Love the Ross shot, Jim.
It amazes me how well some of the old lenses mesh with modern means of
capture.
Rick
On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 8:51 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have a few modern lenses, but much of the time I use lenses from the
> past, adapted as necessary. I decided to see how a couple of these older
> lenses captured a Snowball bloom.
>
> First, since this is a 75-yr old plant, I went back to the oldest lens
> that I have, a Ross/London Symmetrical from the 1880s, 8-inch focal length
> and Waterhouse stops starting at f/8. This was mounted on my E-510 using a
> bellows and a stack of extension tubes. Focusing at f/8 in bright sun was
> a real problem, even on a tripod.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Ross+Image+of+Snowball.jpg.html
>
> Next, I chose a Pentax Takumar 135/3.5 with an extension tube to allow
> closer focus, mounted on the E-510. This lens is from the latter days of
> the M42 Spotmatic, and is usually very sharp.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Takumar+Image+of+Snowball.jpg.html
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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