll off and rattled through four shots of Rio. I got it developed and it turns …
The final shot I wanted to share from my Yellowstone trip. I took one shot of an elk up close and this ended up being one of my favourites. I’d love for anyone who has a few mins to spare to swing by the full series on my gallery.
Fuji Neopan 100 Acros in DDX
Final three Bison portraits I’d like to share. They really are magnificent creatures – quite surreal to think that there were once 10’s of millions roaming the N.American grasslands. They were hunted to the brink of extinction but have since rebounded somewhat. Still, only 10’s of thousands now remain.
Last colour images I intend to share from my Yellowstone trip (the rest are B&W)… Shot 5 rolls of film and have what I feel like are some good keepers, so overall pleased (although overall, the hit rate was lower than with B&W).
Fujichrome Velvia 50, lab developed
