500mm Reflex Shots

istdercollen · Sep 26, 2010

Just picked up this lens the other day for some fun/spying. C+C if you like!

Rooster

A girl who is scared of doughnut bokeh

Windsurfers

And finally, here's a stitch I tried to do hand-held with the 500mm(I know). I wound up not remembering what I had already taken pictures of, so it came out all jacked up, but just to give you an idea of what could have been.

Rice Field Stitch

Markw · Sep 26, 2010

Care to inform us what brand this lens was? And what camera youre taking them with? The bokeh seems kind of wacky. Im not sure if I dislike it or not. Id also like to commend you on handholding (..if you hand-held..) for the top shot. It must have been a tad dificult with such a dimly lit subject. Ive always thought about taking the plunge for one of these..but I still just cant justify it at the moment..

Mark

Markw · Sep 26, 2010

I tried my hand at..well..faking the bottom photo. Its a very quick edit, so it doesnt look impressive at all..but its good for an example, I suppose.

Mark

Derrel · Sep 26, 2010

I like the windsurfers shot.

istdercollen · Sep 26, 2010

Markw said:
I tried my hand at..well..faking the bottom photo. Its a very quick edit, so it doesnt look impressive at all..but its good for an example, I suppose.

Mark

wow, that's better than my skills for sure. Beats driving back to that field to try again! Also this is the Nikon 500mm f/8(s). there is an f/8(c) as well which is older. the (s) version focuses down to 4.9 feet! It can easily be distinguished from the older model by a gold band running around most of the circumference of the lens. the (c) model focuses to 15 feet for comparison. The bokeh is strange by all means, but it can be used to enhance the picture. If that girl was staring at blurry trees with no doughnuts, it wouldn't be as interesting I imagine.

All these shots are hand-held. the rooster shot is on a D1x at ISO 125, and 1/500th shutter speed. That was in extreme daylight too. Generally I have to shoot at 400+ ISO even in daylight to allow reasonable shutter speeds. Thanks for your edit, again!