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Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: 200mm Bird Images
From: Philippe <photo.philippe.amard@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 09:50:31 +0100
OTT, one is a fixed FL, the other one a zoom lens.

But I’m sure tripodist Jim will stun us before long.
 
Amities

Philippe



> Le 15 mars 2019 à 08:58, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
> 
> On 3/14/2019 1:18 PM, Frank wrote:
>> Hmm... the SWD picture is unsharp and/or shaken, I don't think you can
>> conclude anything from that picture. Except that the lens is a lemon if you
>> can't get it any better.
>> 
>> I noticed 1/100 for the SWD version and 1/320 & 1/500 for Takumar versions
>> though (which I like btw). Could that explain the difference?
> 
> I think the key data is ". . . my tripod set behind clean window glass . . ." 
> double glazed, perhaps?
> 
> Even if you get it perfectly perpendicular to the glass, is has a big effect 
> on sharpness. I have occasionally shot through our single glazing at birds on 
> the feeder or fountain. I have always been disappointed.
> 
> Comparing shots through window glass will never meaningfully show the 
> differences between lenses.
> 
> Jim, when you say you have seldom used this Takumar 200/4 lens, because it 
> tends to be softer than
> you prefer, is that through glass? I think that the longer the FL, the larger 
> the degradation from shooting through window glass.
> 
> It's not difficult to design a good 200/4, if size and weight aren't a 
> problem. My pre-AI Nikkor-Q is a better lens on FF than my OM 200/4 and 200/5 
> lenses, center and edge. It's also a much older design and a lot larger and 
> heavier.
> 
> Look No Further Moose
> 
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