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Steve Cottrell
Tue, May 26, 2026 9:48 AM
That’s an easy one to answer: anyone who shoots MFT, and for any sort of photography.
I could ask anyone on this list if I could borrow their best lens, and doubtless there will be an adapter for MFT - no fettling involved.
Of course, whether or not you would trust me with your pride and joy is entirely another matter ;-)
Cotty
On 25 May 2026, at 00:23, lrc@red4est.com wrote:
This brings up a couple of questions. Which mount has the the coolest lenses available? But, then, for what sort of photography?
That’s an easy one to answer: anyone who shoots MFT, and for any sort of photography.
I could ask anyone on this list if I could borrow their best lens, and doubtless there will be an adapter for MFT - no fettling involved.
Of course, whether or not you would trust me with your pride and joy is entirely another matter ;-)
Cotty
> On 25 May 2026, at 00:23, lrc@red4est.com wrote:
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> This brings up a couple of questions. Which mount has the the coolest lenses available? But, then, for what sort of photography?
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Ralf R Radermacher
Tue, May 26, 2026 11:27 AM
Am 26.05.26 um 11:28 schrieb Bob W PDML:
I had a similar experience with my LX in Moscow in November 1998, at -20. I hadn’t thought about condensation, and went into a cafe thinking I could take pictures of the people in there. No such luck!
Am 26.05.26 um 11:28 schrieb Bob W PDML:
> I had a similar experience with my LX in Moscow in November 1998, at -20. I hadn’t thought about condensation, and went into a cafe thinking I could take pictures of the people in there. No such luck!
Reminds me of the week I wasn't able to take photos of the Arcelor steel
mill in Dunkirk because the neighbouring chemical plant with its
cooloing towers produced such humidity that I couldn't wipe the
condensation quick enough from my front lens to take a single photo.
Then, there was the night in Liège at -13 deg c where I took photos of
the coking plant and the Noblex spent the way home on the back seat
instead of inside its case, to let the coat of frost thaw away.
https://www.fotocommunity.com/photo/im-schnee-hatten-wir-das-noch-nicht-panoralfd/15624612
Ralf
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Mark
Tue, May 26, 2026 11:44 AM
Anyone tried one of those filters with hydrophobic coatings? I'm thinking of getting one for photographing streams and waterfalls, etc.
May 26, 2026 12:27:33 PM Ralf R Radermacher pdml@uebra.de:
Reminds me of the week I wasn't able to take photos of the Arcelor steel mill in Dunkirk because the neighbouring chemical plant with its cooloing towers produced such humidity that I couldn't wipe the condensation quick enough from my front lens to take a single photo.
Anyone tried one of those filters with hydrophobic coatings? I'm thinking of getting one for photographing streams and waterfalls, etc.
May 26, 2026 12:27:33 PM Ralf R Radermacher <pdml@uebra.de>:
> Reminds me of the week I wasn't able to take photos of the Arcelor steel mill in Dunkirk because the neighbouring chemical plant with its cooloing towers produced such humidity that I couldn't wipe the condensation quick enough from my front lens to take a single photo.
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Ralf R Radermacher
Tue, May 26, 2026 11:47 AM
Am 26.05.26 um 13:44 schrieb Mark:
Anyone tried one of those filters with hydrophobic coatings? I'm thinking of getting one for photographing streams and waterfalls, etc.
Am 26.05.26 um 13:44 schrieb Mark:
> Anyone tried one of those filters with hydrophobic coatings? I'm thinking of getting one for photographing streams and waterfalls, etc.
Until now, I didn't even know they existed. Do you have a link?
Ralf
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Mark
Tue, May 26, 2026 11:58 AM
https://www.adorama.com/lists/hydrophobic-filters
I'm thinking of getting one for Grandfather Mountain in a couple of weeks. (I'll probably get an ND filter with this kind of coating.)
https://www.adorama.com/lists/hydrophobic-filters
I'm thinking of getting one for Grandfather Mountain in a couple of weeks. (I'll probably get an ND filter with this kind of coating.)
MW
mike wilson
Tue, May 26, 2026 2:01 PM
Sounds like Pilkingtons Self-clean glass. 'Too shiny for dirt to stick to' and other aphorisms. Not sure how effective it might be in the long term. I think I might try Rainex first.
> On 26/05/2026 12:58 BST Mark <postmaster@robertstech.com> wrote:
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> https://www.adorama.com/lists/hydrophobic-filters
> I'm thinking of getting one for Grandfather Mountain in a couple of weeks. (I'll probably get an ND filter with this kind of coating.)
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Sounds like Pilkingtons Self-clean glass. 'Too shiny for dirt to stick to' and other aphorisms. Not sure how effective it might be in the long term. I think I might try Rainex first.
GD
Godfrey DiGiorgi
Tue, May 26, 2026 2:14 PM
I'm sure it must be. "Not obsessing over the cost of things" has little to do with "not having financial constraints."
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On May 25, 2026, at 8:03 PM, lrc@red4est.com wrote:
It must be nice to not have financial constraints
I'm sure it must be. "Not obsessing over the cost of things" has little to do with "not having financial constraints."
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> On May 25, 2026, at 8:03 PM, lrc@red4est.com wrote:
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> It must be nice to not have financial constraints
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Ralf R Radermacher
Tue, May 26, 2026 2:26 PM
Am 26.05.26 um 16:14 schrieb Godfrey DiGiorgi:
I'm sure it must be. "Not obsessing over the cost of things" has little to do with "not having financial constraints."
Am 26.05.26 um 16:14 schrieb Godfrey DiGiorgi:
> I'm sure it must be. "Not obsessing over the cost of things" has little to do with "not having financial constraints."
Or, as they say here: "It's easier to stink if your pants are full."
Ralf
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lrc@red4est.com
Tue, May 26, 2026 3:35 PM
Yeah, but an 11mm/4 that works on my k1 isn't nearly as cool on my mft.
On May 26, 2026 2:48:59 AM PDT, Steve Cottrell cotty@seeingeye.tv wrote:
That’s an easy one to answer: anyone who shoots MFT, and for any sort of photography.
I could ask anyone on this list if I could borrow their best lens, and doubtless there will be an adapter for MFT - no fettling involved.
Of course, whether or not you would trust me with your pride and joy is entirely another matter ;-)
Cotty
On 25 May 2026, at 00:23, lrc@red4est.com wrote:
This brings up a couple of questions. Which mount has the the coolest lenses available? But, then, for what sort of photography?
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Yeah, but an 11mm/4 that works on my k1 isn't nearly as cool on my mft.
On May 26, 2026 2:48:59 AM PDT, Steve Cottrell <cotty@seeingeye.tv> wrote:
>That’s an easy one to answer: anyone who shoots MFT, and for any sort of photography.
>
>I could ask anyone on this list if I could borrow their best lens, and doubtless there will be an adapter for MFT - no fettling involved.
>
>Of course, whether or not you would trust me with your pride and joy is entirely another matter ;-)
>
>Cotty
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>> On 25 May 2026, at 00:23, lrc@red4est.com wrote:
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>> This brings up a couple of questions. Which mount has the the coolest lenses available? But, then, for what sort of photography?
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Godfrey DiGiorgi
Tue, May 26, 2026 4:40 PM
Why? What makes that 11mm f/4 so cool on the K1 such that it isn't on mFT? Is it cooler than the Voigtländer Heliar-HyperWide 10mm f/5.6 which even works on the Hasselblad 44x33 mm format (as well as on 35FF, mFT, and APS-C formats)? The notion of a metric-less rating like "coolness" is just literally non-sense.
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On May 26, 2026, at 8:35 AM, lrc@red4est.com wrote:
Yeah, but an 11mm/4 that works on my k1 isn't nearly as cool on my mft.
On May 26, 2026 2:48:59 AM PDT, Steve Cottrell cotty@seeingeye.tv wrote:
That’s an easy one to answer: anyone who shoots MFT, and for any sort of photography.
I could ask anyone on this list if I could borrow their best lens, and doubtless there will be an adapter for MFT - no fettling involved.
Of course, whether or not you would trust me with your pride and joy is entirely another matter ;-)
Cotty
On 25 May 2026, at 00:23, lrc@red4est.com wrote:
This brings up a couple of questions. Which mount has the the coolest lenses available? But, then, for what sort of photography?
Why? What makes that 11mm f/4 so cool on the K1 such that it isn't on mFT? Is it cooler than the Voigtländer Heliar-HyperWide 10mm f/5.6 which even works on the Hasselblad 44x33 mm format (as well as on 35FF, mFT, and APS-C formats)? The notion of a metric-less rating like "coolness" is just literally non-sense.
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> On May 26, 2026, at 8:35 AM, lrc@red4est.com wrote:
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> Yeah, but an 11mm/4 that works on my k1 isn't nearly as cool on my mft.
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> On May 26, 2026 2:48:59 AM PDT, Steve Cottrell <cotty@seeingeye.tv> wrote:
>> That’s an easy one to answer: anyone who shoots MFT, and for any sort of photography.
>>
>> I could ask anyone on this list if I could borrow their best lens, and doubtless there will be an adapter for MFT - no fettling involved.
>>
>> Of course, whether or not you would trust me with your pride and joy is entirely another matter ;-)
>>
>> Cotty
>>
>>> On 25 May 2026, at 00:23, lrc@red4est.com wrote:
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>>> This brings up a couple of questions. Which mount has the the coolest lenses available? But, then, for what sort of photography?
