Sunday, May 25, 2025

Shooting the Olympus Pen-FT

It took me a couple weeks to work my way through a long roll of Kentmere 100 in the Pen-FT.  I have mostly shot 400-speed film in this half-frame camera as I like the faster film's ability to handle a wide range of lighting.  However, to fully appreciate the qualities of the 38mm F.Zuiko lens one really needs to shoot a slower film.  With processing in PMK Pyro I think the results rival what can be asked of full-frame 35mm images.  

These are the results from two sessions including a stroll in the riverside forest and a walk in our side yard garden to portray Margaret's prolific artichokes.






2 comments:

JR Smith said...

You do some really fine half-frame work. Love the shot of the cut log.

Mike said...

Thanks. I liked that one too. Kind of reminded me of a view through a microscope of a paramecium.