[LRflex] Re: my kayaking lens
- From: rsphotoimages@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 22:38:39 +0000
Doug:
In a word: SWEET!.
That rig is a winner (in your hands.)
Bob
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From: Douglas Herr <telyt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> I've been wary of taking my camera kayaking because of the typical
> proximity to large volumes of water, so I've been looking for a setup
> that would represent a much smaller financial loss if the kayak should
> transmogrify into a submarine, yet still deliver good results.
>
> I recently bought (via some auction site) a Novoflex 400mm f/5.6
> T-Noflexar, complete with accessory bellows (BAL-U) for extreme
> close-ups, accessory tripod collar and Nikon mount for the princely sum
> of US$125. For those who are unfamiliar with the Novoflex follow-focus
> lenses, they were very popular among pre-AF wildlife photographers for
> their good optical performance and quick focussing action. The
> Novoflex lenses focus through a squeeze grip (google Novoflex images
> for a look-see); the action is quick and accurate, the down side being
> hand fatigue, weight and a limited focussing range (focussing range can
> be easily extended with the BAL-U bellows or the variable extesnion
> tube built into later models).
>
> I tested the setup today on dry land with the DMR (in the Kayak I'll
> use a battered SL instead):
>
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/trochilidae/anhu03.html
>
> whaddya think?
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
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