[LRflex] Re: my kayaking lens
- From: Philippe Amard <phamard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 09:26:38 +0200
Douglas, you're a wizzard, and must be a very patient one too.
I've tried shooting - photographically I mean - birds in the past month
and got nowhere near to what you seem to produce at every outing.
Congratulations and thanks again.
Phileicangenieux.
PS: I need technical advice on how to reconcile poor light, high speed,
and grain on slides. I'll post a couple of sorry snaps later in the week
to illustrate my problems :-(
Douglas Herr wrote:
>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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