July 17th POTW

<p>Best deal around. This time of year, Seaside, CA has a free blues concert in the park every Sunday, called "Blues in the Park".</p><div></div>

<p>Number 2</p><div></div>

<p>One more...</p><div></div>

<p>A day with the E-PL2 and 75-300 M. Zuiko..</p>

<p><a href="http://gmchappell.smugmug.com/Other/75-300mm-f48-67-M-Zuiko-Files/17855818_swMPzC#1386316640_mGnkJwK"><img id="lightBoxImage" src="http://gmchappell.smugmug.com/Other/75-300mm-f48-67-M-Zuiko-Files/i-mGnkJwK/0/XL/P7160165-XL.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>

<p><a href="http://gmchappell.smugmug.com/Other/75-300mm-f48-67-M-Zuiko-Files/17855818_swMPzC#1386318994_8ngZLdk"><img id="lightBoxImage" src="http://gmchappell.smugmug.com/Other/75-300mm-f48-67-M-Zuiko-Files/i-8ngZLdk/0/XL/P7160189-XL.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>

<p><a href="http://gmchappell.smugmug.com/Other/75-300mm-f48-67-M-Zuiko-Files/17855818_swMPzC#1386320608_P2S85nG"><img id="lightBoxImage" src="http://gmchappell.smugmug.com/Other/75-300mm-f48-67-M-Zuiko-Files/i-P2S85nG/1/XL/P7160193-XL.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>

<p><a href="http://gmchappell.smugmug.com/Other/75-300mm-f48-67-M-Zuiko-Files/17855818_swMPzC#1386900102_GzLMpvn"><img id="lightBoxImage" src="http://gmchappell.smugmug.com/Other/75-300mm-f48-67-M-Zuiko-Files/i-GzLMpvn/0/XL/P7160240-XL.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>

<p>Greg, can you hand-hold that lens at 300mm?</p>

<p>GH2 Nikkor-Q 200/4.0f, 13sec at f8.0</p>

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<p>My first this week is a boring picture but maybe of inbterest because I used an old linear polariser - focussed manually but auto exposure - on a Pen.</p><div></div>

<p>The second is sharp; tips of an old slate quarry from the hill above </p><div></div>

<p>...and the last is decidedly and deliberately soft. Woof, woof.</p><div></div>

<p>Very nice shots and love the last one as a painting...<br>

Philippe</p>

<p>Thanks Phil - this type of messing about has a very high failure rate!</p>

<p>One of our friends belongs to a group called the Asphalt Demons, basically people who collect memorabelia from the 40's, 50's and 60's. They restore cars and bikes from that era, and also have a fabulous Rock & Roll band. I was invited to visit 'the shed' where I spent all morning shooting. I haven't processed all the shots yet; here are a couple of my favourites so far.</p><div></div>

<p>An Indian motorbike on the table waiting...</p><div></div>

<p>Full shelves...</p><div></div>

<p>Sanford, Regarding your question about the 75-300, yes, it is very hand holdable at 300mm. In the images I posted earlier, they were tripod mounted because of the ease that affords, the better ability to compose the closeups, use a cable release and keep the ISO at base vs. having to go to higher ISO's to give faster shutter speeds had I held the camera, but I have plenty of images where I was not carrying a tripod and handheld the 75-300 throughout the range.</p>

<p>These were all shot handheld at 300mm..</p>

<p><a href="http://gmchappell.smugmug.com/Other/75-300mm-f48-67-M-Zuiko-Files/17855818_swMPzC#1367677611_xNcwpPr"><img id="lightBoxImage" src="http://gmchappell.smugmug.com/Other/75-300mm-f48-67-M-Zuiko-Files/i-xNcwpPr/0/XL/P7046581-XL.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>

<p><a href="http://gmchappell.smugmug.com/Other/75-300mm-f48-67-M-Zuiko-Files/17855818_swMPzC#1367677459_RRX8sBn"><img id="lightBoxImage" src="http://gmchappell.smugmug.com/Other/75-300mm-f48-67-M-Zuiko-Files/i-RRX8sBn/0/XL/P7046606-XL.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>

<p><a href="http://gmchappell.smugmug.com/Other/Olympus-E-PL1/13342422_j5raf#1376135434_L56bdwW"><img id="lightBoxImage" src="http://gmchappell.smugmug.com/Other/Olympus-E-PL1/i-L56bdwW/0/XL/P7026484-XL.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>

<p><a href="http://gmchappell.smugmug.com/Other/Olympus-E-PL1/13342422_j5raf#1376162302_ZVDZqn6"><img id="lightBoxImage" src="http://gmchappell.smugmug.com/Other/Olympus-E-PL1/i-ZVDZqn6/0/XL/P7026377-XL.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>

<p>Well, it can't be easy handholding what amounts to a 600mm lens. I have 45-200mm and have to remind myself that this is like using a 400mm lens. Mine has I.S. in the lens and I believe the Olympus I.S. is in the body. They both seem to work surprisingly well. There is a tendency to use whatever zoom lens you have at the extreme.</p>

<p>Yes, the I.S. is in-body with the Pen and this lens. I do not think this lens would be easily used at all handheld without an eyelevel finder. My Pen always has the VF-2 fitted and I would not use this lens without it.</p>

<p>I also own an E5 DSLR with both the 70-300 and 50-200 SWD Zuikos in addition to the EC20 I often use with the 50-200, so I have quite a bit of experience at this point using longer tele zooms, know what my limitations are and do everything I can to keep the Pen+75-300 as steady as possible.</p>

<p>While I have several examples at 300mm, I have also used this lens quite a bit at the 75mm end, most of the in-between focal lengths and am very impressed with it at every zoom setting. This is the only Olympus Micro lens described by Olympus as "High Grade", and I see why now. Optically, they put some pretty exotic glass in this lens and it shows.</p>

<p>E-510 + MC 135mm+2xTC</p><div></div>

<p>A touch of summer</p><div></div>

<p>E-3 w FL 50 fill , 12-60, handheld, reflectasol on ground. Custom WB off a fomecore card.<br>

Below I present my uh garden 'blossom' for the week...(wink wink) aloha, gerry</p><div></div>

<p>GH2, 14-42 kit zoom.</p><div></div>

<p>The same sky, only three minutes later...</p><div></div>

<p>Well, actually, the second one was shot eight minutes later...</p>

<p>Olympus XZ1</p><div></div>

<p>squash </p><div></div>