Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Mark. I like the fact that I can use all of them on my isDS. They are quality lenses which can still be had inexpensively... although there's been quite a run on used Takumars since the isDS came out. There used to be about 600 of 'em at any one time on ebay, but now it's down to less than 200 or so. Jim Mark Langer wrote: > 1037 is just a lovely photo. I have to say that I'm a huge fan of the > Takumar and Super Multi-coated Takumar lenses. I've picked up a few > screwmount bodies just so that I can use these lenses, which I think > are among the best bargains available in terms of bang for the buck. > > Mark > > On 9/14/05, Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com> wrote: > >>Following are some photos taken with an old Pentax telephoto and a Leica >>350 Telyt. >> >>It's not a good idea to buy something just because, >>"I've always wanted one of those!" >> >>But... I did it anyway and I'm now on a beer budget again: >>http://www.hemenway.com/TheCanon.jpg >> >>It's a Takumar 4.5/500mm circa 1965+, screw mount M42. >> >>I took these photos about 5 weeks ago, a day or so after I received the >>lens. I mounted it on the isDS and I was less than 1/4 mile from the >>subjects. Shot at around f11 and f16. >>http://www.hemenway.com/Takumar500/ >> >>The following were taken a month ago on Telegraph Hill in Hull, >>MA. It was very humid and hazy... I couldn't even see the background >>lighthouse until I downloaded the photos from the camera. >> >>I've been told since that the sensors generally pick up just enough >>infrared so that some items lost in haze will show up in the digital image. >> >>I think that the hazy conditions caused the "softness" of the distance >>shots because the photo of the tower and of the other photographer, >>(about 100 feet from me) are pretty clear in comparison. >> >>Shot wide open at f4.5 so that I could have very fast shutter speeds >>because of the wind shaking the rig a bit. The large aperture may have >>also contributed to the softness. >> >>The first lighthouse, Boston Light is about 2 miles from where I was >>standing and the distant lighthouse, The Graves is almost 3.5 miles. >>http://www.hemenway.com/Takumar500-Hull/ >> >> >>I returned to the hill the following Wednesday to shoot some 11x14, and >>also to unscientifically compare the Takumar shots taken earlier, with >>some from the Leica Telyt 350mm lens. The weather was less humid and >>hazy, I could easily see The Graves lighthouse. >> >>The cropping factor of 1.5 on the isDS gives a 750mm result with the >>Takumar 500mm... while using the 2x doubler on the 350mm is just a >>little less at 700mm on the Leica R8. >>http://www.hemenway.com/TakumarandTelyt/ >> >>Both sets were shot using a tripod, but there was a little breeze >>apparent on both days as I composed in the viewfinder. If I try this >>again, I'll do it on a clear, dry fall day and I'll use the heavy Ries >>tripod from my 11x14 kit. >> >>I think that these lenses are best for closer subjects like sports and >>wildlife. >> >>Jim >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >