Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/04/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Shoot wide open? On 4/24/15 12:22 PM, "Christopher Saganich" <csaganich at gmail.com> wrote: > Ted did a tutorial about how to shoot through a chain-link fence. Does > anyone remember his technique? > > On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 11:54 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: > >> George, >> >> Your question prompted me to do a little research. I went through the >> full set of images, and, in one of my discards, the 45-degree angle of the >> fence wire is evident in the grayed out area. Hence, it apparently >> depended on the wire's position with respect to the lens. Actually, this >> was the best result of any combination of lenses and fence fire that I >> have >> attempted, and there have been quite a few. If you center the lens on a >> fence wire "hole", of course, it disappears, but this is hard to maintain >> with a fluid scene at the plate. >> >> I also think I have solved the lens hood problem, as long as I keep the >> lens on a 4/3 camera like the E-1. I have a Pentax hood that is made for >> the 135/4 lens, with the same threads as the 50/1.4. On the E-1, with a >> field of view equivalent to a 100mm lens, there is no corner vignetting. >> I >> just took it out and shot a few frames of tree tops and sky, and the >> corners come back clean. >> >> Thanks for asking. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> On 4/24/2015 8:36 AM, George Lottermoser wrote: >> >>> you caught some fine action Jim. >>> >>> do you attribute the "graying down" on the left of the action frames to >>> "flare?" >>> did you burn those areas in? >>> >>> a note off the iPad, George >>> >>> On Apr 23, 2015, at 8:47 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Well, I finished off the day by taking the E-1, set for ISO 800, and my >>>> lens of choice, a 1971 Pentax Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 50/1.4 >>>> (7-element) >>>> to a twilight ball game. I shot around 18 frames and got 4 keepers plus >>>> some backup shots. >>>> >>>> My gr-grandson, Bobby, got a hit, and I can even see the ball: >>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/P4234493-1.jpg.html >>>> >>>> His team mate also got a hit, and drove him in from third base: >>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/P4234496-1.jpg.html >>>> >>>> Bobby scored a run and I am in a position to capture the action: >>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/P4234499-1.jpg.html >>>> >>>> All this time, Lauren and Charlie are enjoying a snack in the bleachers: >>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/P4234484-1.jpg.html >>>> >>>> I'm now convinced that the lens is worth my investing in a better M42 to >>>> 4/3 adapter. Looks like CameraQuest is going to make some money off of >>>> me. >>>> >>>> I appreciate your patience with me. >>>> >>>> Comments and critiques welcomed. >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/