August 2009
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GH1 + Canon NewFD 50mm f1.4!
Time for some major fist-pumping, kids! Just picked up a Canon NewFD 50mm f1.4 lens for around $40 US (3900 JPY, to be exact). And SWEET JEEBUS the 1.4 aperture is AMAZING!
Anyway, as always, the geeky technical notes:
Adapter: from ciecio7 on eBay ($75 US)
Using the adapter: The FD’s breech lock needs to engage at the single red dot, rotate to the double red dot (by which I mean...
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Notes on traveling with the Panasonic Lumix GH1
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I was so busy planning this trip that I totally forgot to mention it here, but I took a two-week trip to Tokyo and Kansai (Osaka, Kyoto, Nara) and around Hokkaido (Hakodate, Sapporo, Akan, Obihiro, Daisetsuzan area) two weeks ago. I lugged the camera pretty much everywhere I went, so here are some notes about extensive travelling with the camera:
Watch the SD card door! I had to shove a lot...