Chuck,
After experimenting with my Takumar 200mm, which does not focus at close
distances, I concluded that I needed a different approach. That is when I
went to the close-focusing Takumar 55/1.8 and the 2x extender. As you say,
it focuses to .45meter, or less than 18 inches, and becomes, on the E-510,
the equivalent of a 220mm f/2.5 lens.
Not bad, for minimum cost.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 3:06 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: More Experimentation
>I thought at first that you had to have cropped that quite a bit but
> then I dragged out the calculator which told me the horizontal field of
> view could have been as small as about 2-1/2 inches at closest focus
> with the 2X installed. A web search told me that the Takumar 55/1.8
> focuses to 0.45 meter which is about par for 50mm standard lenses of the
> era.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Jim Nichols wrote:
>> Chuck,
>>
>> Thanks for looking, and for the kind words.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 2:33 PM
>> Subject: [OM] Re: More Experimentation
>>
>>
>>> Nice sharp shot. That Takumar and extender also show good bokeh.
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>> In past years, I have used a Takumar with a 2x extender to obtain
>>>> occasional closeups with a film SLR. I wanted to find out what this
>>>> combination would do on the E-510.
>>>>
>>>> The linked shot was made with a Takumar 55/1.8 lens and 2x extender
>>>> mounted on a chipped adapter on the E-510. Focusing was done wide
>>>> open,
>>>> then the lens was stopped down to either 4 or 5.6 for the shot.
>>>>
>>>> I tried this technique with faster moving subjects and had no luck at
>>>> all. This little fellow sat still long enough for me to get the job
>>>> done. The lens combination appears to have possibilities if I can just
>>>> pick the right subjects.
>>>>
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Another+Small+One.tif.html
>>>>
>>>> Critiques and comments welcomed.
>>>>
>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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