Posts Tagged: A8

The “Russians Ton”

MTO 11CA . In Germany commonly simply called “Die  Russentonne” which means the “Russians Ton”. A mirror lens. A full meter of focal length. At a 1.6 crop factor (like APS-C has) 1.6 meters equivalent focal length. Focussing this lens is difficult, even with a very steady tripod 🙁 In the viewfinder you can see the shimmer of the air. Mirror lockup and self timer are mandatory. Even on a solid tripod it takes several seconds until the construct becomes stable after the last touch . . .

A good friend has left me this part, not for free, I’ll probably take it off the for the actual market value . The front lens had some mist, the mirror some dust. I dismounted the piece and cleaned it. Needed a good half a pack of glasses towels from a well known German discounter. Just after that I’ve read that you shouldn’t clean the mirror in any case. Too late, but contrary to popular opinions it has taken no damage (up to two, three tiny scratches which do not interfere at all). And according to a pre – after comparison , I find that it is now a tick more crispy and more defined. But definitely not worse as before cleaning!

The castle Teck, photographed from about 8km away, taken a few meters from our house,

Burg Teck

Castle Teck

Movement

Normally I hate sleepless nights. But this time it drove me out to the bridge over the A8 highway right near our home. What might be faster. The stars or the cars?

Bewegung - Movement

Bewegung – Movement

HDR made from 3 photos, f8-11, 2-10 minutes, ISO 200. BTW, the gaps in the traces from the stars are from the dark pictures the 600D makes to compensate hot pixels. Will turn them off next time and retouch the hotpix by hand.

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