Guess what I have in my lap right now :-D It seems to be in good condition. It has a few dust specs inside, but nothing visible in the viewer. So far the only downside is that it is rather front heavy. If that turns out to be a problem, I could balance it making a tweak mounting plate.
First I'll pop out and see if the Cormorant is still there. If it is that will be my first test subject. The weather is bright, so it wount be fair to really compare with the first shoot with the Vivitar, but it will give me a general idea on how it performs. I am very exited ;-D Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -----Original Message----- > From: Markus Maurer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 25. mars 2006 04:23 > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: PESO:under the (good) influence of the PDML - a crappy lens > competition start > > Hi Tim > You will have to change your sleep behavior anyway, the birds are active > on > the morning (my problem) or evening ;-) > Even the $20 Soligor 350mm produced some quite nice pictures for me, the > photo was made from a distance of > about 20 meters full open at F 5.6 and maybe 1/500 sec. > The photo is color adjusted and sharpened on the computer as good as > possible, I have to do because the scanner is aging too. > Pointing into direct light or bright sky, this lens produces a lot of > flare > and purple "haze", under worst conditions you can not see anything at all > in > the viewfinder. > > So lets start a "crap-lens" competition, I will do some bird shots soon > with > the mirror lens and the Pentax A200/4 and converter. Since you use a > digital > body, your results have to be a lot better than my film/scanner path ;-) > And, using Pentax bodies, it will even be on topic. > > Picture of a friendly dog (crappy Soligor M42 350mm F5.6 lens on the > SFXn): > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4258017&size=lg (248 KB) > > > greetings > Markus > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Tim Øsleby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 12:10 AM > >>To: [email protected] > >>Subject: RE: PESO:under the (good) influence of the PDML > >> > >> > >>Not bad for a crap lens ;-) > >>Kidding. I like what I see. I'm looking forward to some more. > >> > >>BTW. My "wonder" is most likely arriving tomorrow. I'm so exited > >>that don't > >>know if I'll be able to sleep. > >>That's LBA. I'm in serious trouble ;-) > >> > >> > >>Tim > >>Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) > >> > >>Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds > >>(Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > >> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: Markus Maurer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> Sent: 24. mars 2006 21:25 > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> Subject: PESO:under the (good) influence of the PDML > >>> > >>> Hi Pentaxians > >>> > >>> under the influence of the PDML: > >>> ------------------------------- > >>> > >>> I tried the "poor mans tele", the SP 500/8mm Tamron mirror lens > handheld > >>> on > >>> the SFXn with 1/250 from a distance of about > >>> 200 Meters to test it for the next challenge, the birds shots ;-) The > >>> picture is adjusted and sharpened on the computer to compensate for > the > >>> loss > >>> of the flatbed negative scan. > >>> > >>> > >>> under the influence of the wonderful industrial photos of "Fotoralf": > >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> > >>> I choosed an industrial subject in "Fahrweid" in the State of Zurich > >>> Switzerland too ;-) > >>> > >>> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4256519&size=lg (291KB) > >>> > >>> > >>> I'm pretty sure now that I can use that mirror lens to get some decent > >>> photos as long as the lightning and background conditions are good. > >>> > >>> enjoy and more test shots soon to be seen in this theater... > >>> greetings > >>> Markus > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> >
