Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]1037 is just a lovely photo. I have to say that I'm a huge fan of the Takumar and Super Multi-coated Takumar lenses. I've picked up a few screwmount bodies just so that I can use these lenses, which I think are among the best bargains available in terms of bang for the buck. Mark On 9/14/05, Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com> wrote: > Following are some photos taken with an old Pentax telephoto and a Leica > 350 Telyt. > > It's not a good idea to buy something just because, > "I've always wanted one of those!" > > But... I did it anyway and I'm now on a beer budget again: > http://www.hemenway.com/TheCanon.jpg > > It's a Takumar 4.5/500mm circa 1965+, screw mount M42. > > I took these photos about 5 weeks ago, a day or so after I received the > lens. I mounted it on the isDS and I was less than 1/4 mile from the > subjects. Shot at around f11 and f16. > http://www.hemenway.com/Takumar500/ > > The following were taken a month ago on Telegraph Hill in Hull, > MA. It was very humid and hazy... I couldn't even see the background > lighthouse until I downloaded the photos from the camera. > > I've been told since that the sensors generally pick up just enough > infrared so that some items lost in haze will show up in the digital image. > > I think that the hazy conditions caused the "softness" of the distance > shots because the photo of the tower and of the other photographer, > (about 100 feet from me) are pretty clear in comparison. > > Shot wide open at f4.5 so that I could have very fast shutter speeds > because of the wind shaking the rig a bit. The large aperture may have > also contributed to the softness. > > The first lighthouse, Boston Light is about 2 miles from where I was > standing and the distant lighthouse, The Graves is almost 3.5 miles. > http://www.hemenway.com/Takumar500-Hull/ > > > I returned to the hill the following Wednesday to shoot some 11x14, and > also to unscientifically compare the Takumar shots taken earlier, with > some from the Leica Telyt 350mm lens. The weather was less humid and > hazy, I could easily see The Graves lighthouse. > > The cropping factor of 1.5 on the isDS gives a 750mm result with the > Takumar 500mm... while using the 2x doubler on the 350mm is just a > little less at 700mm on the Leica R8. > http://www.hemenway.com/TakumarandTelyt/ > > Both sets were shot using a tripod, but there was a little breeze > apparent on both days as I composed in the viewfinder. If I try this > again, I'll do it on a clear, dry fall day and I'll use the heavy Ries > tripod from my 11x14 kit. > > I think that these lenses are best for closer subjects like sports and > wildlife. > > Jim > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >