[Leica] Photos, some Pentax and some Leica

[Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)]

That's what I was afraid of.

Jim


Douglas Herr wrote:

> At distances of 2 miles there's bound to be significant atmospheric 
> disturbances between the camera and the lighthouse. The Ries tripod will 
> help reduce wind-induced shake but I'll bet the biggest problem is 
> atmospheric.
> 
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com>
> Sent: Sep 14, 2005 2:40 AM
> To: LUG <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: [Leica] Photos, some Pentax and some Leica
> 
> 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
> 
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