Half Frame camera pictures (updated 18/6/09)
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Half Frame camera pictures (updated 18/6/09)
I finally found the batch of pictures I took years ago with my dad's camera.
The camera is an Olympus Pen-FT half frame camera, it uses half a frame of 35mm film, so on a roll of 24 it'll take 48 pictures.
The camera. It has a nice fast lens for action shots.
Size comparison with a Canon SD800. It's not that big but it's surprisingly heavy.
Riding on the log bridge
Flying off the end of a bridge
More log riding
The camera is an Olympus Pen-FT half frame camera, it uses half a frame of 35mm film, so on a roll of 24 it'll take 48 pictures.
The camera. It has a nice fast lens for action shots.
Size comparison with a Canon SD800. It's not that big but it's surprisingly heavy.
Riding on the log bridge
Flying off the end of a bridge
More log riding
Last edited by aerius on 2009-06-18 07:33pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: Half Frame camera pictures (more biking action!)
Overexposure is bad .
You also had a pretty closed F-stop, what were you doing while taking the shots, positioning yourself or just pointing/pausing and taking a snapshot?
Looks like some awesome riding, I'll need to hire a bike whenever i'm in Canada/Toronto next time to do that. (Last time I went was in the states/Switzerland)
You also had a pretty closed F-stop, what were you doing while taking the shots, positioning yourself or just pointing/pausing and taking a snapshot?
Looks like some awesome riding, I'll need to hire a bike whenever i'm in Canada/Toronto next time to do that. (Last time I went was in the states/Switzerland)
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Re: Half Frame camera pictures (more biking action!)
Well, yeah, I blew out the 2nd picture big time since it was a quick & dirty shot.
I think the biking ones are overexposed by about half a stop judging by the histograms I saw in Photoshop when I was cropping them, I was too lazy to fix them up. I don't remember how I was taking the pictures to be honest, it was at least 5 years ago and I can't remember that far back. Hell, if the pictures weren't labeled I wouldn't even know where I took them.
I think the biking ones are overexposed by about half a stop judging by the histograms I saw in Photoshop when I was cropping them, I was too lazy to fix them up. I don't remember how I was taking the pictures to be honest, it was at least 5 years ago and I can't remember that far back. Hell, if the pictures weren't labeled I wouldn't even know where I took them.
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Re: Half Frame camera pictures (more biking action!)
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Re: Half Frame camera pictures (more biking action!)
Fixed for you .J wrote:My husband has girly .
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Re: Half Frame camera pictures (more biking action!)
I've been scanning my old film photos from time to time, here's a few more from over the years which were taken with the Pen FT. Click on them to see the Flikr page for the bigger versions.
These are from Meramec Caverns in Missouri, taken on a visit to my cousin nearly 15 years ago.
Ottawa, where I went for university. These are from around 10 years ago.
Mountain bike photos, probably from around 8-10 years ago.
These are from Meramec Caverns in Missouri, taken on a visit to my cousin nearly 15 years ago.
Ottawa, where I went for university. These are from around 10 years ago.
Mountain bike photos, probably from around 8-10 years ago.
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Re: Half Frame camera pictures (updated 18/6/09)
Cavern photos are PRETTY. Lake shot is nice, which one is it? Bike shots are very weak technically, blurry and crazy grain, the second shot is salvagable, but i'd delete the first. A flash might be a useful investment for making the action shots "pop" in shady light.
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Re: Half Frame camera pictures (updated 18/6/09)
And dead easy to do, just need a fast lens or really steady hands.DEATH wrote:Cavern photos are PRETTY.
Pink Lake in Gatineau Park, just across the river from Ottawa.Lake shot is nice, which one is it?
I'm not sure what happened on the first one, the timing was great though, I got him at the highest point of the jump.Bike shots are very weak technically, blurry and crazy grain, the second shot is salvagable, but i'd delete the first.
And how am I supposed to carry all that stuff 10 miles into the woods on my bike without breaking it? And then get everyone to wait 5 minutes while I unpack everything and setup for the shot? Ain't happening. We don't get paid to pose for pictures, I have to be ready & setup to get the pictures when they happen, which means pull camera out of pocket, remove lenscap, focus, meter, click. Pocket to picture in 30 seconds or less. Any slower and I'm not going to get any pictures.A flash might be a useful investment for making the action shots "pop" in shady light.
Found another decent one. Downhill skateboarding. This one was done by following behind my friend on my bike to get the motion blur on the pavement.
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Re: Half Frame camera pictures (updated 18/6/09)
Or if you're visiting some really pretty caverns/natural sights .aerius wrote:And dead easy to do, just need a fast lens or really steady hands.DEATH wrote:Cavern photos are PRETTY.
Heh, I was wondering if it was one of the ones I kayaked in last time I was in Canada (Which was when I met you and the older doofus ).Pink Lake in Gatineau Park, just across the river from Ottawa.Lake shot is nice, which one is it?
Camera couldn't handle them. The grain is crazy and the focus is off (or couldn't keep up).I'm not sure what happened on the first one, the timing was great though, I got him at the highest point of the jump.Bike shots are very weak technically, blurry and crazy grain, the second shot is salvagable, but i'd delete the first.
You could just turn on the compact's flash .And how am I supposed to carry all that stuff 10 miles into the woods on my bike without breaking it?A flash might be a useful investment for making the action shots "pop" in shady light.
5 minutes? Dude, if it takes you more than half a minute you're either a crazy perfectionist, using an external flash, or doing something wrong.And then get everyone to wait 5 minutes while I unpack everything and setup for the shot?
Whose paying anyone? Just have your camera turned on with the lenscap on, and cycle ahead of everyone to grab a spot along the route, snap pics of people going by, then "sprint" to catch up with everyone.Ain't happening. We don't get paid to pose for pictures, I have to be ready & setup to get the pictures when they happen, which means pull camera out of pocket, remove lenscap, focus, meter, click. Pocket to picture in 30 seconds or less. Any slower and I'm not going to get any pictures.
If I ever remember how to mountainbike, i'd be happy to show you .
Nice panning shot. (Trickier to do than you'd think, the technique is simple but hard to carry out)
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Re: Half Frame camera pictures (updated 18/6/09)
See, here's the problem, do you see a flash on the Olympus Pen FT? Exactly, it uses a big external flash which is larger & heavier than my Canon. So I have to get both the camera and flash out of the carrying case, put them together and wait for the flash to cycle & charge, and then I can get in place for the picture. The fastest I can do this is about 2 minutes, and then another 2 minutes to get everything packed away before I can start riding. Let's put it this way, with the way we ride there's no way I can get that far ahead of everyone, and there's no way I can catch up from 2 minutes behind. Then there's the other problem that you can't take pictures when your heartrate is maxed out. Plus it breaks the rhythm of the ride which takes away from the fun. This is why I can't wait for the Olympus Pen E-P1, I can stuff it in my pocket just like I do with my compact, then whip it out and get sweet pictures since it has a faster lens than my compact.
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Re: Half Frame camera pictures (updated 18/6/09)
That's your problem, not mine .aerius wrote:See, here's the problem, do you see a flash on the Olympus Pen FT? Exactly, it uses a big external flash which is larger & heavier than my Canon.
Keep them hooked up together stably if you can (I have no idea what your case or bag are like), or practice rapid assembly. M16's are good things to practice on, remember to oil the muzzle well and to look into it to make sure the bullet's in place .So I have to get both the camera and flash out of the carrying case,
Well, yeah, if you have those kinds of lead/assembly times, you're fucked .put them together and wait for the flash to cycle & charge, and then I can get in place for the picture. The fastest I can do this is about 2 minutes, and then another 2 minutes to get everything packed away before I can start riding. Let's put it this way, with the way we ride there's no way I can get that far ahead of everyone, and there's no way I can catch up from 2 minutes behind.
Sure you can. It's harder, but not that much.Then there's the other problem that you can't take pictures when your heartrate is maxed out.
To each their own .Plus it breaks the rhythm of the ride which takes away from the fun.
You'll still need to improve your times .This is why I can't wait for the Olympus Pen E-P1, I can stuff it in my pocket just like I do with my compact, then whip it out and get sweet pictures since it has a faster lens than my compact.
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