This old farmhouse and barn sits just outside of Westminster, a couple of miles north of the town. I usually drive that route when I want to take a more scenic way into the town, instead of taking MD Rte 97 south from work. This is a very accessible site, just off the road, with easy parking… there aren’t many vehicles around that road (except on Mondays, when a nearby auction house is holding their occasional outdoor and barn auction). I’ve photographed this barn many times over the past year. The pond, well and barn always stop me dead in my tracks., and I pull over for a couple of minutes just savoring the view.
OM-2, Vivitar 24mm 1/500 at f/16, Fuji 400 |
OM-2, Vivitar 24mm, 1/500 at f/16, Fuji 400 |
OM-2, Sigma 35-105mm f/1.8, 35mm 1/500 at f/16, Fuji 400  |
OM-2, Zuiko 50mm, 1/500 at f/16, Fuji 400  |
OM-1, 50mm f/1.8, Fuji 200 |
Ricoh 500G, 1/250 at f/16 Fuji 200 |
Ricoh 500G, 1/250 at f/16, Fuji 200 |
Photographed with an OM-2, (Vivitar 24mm, Sigma 35-105mm, Zuiko 50mm f/1.8) OM-1 (50mm f/1.8) and Ricoh 500G
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November 16, 2007 at 3:07 pm
Hello, I just figured out how to leave a comment(!). Great blog. I have been visiting for some time now. I found your site while searching for info about cheap long telephoto lenses for Minolta mount.
I picked up a Japan-made 400mm Soligor for very little money, and have been very happy with it. So I thank you for your thoughts on these lenses.
–Matt Barber
(proud owner of a Minolta X-700 and a Sony A100)
November 16, 2007 at 7:36 pm
thanks for the kind comment, Matthew. Appreciate the feedback. I’m glad the information was useful… these great old lenses have been overlooked for so long for one reason or another, mostly because a lot of OEM lens users tend to look down on the third party lens offerings. These lenses were designed for slide film which was pretty unforgiving, but with modern films or with digital cameras, they give pretty good results. In fact, considering the price, they are great value.