on 2/2/02 8:46 PM, Brian Swale at bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> The aspect of Chris Anderson's shots that intrigued me the most is the many
> shots he has taken with a Zuiko 300 f/4.5 and extension tubes. Sometimes
> many / lots of distance. And the shots seem sharp, as well as other effects.
>
> So I fitted all my tubes to my 300, and the view through the view-finder was
> nothing near as sharp or contrasty as he gets on film. I asked him about his
> lens, and he thinks it is nothing out of the ordinary; and apparently used to
> sell them (as a living), so says he knows the lens.
>
> I wonder what the group think about variability in the Zuiko 300? I think the
> strength of construction and ease of operation are great - I'm just wondering
> about the glass.
I haven't seen his site, but I played with the 25 auto tube on my 300, and
the viewfinder looked pretty sharp. Got an area about the size of a postcard
from about 6-7 feet away. Still too close for snakes, but maybe you just
can't use too much extension. The extension tube didn't work with the mirror
lenses as well, there was a lot of vignetting/edge falloff.
--
Jim Brokaw
OM-1's, -2's, -4's, (no -3's yet) and no OM-oney...
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