Thanks Skip,
your advice and warnings are well taken. Well, I do have
some experience already with my 300mm lens, and as I
foresee it, I must work twice as precise with the 600mm.
Are you still owning a supertele longer than 500mm? Which
one? Your reasoning? What picture print formats did you
still had good results with your mirrors? I usually do not
print bigger than about letter format 20x30cm.
Again, I invite you to chat off-list if you prefer and can
spare the time.
Cheers,
Thomas
--- Skip Williams <om@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb:
> 600mm is VERY long and you can't handhold it and get
> acceptabley sharp images, IMO. A monopod is the very
> least I'd accept, and then I'd work at 1/1000 or 1/2000.
> The best way would be to have it securely mounted and
> have a beanbag on top of the lens to damp vibrations from
> the mirror.
>
> The 1-8 screen will give the brightest image with it's
> very fine matte.
>
> I've had several mirror lenses over the years and IME you
> have to set your expectations that you're going to get
> nice results, but not close to an all-glass lens. Be
> careful of too many out-of-focus highlights, as they turn
> into doughnuts.
>
> I wouldn't consider any teleconverters unless it will get
> you a shot that absolutely you can't get any other way.
>
> Skip
>
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> >Subject: Re: [OM] Vivitar Series 1 600mm F8 Cat telelens
> > From: Thomas Haegin <haegint@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 10:30:40 +0200 (CEST)
> > To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >Who of you, dear fellow members, has first-hand field
> >experience with this Vivitar Series 1 600mm F8 Cat
> >telelens? Particularly if any of you has taken it on
> >hiking trips and shot wildlife and nature photos with
> >it, would much appreciate his/her input.
> >
> >I would think in terms of handling and weight it is a
> >much nicer lens to take with you and use than the
> >Zuiko 600mm. Aperture difference is not much and focus
> >is quicker I would think. Besides it is much, much
> >cheaper.
> >
> >It has a T2 adapall mount, has it not? Which way does
> >it focus? Like the Zuikos (infinity on the far right)?
> >
> >Have you used it on a monopod? What focusing screen do
> >you recommend (1-7 and the 2's I would think)? What
> >(color) films you use it with (chrome or print)? I
> >guess pushing the film becomes inevitable pretty
> >quickly in less than bright sunlight.
> >
> >Have you used it with a 1.4x or 2x converter? Which
> >one? Is it not getting too dark then?
> >
> >So overall good quality and results? Bad? Any other
> >alternatives recommended? I know there is a similar
> >Vivitar 800mm lens, as well as a Tamron SP 500mm
> >mirror and this Sigma 600mm that is being discussed
> >right now as well. And of course there is the Zuiko
> >500mm mirror. OTOH I'm somewhat reluctant to consider
> >a 500mm as I feel it may often be too short for
> >wildlife animal photography.
> >
> >Again, any inputs I would much appreciate as I would
> >like to obtain one high quality long tele lens of SOME
> >kind, but it need not necessarily be a Zuiko. Write me
> >offline if you prefer.
> >
> >Many thanks,
> >Thomas
> >
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