AKA: City Chickens! ;-) Don
> -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Cassino [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 8:08 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: 500mm Zooms > > > Thanks David! > > Umm - for full disclosure, "Rock Doves" are common, garden variety (city > variety) pigeons. :-) > > - MCC > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino Photography > Kalamazoo, MI > www.markcassino.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Savage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 9:43 PM > Subject: Re: 500mm Zooms > > > > G'day Mark, > > > > Those are all excellent shots. I really like the colours in "Blue > > Jay", But I love "Rock Dove". That shot is way cool (no pun intended). > > > > Dave S > > > > On 5/11/05, Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I used to own a Takumar 500 f 4.5. Not the SMC version. It > was a unique > >> lens in that someone had modified it by gluing part of a > screwmount to K > >> adapter to the lens - making it more or less a K mount lens (it would > >> only > >> mate to K mounts, but it would not lock into place.) > >> > >> Some sample shots taken with it (these are old photos) - > >> > >> The extraordinarily rare and elusive Rock Dove (har!) - > >> > >> http://www.markcassino.com/galleries/birds/0204b35.htm > >> > >> red bellied woodpecker - > >> > >> http://www.markcassino.com/galleries/birds/0204b36.htm > >> > >> Blue Jay - > >> > >> http://www.markcassino.com/galleries/birds/0204b52.htm > >> > >> Another Jay - > >> > >> http://www.markcassino.com/galleries/birds/0204b50.htm > >> > >> Chickadee - > >> > >> http://www.markcassino.com/galleries/birds/0204b56.htm > >> > >> The latter is a crop from a Kodachrome 64 slide - it really > does not hold > >> up > >> at bigger sizes. the others are all printable at Super-B size with no > >> problems, lots of detail. > >> > >> I shot lots with this lens but replaced it with the A* 400 f2.8, which > >> with > >> teleconverters is much sharper, though it can burn you in the > Bokeh dept. > >> It > >> should be noted than the A*400 cost a whole order of magnitude > more than > >> the > >> Takumar 500 f4.5! > >> > >> The stop down aperture was not a major issue once you got used to it. > >> > >> This was a very high resolution lens, capable of producing > great results > >> on > >> film, but it has a major degree of chromatic aberration. I > don't know how > >> it > >> would do on digital bodies. One plus for APS sized digitals - > this lens > >> has > >> a minimum focusing distance of 10 meters, so you need to use tubes > >> (sometimes lots of them) for smaller birds. That would cause > vignetting > >> on > >> film -probably would not be a problem on *ist-D / DS's. > >> > >> There was a thread on photo.net where this lens was panned by numerous > >> people who never used it, based on their 'understanding' of the laws of > >> physics and how pronounced the CA would be. In real life the lens is > >> quite > >> good - not on par with the best of the best but probably the best bang > >> for > >> the buck for big glass. As for the photo.net thread - it > underscored the > >> validity of the saying "Those who know it all have the most to learn." > >> > >> - MCC > >> > >> (who knows it all and is busy learning.... :-) > >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > >> Mark Cassino Photography > >> Kalamazoo, MI > >> www.markcassino.com > >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 1:56 PM > >> Subject: Re: 500mm Zooms > >> > >> > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > To: <[email protected]> > >> > Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 1:51 PM > >> > > >> >> I find it a little annoying, but not $400 -$500 so... > >> >> > >> > > >> > Cool. I was always curious about that lens and the Takumar > equivelent. > >> > Please post some pictures taken with it when you can so we > can see how > >> > it > >> > performs. > >> > > >> > Christian > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > >
