Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Slobodan: I'm a little leery of that as I don't want to put any stress on isDS lens mount. But I am going to try bean bags on each end of the lens next time. Jim Slobodan Dimitrov wrote: > You might want to have both the camera and lens supported. Somewhere, > in another tech life, I've seen an arm that attaches to the tripod leg > to support the camera. Placing a bean on top of the lens, as a dampner, > should help. > > Slobodan Dimitrov > Studio G-8, AGCC > http://sdimitrovphoto.com > > > > On Sep 14, 2005, at 2:40 AM, Jim Hemenway 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >