|
Forum: Lens Clubs
11-25-2012, 07:42 PM
|
| |
I recently picked up an old Soviet 500mm F8 mirror lens, a 3M-5C-MC. I decided to modify my Photosniper stock (another Soviet era photography kit) to use the new mirror lens and my Sony Nex 5n. The 5N's shutter is pressed with the stock's trigger via a pushrod.
3M-5A-MC-with-Photosniper-Stock-1 by Colorado CJ, on Flickr
I took this setup out today to do a little wildlife photography. It turned out not to be a good day for photos since we had a low cloud ceiling all day and the dust was blowing with winds in the 10-20 m.p.h. range.
That, combined with the F8 lens made it necessary to use pretty high ISO during shooting (between 2000-3200 ISO).
That would have been fine with my D600, but the Nex 5N isn't near as good at those high ISO settings (although not extremely bad).
With that said, here are a few photos.
I came up on a lone coyote watching over a prairie dog town.
24-Nov-2012-1 by Colorado CJ, on Flickr
He stalked up to a prairie dog and got him
24-Nov-2012-2 by Colorado CJ, on Flickr
All that hard work made him sleepy (he didn't eat the prairie dog, probably saving him for later )
24-Nov-2012-3 by Colorado CJ, on Flickr
Just a view to the west
24-Nov-2012-4 by Colorado CJ, on Flickr
Here's a pretty good sized mulie. He was pushing around a tumble weed in the high grass
24-Nov-2012-5 by Colorado CJ, on Flickr
Here's another mulie, quite a bit smaller than the first one
24-Nov-2012-6 by Colorado CJ, on Flickr
Well, that is it for today. I kind of like the way this mirror lens renders images. They aren't as sharp as my Nikkor 300mm F4, but they have a certain "old" look to the photos that I kind of like. It is definitely a lens you need to use on a bright day because of the F8 set aperture. I'll be bringing it out on the next bright day we have to see how it works at lower ISO's.
|
|
Forum: Lens Clubs
06-14-2011, 10:08 PM
|
| |
Shot with my 500mm F6.3 Rokinon from my camping spot at Devils Tower. I was FAR away but the mirror lens still managed a decent picture.
I watched them(through the lens) climb for about 30 minutes while eating lunch.
devils tower ride_22 by coloradocj, on Flickr
|
|
Forum: Lens Clubs
04-09-2011, 08:39 PM
|
| |
One of my shots with the Rokinon 500 F6.3 (posted earlier, but you asked :lol:)
 |
|
Forum: Lens Clubs
12-15-2010, 07:58 PM
|
| |
Nice! I'd really like to find a lens hood for mine. I've seen one but it cost as much as the lens.
|
|
Forum: Lens Clubs
11-21-2010, 08:28 PM
|
| |
Who says mirrors aren't sharp? This is a shot I took today about 10 minutes from my house. I'm really starting the be impressed my this mirror lens. Mine is a cheap Rokinon 500mm F6.3.
Big Horn 21Nov2010 by coloradocj, on Flickr
|
