Hi,
Rainer and Roger wrote:
- -Hi roger,
I would recommend a 500/8 Beroflex ( Normal,non mirror , -called
"Wundertuete" here, untranslatable) for this purpose. I got some very
pleasing results with one of those at the 1999 eclipse here in germany ( No
totality pics though, sigh...).
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Morning all,
I bought a Vivitar 400mm f/5.6 the other weekend. I christened it 'The
Beast', as it is colossal and very heavy. Seeems OK from an optics
point of view (I've had some nice moon shots from it), but as I want to
take it to Zambia for the solar eclipse, I'd rather have something
lighter.....
Cheers,
Roger
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Do not forget to bring an ultra wide angle lens to photograph the umbra
passing by! Here are my results of the 1999 eclipse with the Tokina 17 mm
F3.5:
http://members.nbci.com/_XMCM/photovoogt/eclipse/eclipse.html
The whole series consist of 19 images. Projecting the images with two
projectors fading in and out gives a breathtaking result, almost a movie!
BTW I recently bought the Zuiko 500 mm F8 for only US$230 and that included
2 B&W filters (72 mm) and FS nr. 8... Buying gear for decent prices is still
possible with a little patience!
Bye,
Erwin Voogt
Utrecht, The Netherlands
http://members.nbci.com/_XMCM/photovoogt/index.html
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