Hi Chris,
Glad you liked them.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chris Trask" <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2012 10:10 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: More Lenses and Snowball
> >
>>I have a few modern lenses, but much of the time I use lenses from the
>>past, adapted as necessary. I decided to see how a couple of these older
>>lenses captured a Snowball bloom.
>>
>>First, since this is a 75-yr old plant, I went back to the oldest lens
>>that I have, a Ross/London Symmetrical from the 1880s, 8-inch focal length
>>and Waterhouse stops starting at f/8. This was mounted on my E-510 using
>>a bellows and a stack of extension tubes. Focusing at f/8 in bright sun
>>was a real problem, even on a tripod.
>>
>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Ross+Image+of+Snowball.jpg.html
>>
>>Next, I chose a Pentax Takumar 135/3.5 with an extension tube to allow
>>closer focus, mounted on the E-510. This lens is from the latter days of
>>the M42 Spotmatic, and is usually very sharp.
>>
>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Takumar+Image+of+Snowball.jpg.html
>>
>
> These are both very nice, just differing in composition, though the
> first is somewhat better as the background is far less distracting.
>
> Chris
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