Re: OT GESO - Olympus 17mm 1.8

2013-04-16 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sun, Apr 14, 2013, Derby Chang wrote: > > I was instantly fond of this lens > http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/04/17/index.html The 17mm's actually an F2.8 lens, right? I had the 20mm/1.7 with my Panasonic G3, and if there had been even a smidgen more macro capability, I might have put

Re: OT GESO - Olympus 17mm 1.8

2013-04-14 Thread Peter McIntosh
No - Sydney. Ciao, Pete Mac in Melbourne (ex-Sydney) On 14 April 2013 12:47, Tim Bray wrote: > Is that Melbourne? -T > > On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 4:11 PM, Derby Chang wrote: >> >> I was instantly fond of this lens >> >> http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/04/17/index.html >> >> -- >> >> der.

Re: OT GESO - Olympus 17mm 1.8

2013-04-14 Thread Larry Colen
On Apr 14, 2013, at 2:47 PM, Derby Chang wrote: > > And I have to agree with the three of you. My best piece of photo gear is the > X key on Lightroom, and I should use it harder. Mark! > The lens is still a beauty, I promise. > > Thanks for looking > > > > On 15/04/2013 12:21 AM, Bob S

Re: OT GESO - Olympus 17mm 1.8

2013-04-14 Thread Derby Chang
And I have to agree with the three of you. My best piece of photo gear is the X key on Lightroom, and I should use it harder. The lens is still a beauty, I promise. Thanks for looking On 15/04/2013 12:21 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Derby, I have to agree with Paul and John. Images are a bit s

Re: OT GESO - Olympus 17mm 1.8

2013-04-14 Thread Bob Sullivan
Derby, I have to agree with Paul and John. Images are a bit soft, out of focus? Not up to your usual standards. Is it you or the lens? Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 6:37 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Most seem a bit soft, but it may be due to motion blur in some cases. Based > on this s

Re: OT GESO - Olympus 17mm 1.8

2013-04-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
Most seem a bit soft, but it may be due to motion blur in some cases. Based on this small web-size sample, I'm certainly not blown away by the lens, but I do enjoy Derby's photography. What's not to like about pretty girls? On Apr 14, 2013, at 3:12 AM, John Coyle wrote: > Is it me or are most

RE: OT GESO - Olympus 17mm 1.8

2013-04-14 Thread John Coyle
Is it me or are most of the images a little out of focus? John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Derby Chang Sent: Sunday, 14 April 2013 9:11 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: OT GESO - Olympus 17mm 1.8 I was ins

Re: OT GESO - Olympus 17mm 1.8

2013-04-13 Thread Tim Bray
Is that Melbourne? -T On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 4:11 PM, Derby Chang wrote: > > I was instantly fond of this lens > > http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/04/17/index.html > > -- > > der...@iinet.net.au > http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net

RE: OT GESO - Olympus 17mm 1.8

2013-04-13 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Love 'em all, especially that last one! You could be shooting with a plastic lensed disposable camera and you'd very shooting all winners, Derby. But that is an impressive looking lens... Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Derby Chang Sent: April 13, 2013 4/13/13 To: "Pentax-Discuss

Re: OT GESO - Olympus 17mm 1.8

2013-04-13 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 14/4/13, Derby Chang, discombobulated, unleashed: > >I was instantly fond of this lens > >http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/13/04/17/index.html Impressive! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion -- _