SLR Magic 35/f1.7 on Sony NEX 5

The SLR Magic 35mm/F1.7 is a manual lens and is available with an E-Mount, that fits on the Sony NEX camera series.
To be able to use it, you have to make sure you tweak some settings in your camera:

Make sure you enable the shooting without a lens: Menu → Setup → Release w/o lens → Enable
Before you continue make sure you have Firmware ≥ Ver. 04 installed! Check this using Menu → Setup → Version. When you have an older version installed download the latest version from the Sony support site here.
Enable the MF Assist function using Menu → Setup → MF Assist → 2 Sec
You can choose between No Limit — 2 Sec — 5 Sec.
Enable the Peaking Level using Menu → Setup → Peaking Level → Mid
You can choose between Low — Mid — High.
Choose your Peaking Color using Menu → Setup → Peaking Color → Red
You can choose between Yellow — Red — White.

Switch your camera to A- Mode (aperture priority) and use the MF Assist button to get a perfectly sharp picture even when shooting the lens wide open with f/1.7!

You find some example shots in this post.

See a very detailed review of the lens here.

Cylindrical Panorama from a Video Source

First experiments with MICE to stitch a cylindrical panorama from video footage

Protected: Open Monday im Hackerspace-FFM

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Bavarian Ministry of the Interior Courtyard

In 2012 the German Unity Day has been celebrated in Munich. The celebrations include a showcase of the German federated states (Bundesländer) and also other institutions like the parties of the Bavarian parliament. In the courtyard of the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior was an exhibition showing the many task of the ministry.

Spherical pano combined from sweep panoramas

I try to answer the question whether it is possible to stitch a spherical panorama from sweep panoramas made with the Sony NEX-5 camera. The short answer is NO. I present some insights I got when I tried to make such a panorama.

Entrance Munich’s South Cemetery – Droste Spiral

This is from my 2019 calender either the Marcxh or the September page.

Protected: The 7th day

Happy new year 2012

This year we started with a photographic experiment. We recruited two assistants and used sparklers to write 2012 in the air.

Bad Hindelang Panorama Shadow Self Portrait

This panorama shows Bad Hindelang from the mountain station of the Imberger Horn cable car.

Munich Town Hall Tower North East Corner

From the 85m high tower of Munich's town hall you have a great view over the city centre. When you're lucky you can even see the Bavarian alps in the distance. The tower can easily be ascend via elevator.

24h Snowing and Raining (timelapse video)

24 hours of snow and rain captured using a Sony NEX 5 and the Ultimate Trigger.