A few photos of classics tractors, lovingly maintained in Decatur, Texas.
OM-1, Zuiko 28mm f/2.8 (thanks, Gary!), Kodak Royal Gold 100. The light was
glorious that December day. Only drawback was a fierce gusting wind that
made it impractical to set up the tripod. Most exposures were around 1/250
(wind, no tripod), which compromised my depth of field in some shots.
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1005538&a=10757160
A couple of the scans don't do justice to the prints - I need to clean the
foggy schmumph off the underside of the scanner glass. It foiled the deep
blue skies and tonal range in a couple of images.
If I didn't know better I'd swear these pix had been taken with a Leica or
Contax lens...or a Zuiko. ;^) Of the Zuikos I've tried so far (which
aren't many - a 21/3.5, 50/1.8 SC and 75-150/4) this 28/2.8 has the best
balance of high resolution and contrast without losing tonal range, even
with Royal Gold. No polarizer or other filters used.
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Lex Jenkins
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