Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Howard, Nice work for a first outing with the lens. I love the Black/Yellow bird, but it also points out the very shallow DOF at that distance. If the light is strong enough to allow it, I would be inclined to stop down a stop or two next time, to bring the feet into focus. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "H&ECummer" <cummer at netvigator.com> To: <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 8:05 AM Subject: [Leica] First Pix with my "new" used Nikkor 300mm f4.5 AIS IF > Hi Luggers, > I went out yesterday with Ray Tai and we combed the camera shops in Tsim > Sha Tsui until I located a smooth light focusing, mint Nikkor 300mm f4.5 > AIS IF complete with case and tripod socket. I saw half a dozen samples > of the R 250mm Telyt but none of them were version two and their prices > were almost double the prices of the 300 Nikkors. > Today I went out and took a few hundred test shots (hurrah for digital) > to see how I could handle the lens - the start of my 10,000 hours to get > to be competent with it. > Here are a few samples taken at the Hong Kong Botanical Gardens zoo and > at the Aviary. The zoo was a bit of a bust because of the cages getting > in the way but the aviary was easier because you are inside the big tent > with all the birds that can fly around freely. I set the D700 to auto > ISO, max of 6,400, minimum shutter speed 1/500 and left the lens wide > open at f4.5 to wash out the backgrounds. Focus on stationary subjects > was relatively easy to achieve with about 75% consistency (focus > confirmation being a big help) but for moving subjects - forget it! - I > am not fast enough at all. > > Please have a look at these few samples: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Nikkor300/Lemur300Nw.jpg.html > http://tinyurl.com/yc48nku > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Nikkor300/WhiteCrane300Nw.jpg.html > http://tinyurl.com/yb57x82 > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Nikkor300/PidgeonNik300w.jpg.html > http://tinyurl.com/y9jwgd8 > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Nikkor300/BlackYelloww.jpg.html > http://tinyurl.com/yeqsx4p > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Nikkor300/BlueyeWhitew.jpg.html > http://tinyurl.com/yedhvqs > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Nikkor300/CrestedBoobi.jpg.html > http://tinyurl.com/yad85uv > > > C & C welcome as always. > > Cheers > Howard > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >