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Re: [OM] IMG: More Lenses and Snowball

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: More Lenses and Snowball
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2012 23:19:17 -0500
Thanks for looking, Rick.  I needed a black cloth, so I could focus on the 
Live View screen.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Beckrich" <rbeckrich@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 8:31 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: More Lenses and Snowball


> 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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