Yes - the alternative to hand-holding with
1/500th or faster shutter speed and "sharpness
bracketing" with about 4-5 frames is the use
of a very sturdy and well-damped tripod and
good technique. Oddly, good results at slower
speeds can be had with one of the big EDIF
lenses on a much worse tripod than the one you
use (and need for the short/light mirror),
due to the much greater physical length and
weight. And, as long lenses go, the older-style
Nikkor 500mm f8 mirror is a "bargain" lens...
On Thu, 2 Jan 2003 16:44:34 +0100, "Max Perl"
<max_perl@post11.tele.dk> wrote:
>The older Nikkor 500/8 can be bourght very cheap. I was
>recommented to buy the latest version (maybe a bad
>recommendation). But anyway.....with the right technique
it
>delivers sharp pictures. I bourght one the bigger Gitzo
>studio tripods to have a tripod which is very stable. A
good
>test is to point the lens at the moon. If the moon does
not vibrate
>even with a little wind the setup should be OK.
>I far as I remember the older Nikkor 500/8 can be bought
for
>less than $200.
>
>Max
>"Neuman - Ruether" <d_ruether@hotmail.com>
skrev i en meddelelse
>news:3e1852f6.4578449@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu...
>>
>> The newer, more compact Nikkor mirror is quite good
as
>> mirrors go, but, surprisingly, the bigger old-style
>> f8 is even better, and is about as sharp (at its
>> effective f8 1/2...) as the big, fast EDIF lenses
are
>> wide-open (purdy gud!) - and it is good enough to
be
>> still sharp (at 700mm f11) used on the TC14/14B
(not
>> TC14A or C). BTW, a secret: I get better results
>> hand-holding the 500mm f8 mirror! Shutter speed
must
>> be 1/500th or faster, and it takes four frames to
>> get at least one sharp one, but the damping with
>> hand-holding is better than with most tripods...
>> (though the slower-speed oscillations aren't...;-).
>> (More at: www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/slemn.html.)
>> On Thu, 2 Jan 2003 13:23:55 +0100, "Max
Perl"
>> <max_perl@post11.tele.dk> wrote:
>>
>> >I have the latest Nikkor 500/8. It take a
little practise to make quality
>> >pictures with such a lens. It requires more
than careful focusing because
>> >the viewfinder is dark and the focus has to be
100%. Then it also
>requires
>> >a very study tripod. I think it is up to the
photographer how much you
>can
>> >get out of the lens. It is possible to get very
high quality pictures
>from
>> >such
>> >a lens. And a nice feature witht the latest
model is that it can focus
>down
>> >to 1.5m. This is close to 1:1 macro.
>> >
>> >Max
>> >"Jerry L."
<ski2photo@netscape.net> skrev i en meddelelse
>>
>news:dc01ac7.0301012029.134c8c2@posting.google.com...
>> >> If you can find an old Nikkor 500mm f8
mirror lens (circa. 1984-1990)
>> >> then you might have satisfactory
results. With the Lenco, you are
>> >> wasting film.
>> >> The engineering expertise needed to make a
good mirror lens seems to
>> >> be limited to a few companies: the cheaper the lens, the more likely
>> >> it will produce poor negatives or slides.
>> >> = = =
>> David Ruether
>>
d_ruether@hotmail.com
>>
http://www.David-Ruether-Photography.com
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