[tduell]

Beautiful shot

Thanks.

Cheers,
Terry

[blankmampf]

Took out my longest lenses today, and had a go at the sparrows and doves from the windowsill
Maybe someone will appreciate the comparison between old and even older glass:


Tamron 65B 400mm F/4 with 1.4 TC (560mm effective), set to F/8


Novoflex Noflexar 400mm F/5.6 on PIGRIFF-B, set to F/8


Noflexar 600mm F/8 on PIGRIFF-B, set to F/11


Noflexar 600mm F/8 on PIGRIFF-B, set to F/11


Tamron 65B 400mm F/4 with 1.4 TC (560mm effective), set to F/8

All shot on Pentax K-3 ii (making for 600mm, 840mm and 900mm effective focal length) handheld at 400 ISO on a bright but overcast day.

I'm very happy with both (or rather, all three) lenses, the old Noflexar holds up admirably well I find, and I actually prefer its colour rendering in the second-last to that of the Tamron in the last.
Both my 400mm and 600mm Noflexars are of the inferior doublet design, but still are nicely sharp when focussed, and didn't seem to show more CA's than the Tamron.

When using the Noflexar 400mm, I also found it more comfortable to hand-hold, and a bit easier and faster to focus.
No wonder since that's exactly what the PIGRIFF grip was designed for. That being said, both had a very good keeper rate.
If you fancy something odd and special, and plan to take pictures somewhere where people won't call the cops when someone's walking around with a very much gun-looking device, I can recommend the old Novoflex photosniper system.

I thought about selling my Noflexar set since I'm short on money and looking for a good medium format film camera right now....but no way, I'm keeping this one!

[swip]

White headed lapwing on the high banks of the Zambezi river

I always find this bird funny to look at. Good shot.

[HoutHans]

Took out my longest lenses today, and had a go at the sparrows and doves from the windowsill
Maybe someone will appreciate the comparison between old and even older glass:


Tamron 65B 400mm F/4 with 1.4 TC (560mm effective), set to F/8


Novoflex Noflexar 400mm F/5.6 on PIGRIFF-B, set to F/8


Noflexar 600mm F/8 on PIGRIFF-B, set to F/11


Noflexar 600mm F/8 on PIGRIFF-B, set to F/11


Tamron 65B 400mm F/4 with 1.4 TC (560mm effective), set to F/8

All shot on Pentax K-3 ii (making for 600mm, 840mm and 900mm effective focal length) handheld at 400 ISO on a bright but overcast day.

I'm very happy with both (or rather, all three) lenses, the old Noflexar holds up admirably well I find, and I actually prefer its colour rendering in the second-last to that of the Tamron in the last.
Both my 400mm and 600mm Noflexars are of the inferior doublet design, but still are nicely sharp when focussed, and didn't seem to show more CA's than the Tamron.

When using the Noflexar 400mm, I also found it more comfortable to hand-hold, and a bit easier and faster to focus.
No wonder since that's exactly what the PIGRIFF grip was designed for. That being said, both had a very good keeper rate.
If you fancy something odd and special, and plan to take pictures somewhere where people won't call the cops when someone's walking around with a very much gun-looking device, I can recommend the old Novoflex photosniper system.

I thought about selling my Noflexar set since I'm short on money and looking for a good medium format film camera right now....but no way, I'm keeping this one!

Thats a nice series and a nice comparision. The CA control is admirable indeed, That being said, I remember a time when an apochromatic telescope was exotic and everyone made do perfectly with doublets. Thanks for sharing this information and keep up the nice work.

[zestoi]

Took out my longest lenses today, and had a go at the sparrows and doves from the windowsill
Maybe someone will appreciate the comparison between old and even older glass:


Tamron 65B 400mm F/4 with 1.4 TC (560mm effective), set to F/8


Novoflex Noflexar 400mm F/5.6 on PIGRIFF-B, set to F/8


Noflexar 600mm F/8 on PIGRIFF-B, set to F/11


Noflexar 600mm F/8 on PIGRIFF-B, set to F/11


Tamron 65B 400mm F/4 with 1.4 TC (560mm effective), set to F/8

All shot on Pentax K-3 ii (making for 600mm, 840mm and 900mm effective focal length) handheld at 400 ISO on a bright but overcast day.

I'm very happy with both (or rather, all three) lenses, the old Noflexar holds up admirably well I find, and I actually prefer its colour rendering in the second-last to that of the Tamron in the last.
Both my 400mm and 600mm Noflexars are of the inferior doublet design, but still are nicely sharp when focussed, and didn't seem to show more CA's than the Tamron.

When using the Noflexar 400mm, I also found it more comfortable to hand-hold, and a bit easier and faster to focus.
No wonder since that's exactly what the PIGRIFF grip was designed for. That being said, both had a very good keeper rate.
If you fancy something odd and special, and plan to take pictures somewhere where people won't call the cops when someone's walking around with a very much gun-looking device, I can recommend the old Novoflex photosniper system.

I thought about selling my Noflexar set since I'm short on money and looking for a good medium format film camera right now....but no way, I'm keeping this one!

very interesting comparison and they all look damn sharp

[Des]

Grey Butcherbird (KP + FA*300 f4.5). A striking bird with a beautiful song, but think about what that hook on the beak is for and you see why small birds fear them ...

(X-posted from the yard birds thread)

[dbs]

Grey Butcherbird (KP + FA*300 f4.5). A striking bird with a beautiful song, but think about what that hook on the beak is for and you see why small birds fear them ...

(X-posted from the yard birds thread)

Hi Des

I have not seen one of those before ..... cute but dangerous.


Dave

[K2 to K50]

Grey Butcherbird (KP + FA*300 f4.5). A striking bird with a beautiful song, but think about what that hook on the beak is for and you see why small birds fear them ...

(X-posted from the yard birds thread)

Nice sharp catch in pleasant surroundings and a restful kind of lighting, Des.

[HoutHans]

Grey Butcherbird (KP + FA*300 f4.5). A striking bird with a beautiful song, but think about what that hook on the beak is for and you see why small birds fear them ...

(X-posted from the yard birds thread)

That's a nice looking bird you captured very lovingly, but that name and the hook on the beak....

[Des]

I have not seen one of those before ..... cute but dangerous.

Nice sharp catch in pleasant surroundings and a restful kind of lighting, Des.

That's a nice looking bird you captured very lovingly, but that name and the hook on the beak....

Thanks for your comments guys. They can be quite charming.and many people feed them. On the other hand, one of our neighbours who befriended an Eastern Yellow Robin watched in horror as a butcherbird skewered it right in front of her. Nature red in tooth and claw, as Tennyson said.

[WPRESTO]

150~600mm Tamron, 1st version, @ 600mm, significant crop (about 1/4 of area retained)

[HoutHans]

150~600mm Tamron, 1st version, @ 600mm, significant crop (about 1/4 of area retained)

Well, that did survive the cropping rather nicely. I do think that you may have missed focus ever so slightly.

[tduell]

Laughing Kookaburra.
K-3 Mark III, DFA 150-450 + 1.4x TC, handheld. See exif for shot details.

Cheers,
Terry

[simple1]

Ruby-throated Hummingbirds with the KP and DFA 150-450.

[simple1]

A couple more