Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Very nice again Jim, I prefer the first one, IMO the second one has a slightly green cast cheers Lluis El 07/04/2012, a las 2:51, Jim Nichols escribi?: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information