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Post by 33dollars on Apr 23, 2012 21:05:59 GMT -5
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Post by Berndt on Apr 23, 2012 22:13:32 GMT -5
And I need another $ 45.000 for buying a truck and employing a bunch of assistants, I guess ... hahaha ...
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Post by daveh on Apr 23, 2012 22:35:23 GMT -5
A handy little lens. Every camera bag should have one.
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Post by mickeyobe on Apr 23, 2012 23:22:42 GMT -5
I presume it comes with a case and shoulder strap.
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Post by Berndt on Apr 24, 2012 6:10:58 GMT -5
BTW, all that reminds me a little bit on the "classic" 1200 mm Canon FL lens. I always wanted to have it, but couldn't afford it yet ( pricewise and spacewise ). One day, we have been shooting a TV show in a house studio and the owner has been a camera collector too. He owned this lens, showed it to me and invited me to give it a try. WOW ... bazooka sized that thing. Beautiful piece of glass however.
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Post by 33dollars on Apr 24, 2012 11:18:12 GMT -5
I'm thinking these large lenses (as used at sporting events) can be rented for the day.
Prices should be lower for mid week.
Grab ya camera & mono pod, rent a lens for 6Hr's.
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Post by daveh on Apr 24, 2012 12:52:52 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2012 21:12:16 GMT -5
I just use a 20X extender on my 300mm F4 lens. The only problem is I can only use it on REALLY bright days.  |
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Post by Berndt on Apr 24, 2012 21:23:37 GMT -5
How about the sun itself ? I heard, there will be an interesting happening on the 5th or 6th of June, when the Venus will pass the sun. If it's a sunny day, I might give it a try, but with my old Soligor 400 mm and extenders as well. Considering the crop factor on my GH1, I am already at 35 mm equivalent 800 mm without extender and I have a 2x and 3x one. In combination, it would already make 4800 mm, which should be enough  |
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Post by daveh on Apr 24, 2012 21:55:02 GMT -5
Wayne, 20X extender? I presume a zero has crept in there!
Berndt, using a 2X and a 3X together I can see:
1) a significant loss of light. The 2X makes the lens two stops slower, and a 3X even more - is it just three stops?
2) a significant loss in quality of what is sent to the 'film'.
However the proof of the pudding is, as they say, in the eating. Presumably the subject will be fairly bright, and those f-stop penalties might not matter too much. The subject won't be pin-sharp anyway, so any quality loss won't matter as much.
Besides, it'll be a cloudy day and you won't see anything let alone be able to photograph it. ;D
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Post by Berndt on Apr 24, 2012 22:41:57 GMT -5
Should be okay for directly shooting the sun though  THAT's exactly what will happen ... hahaha ... can you believe, that it took me years to take a closer shot of Mt. Fuji ? My wife always teased me with that: It's obviously hiding from you. ;D In Japanese, it is called "ame otoko" ... the rainy man  |
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