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Canon Image Challenge | all galleries >> Challenges From The Past >> 2012 Challenges >> CIC 70 - Not Rule Of Thirds (Hosted By Michael Kilpatrick) >> CIC 70 - Eligible > Flowers and grass
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26-JUN-2012 Najinsky

Flowers and grass

Guernsey, C.I.


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Canon Image Challenge01-Jul-2012 14:20
yes ken, your comment is so true! a beautiful floral peacock. i love it! shu
kchristian 01-Jul-2012 12:30
For some reason, this reminds me of a peacock! I like it. -- Ken
Canon Image Challenge27-Jun-2012 23:32
Thanks Jim and shu, much appreciated. Regards, -Najinsky
Canon Image Challenge27-Jun-2012 11:22
i love your "light rays" of grass leading the eye gently out of the frame! such a pretty shot! shu
Michael Kilpatrick27-Jun-2012 01:04
Thanks for those details Najinsky. I have seen the adapters with the aperture device on Ebay and I wondered how well they work. Oh well. I have an Olympus 45 mm f1.8 arriving today and that will pretty much complete my lens collection for the OM-D. Regards, Michael
Canon Image Challenge27-Jun-2012 00:55
Thanks Michael. There are lots of adapters for virtually all kinds of lenses, in this case it's a generic EF to M43 adapter for about $30. There are three types of adapter for CSCs;

Basic mount: which lets you mount the lens with no features. (cheapest)
Built in aperture: which are near useless (and cost a little more than the basic)
Electronic: which offer some automatic features and are very expensive.

M43 only has the first two at the moment. NEX have all three.

The basic mount just lets you mount the lens. You have to manual focus, the Aperture is electronic on EF lenses so you lose control of that and effectively shoot wide open.

I had one of these for my NEX-5N which I used with the Canon glass and it worked very well.

When I got the E-M5 I decided to go for one with a built in Aperture. Mistake. The Aperture sits just behind the rear element (which means you can't use EF-S like you can with the basic mount) and causes vignetting and poor bokeh.

The NEX has the third type available which has electronics to enable electronic Aperture control and lens Image stabilisation (for IS lenses). However, this is as rare as rocking horse droppings and the company that builds them have been swamped by demand. I've tried three times to get onto the waiting list without any joy. I'm hoping that eventually this type of adapter will be available for the M43.

As far as metering goes, that works just fine because it's driven by the light reaching the sensor, so shoot in P or A mode and it sets the shutter speed from the metering.

Because the Olympus has sensor based image stabilisation you can even get stabilised shots from non stabilised EF glass, although this works better for primes because you have to tell the IS what focal length you are using.

-Najinsky
Canon Image Challenge27-Jun-2012 00:49
Beautiful colors, and eye catching lines.

Jim
Canon Image Challenge26-Jun-2012 23:51
What adapter does it take to put that lens on that body? Paul
Michael Kilpatrick26-Jun-2012 23:10
Lots of interesting lines here. I'm really impressed by the thought that has gone into this, and by the result. Regards, Michael
By the way, you obviously have an adaptor for your Canon lens on the OM-D. How much of the normal functioning (af, auto exposure etc) do you lose?