Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2024/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Really nice shot...and as every Leica user knows sometimes old glass is very good - even non-Leica glass :-) Peter On 23/02/2024 07:37, Peter Klein via LUG wrote: > There was a gorgeous full moon tonight. I set up a tripod and my EM-1 > Mark II on my front porch and mounted my longest lens, a 1970s Vivitar > T-4 mount 300mm f/5.5. > > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/53546899144/in/dateposted-public/> > This is cropped to 100% and sharpened by eye to my taste. > > Not too bad for a 1970s lens I picked up for pocket change. It is decent > at f/8 and very good at f/11. It has a T4 Nikon mount, to which I added > a micro 4/3 adapter. Also helping was a very nice "pre-owned" Manfrotto > pan/tilt head that I found at a camera store sale last week. Separate > knobs to tighten down pitch, roll, and yaw. Nice. > > Focusing was very difficult because the magnified moon's image was too > bright even with the "live view boost" turned off.? And I'm not sure > about using image stabilization on an imperfect tripod. Officially, > we're supposed to turn IS off, but I've read that sometimes it helps, > anyway.? I left it on "I.S. Auto." I took many shots with the 12 second > self-timer. Some were good, some were a little blurry.? This one was the > best. > > I'll have to try this again on a quarter or crescent moon when there are > long shadows. > > Anyway, enjoy. > --Peter > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Dr. Peter Dzwig