E-PL1 + Tamron 90mm/f2.8 = Happy Camper

Ok, my first adapted lens to be taken outdoors is the Tamron 90mm/f2.8 AF Macro.

For the last 12 years it has served me very well on slide film and on DSLRs. Now gracing my E-PL1, and still doing a good job!

Both are uncropped, "full-frame"

Hoverfly at rest



Jewel Shield Bug




And 100% crops attached, have fun locating the body parts in full-frame shots  

 

et100, thanks. Both are slightly less than 1:1. I would guess perhaps about .8x. Since I was not carrying a focusing rail, staying at 1:1 was bit of a challenge since a tripod alone does not allow for fine-tuning subject distance as well as a rail does.

 

Couple more using the Tamron 90 macro



Yet to id, but looks like a species of Lanternfly

 

Hi Janis -- the first, second and fourth photos were f11, the third one was f8.

 

These days I use the Voigtlander N/F->m4/3 adapter. A friend is bringing the Novoflex FD->m4/3 adapter from the US.

On a related note, both my Nikon and Canon FD adapters from Rainbow Imaging (aka jinfinance?) turned out to be misadventures. The Nikon one was plagued by a light leak and the FD one has a slight play at the m4/3 mount end when mounted that causes the E-PL1 live view to black out when rotated (using the "play") to the right. Rather unfortunate, since I paid about $100 for them combined -- which included customs duty and international shipping.

However -- I am very pleased with my Voigtlander adapter. Solidly made yet nicely tactile -- feels and works like a quality product.

 

Hi Yotsuba -- no I did not use flash for any of these. The lighting was bright yet overcast on both days that looked fine by itself.

 

Julien -- for the Lanternfly shot (the one with orange lipstick ) I was almost at closest focus which is about 10cm (4 inches). The others were about 7-10 inches away.