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Along with gaining a new lens for our house, it seems that we have stirred some movement in other houses. That, is what community does.:friends:

I put the p20 back on my E-M5. Makes a great casual shooter. A little wider than I prefer, but OK.

12-32 came today. Neat little package. Looks great with the little Gm5. I think the wife is going to enjoy it a lot.

Guess what. I hate it when some one says that! I just bought the P12-32 on eBay for $100.00, free shipping. Thanks, everyone for the feedback.

I generally shoot at 5.6, with occasionally shift to others for shifting conditions.

Last minute possible change of plans. The wife decided she wants a short zoom for her Gf5. That will get me the P20 for my E-M5. I can live with the P20 just fine. I think it's a mistake, because she shoots people in low light, and does not like the flash color. I know that the white balance can...

My daughter has the 45, and it is fine for portrait use, but to my eye , it's a bit soft for my use.

Looking on eBay, there is a vast difference in prices. For a long term purchase, I can't justify taking the cheap way out. So I will have to grunt and take the punch to the wallet. Only, it's going to take a few more days to put together the funds for it. I think the Sigma 30mm f1.4 will make a...

Thanks moonmind, I owned the Sigma 30mm f2.8 for a while. neat little lens, that had trouble focusing for flowers. I had noticed the f1.4 mentioned a few times, and was curious. In absolute clarity and detail, which is your choice? The sigma 30mm f1.4, or Panasonic 25mm f1.7?

I have the Olympus E-M5i. I am now carrying it with a 35mm adapted lens. I am thinking of moving to a AF prime, in the same general focal length. I shoot almost all outdoors, in all light conditions, and am looking for the cleanest detail and color, that I can get. My budget is very tight. The...

This week We went to Cumberland Falls, Ky. I carried my only body (E-M5i) with the heavy 35m Pentax adapted lens on a light collapsible monopod. I like the size weight combo, for the balance and stability. I also like the perspective for a single focal length. I never felt handicapped by the...

Brought 4 of our grand daughters, to see the Cumberland falls of KY, for the first time yesterday. Suitably impressed!

With nearly 60 years of cameras and lenses tried and moved on, I have one camera body, that wears a adapted 35mm from Pentax. Occasionally I "borrow" the P20mm from the wife's camera. I sometimes think about something else to add, maybe a long zoom, But, at this time in my life, I then say, WHY?

Light is the medium. Other"stuff", has to have it.

Maybe a bit of old school in me. With the 5 axis E-M5, I still have to use a solid prop or tripod. I have too much old man shakes, tremble and weave, for the in camera wizardly.

Passing storm.

Not so much sad, as tired. I messed around and got old, with all the accompanying aliments. Except now can't remember what they are!

I missed another day, and have lost the 'drive' necessary for an every day event. I'll drop in from time to time, but I'm out from SI July.

This hangs on my bedroom wall. The object of the thought, is in a special wood box. Sadly, I can't really read it, (bad eyes) my first bible, that I bought over fifty years ago, and preached, and taught from. I now use a e-reader, or my phone.

Remember this on day 2? Now this, ...Main box is from my wife's grand parents house, now gone. The lid is from her dad's old barn, also long gone. My grand daughter has been hand working this. It has a hand rubbed thin coat of thinned epoxy-stain, but nothing on the lid yet. It will get a spray...

Don't let the bushes, high grass, rust and old paint fool you. A quart of gas, and this 45+/- year old Cub Cadet is ready to work or play. ,

And the OM series was my all time favorite film cameras. I owned the OM1, 2 and 4.

I have to confess. Didn't feel well yesterday, and didn't take any pics. Part of an excuse is, that my "new camera", E-M5, came without the charger, and I did not want to do the phone thing again. Charger came today and we're back in business!

Walnuts Looks to be a good crop this year.

This old broken anvil, in my front yard, could tell some "hot" stories. It was used to sledge hammer sharpen red hot "pounder" oil well drilling bits. I pounded a few, when I was a young man, alongside my father-in-law. Build a wood fire, around the cutting edge, until it is red, and quickly...

My daughter's herb tub, that I sneaked a lone tomato into. Taken with my new to me E-M5 and Pentax adapted 35mm f 3.5.

Mamma and baby

New life (buds)

Tiger Lilly passed on through the generations.

Home away from home, for a few weeks. No longer need it, so it"s for sale. The plaid cover, is a twin bed frame.

The last of this series. A few swipes with sand paper, a coat of neutral paint, for easier photography. Needs to be worked some more with the sand paper, before final paint. It's not fine wood working. It's a piece of commercial window facing. Good enough for illustrating steps in simple...

Just hit the "buy now" for E-M5 on eBay. Due here by the 14th. No lens. I have that covered with the adapted Pentax 35mm. Always a bit apprehensive about condition, when buying from strangers. But, the price was right. $162.17 shipped.

I was actually browsing eBay last night for possibilities. The first gen E-M5 can be had pretty reasonable. I am curious about the GX80. I still have the Pentax 35mm SMC 3.5 on a m4/3 adapter, that I like very well. Money is the hold up for a bit.

The spline in and glued. It will get hand planed flush. AS you can see, my skill level is something less than perfect. But when finished, will be acceptable for a window facing. This one is just for demo purpose. I have used this material for a large picture frame face, and when painted...

Don't have a camera to switch to, except my LG phone.

My picture quality, is not up to the standard, I look for. I'm not getting along with the wife's GF-5 and 20mm. Miss the E-M5.

For me, the next step of frame corner assembly after glue-up, is prep for wood spline. With a simple jig on the table saw, a kerf is prepared. End grain glue, in wood does not have much holding power, so the spline across the grain. Next time!

Another mod to my work bench, is not visible here. It is a ledge sawed into the bench, under the white frame with the screw clamp on the left. It is at a right angle to the vice face, with the other white piece in it. Here "dry fitted" to check for accuracy, before glue-up. There will be no...

Not feeling well enough to do much today. And, almost forgot. So, got the well-after-sunset view through our maple tree.

Known as chigger weed in our parts. A real pest!

I gave my E-M5 to my daughter, not planning to do any serious photography. A few days later, this challenge caught my eye and interest. So picked up the wife's GF 5, with the 20mm, and it's under exposing terribly. Of course it is in the dungeon, that I use for the wood shop, without a flash...

Made this modification to the end of my home made wood working bench. It is a ledge cut into the bench, with a Oak runner for the Stanley #6 hand plane, to trim the picture frame etc, to proper angle. I also use it to hand cut the angle, before finishing with the plane. Don't need a separate jig...

Our work space, mostly old equipment and tools, kept going for a while longer. Place is busy messy, as we have a couple of projects ongoing. I generally do a sweep up at least once a day, when I am able to be in the shop. But, didn't go in to work today, just long enough to take this. Heat and...

First corner glued and ready for the others. Not the best wood to work with. 100 + year old rough sawn oak, and the last little bit, that we had available. But, as a keepsake it's OK. The corners will be hand planed true and smooth. Not bad for a 18 year old girl, only been training for a couple...

Already broken the rule. Not the camera I am listed with. But, I nearly always have the phone in my pocket. Glue up of first corner of a small box, made with 100+ year old oak from my wife's grand parents' old house, now torn down. Board salvaged by our nephew. My grand daughter and I have...

Thanks Luke. I'll give it another round.

I did it again. Ran out of photography zeal. Moreover, I gave my only real camera to my daughter. And then I saw this thread, and said, why not? Only, I have to use my phone, or borrow my wife's GF5, with 20mm. Hummm! Wonder what I should do?

Kinda' cheated. Started into the house and spotted the wife's flowers. Just helped myself to this one.

Miserable day out. Had a high pressure water leak/spray, in the RV. Found it, after removing closet/vanity. "T" in PEX pipe leaking. Went to hardware store and found this "Sharkbite" brass one. Quick fix. Now to rebuild vanity over it. No closet this time.