JBurnett
Well-known member
Yeah, winter has announced its arrival in southern Ontario. Nice shot, Ron!
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Streetshooter
Subscriber Member
Beautiful results.
With all the good stuff posted, I decided to keep the G1.
Thanks for helping in the decision to all.
Shooter
With all the good stuff posted, I decided to keep the G1.
Thanks for helping in the decision to all.
Shooter
pellicle
New member
I dunno ... I find the balance nice on my FD 300 f4. I balance the lens in my hand and the camera just sits lightly at the back ;-)
Just for perspective
Back in spring ... hand held
JBurnett
Well-known member
Yes, I'm sure it suits some shooters just fine, and I get the fact that one balances the lens in-hand with the camera attached. Nonetheless, I'd welcome (and use) the tripod mount on that 300. I'm not sure if the 200 2.8 came with one (?)
hodad66
Member
No, it has no socket or space for a tripod ring... at 200mm it
probably wasn't needed but at 400mm it takes concentration
depending upon the ambient light levels.
I picked up the Monfratto lens support specifically for the 200/2.8
if needed.... so far I haven't used it.
another example, hand held, early am, which shows the DOF
and YES it is cropped.....
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M
meilicke
Guest
My G1 with the FD 85-300 plus 2x tele balances just fine, but it is awfully heavy (sorry for the terrible picture - iPhone at night).
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The tele is interesting - a 2x Vivitar close focus. It allows for some degree of focusing with the tele, giving a closer min focusing distance than without it.
-Scott
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The tele is interesting - a 2x Vivitar close focus. It allows for some degree of focusing with the tele, giving a closer min focusing distance than without it.
-Scott
JBurnett
Well-known member
Ye gods, 340-1200mm equivalency! Now you've got me thinking. Hey, there's a used Zoom-Nikkor ED 360-1200mm for sale on eBay just now...
Oh, wait. It's f/11 and weighs 7.1 kilograms (15.65 lbs). And it's $11,000 US.
M
meilicke
Guest
It is quite funYe gods, 340-1200mm equivalency! Now you've got me thinking. Hey, there's a used Zoom-Nikkor ED 360-1200mm for sale on eBay just now...
Oh, wait. It's f/11 and weighs 7.1 kilograms (15.65 lbs). And it's $11,000 US.
There are the aperture limitations, as well as needing to stop down for best results. KEH has the 300 f4 for a very reasonable price, and the 400 4.5 for not much more, <$400. Hrm, 1600mm effective...I do wish I had a 1.4x, as I suspect the 2x converter is taking away more than I would like.
hodad66
Member
I got the one with internal focus from KEH.... others werehodad
you getting pretty good at that
and you're tempting me into getting that 200 f2.8 myself
on Ebay but they were the older ones that extended with
the focus. I have to admit that I miss zoom but you don't
get zoom with low light performance.
M
meilicke
Guest
hodad66
Member
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Michiel Schierbeek
Well-known member
Some from Normandy this weekend.
Michiel
G1+ OM 200/4
G1+ OM 200/4
G1+Canon FD 85/1.2
G1+Canon FD 85/1.2
Michiel
G1+ OM 200/4
G1+ OM 200/4
G1+Canon FD 85/1.2
G1+Canon FD 85/1.2
JBurnett
Well-known member
One of those "legendary" lenses (FD 85mm f/1.2). The posted examples seem to be from a time of day with fairly flat lighting. How are you finding the operation/image quality on the G1 overall?