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Re: [OM] IMG: 200mm Bird Images

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: 200mm Bird Images
From: Tina Manley <tmanley@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 11:43:02 -0400
I think you are going to have fun with that lens.   As long as you have
plenty of light, it looks great!

Tina

On Thu, Mar 14, 2019 at 4:51 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Frank, I think it was me, not the lens.  The differences you noted in
> the second paragraph were due to weather.  Clouds have been around all
> day today.
>
> I got this grab shot at the bird bath later today, tilting the camera up
> against the window to capture the edge of the bird bath. It came out fine.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20190314-P3147889.JPG.html
>
> I think I just need more experience with the gear.  I'm not, at least at
> this time, sending it back.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 3/14/2019 3:18 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?
> >
> >
> >
> > Op do 14 mrt. 2019 om 17:37 schreef Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >:
> >
> >> I've been using a Pentax Takumar 200mm for a couple of weeks, and
> >> decided that 200mm Autofocus would be handy, so I ordered a used Olympus
> >> 50-200 SWD lens, which arrived this morning from KEH. With a new feeder
> >> and my tripod set behind clean window glass, I was watching the birds
> >> checking out the feeder.  This Downy Woodpecker was caught with the
> >> Takumar and manual focus.
> >>
> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20190313-P3137837.JPG.html
> >>
> >> The 50-200 arrived at my door, so I mounted it in the same spot and,
> >> using Autofocus, caught this group at the breakfast bar.
> >>
> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20190314-P3147844.JPG.html
> >>
> >> I have to get a lot more experience with the new lens, but this
> >> comparison did show me that the old Takumar is not too bad in its own
> >> right.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jim Nichols
> >> Tullahoma, TN USA
> >>
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