The Eclipse from Montréal
Kinda decided at the last minute to attempt some eclipse shots... We had about 60% coverage here.
Pentax K-3 with Pentax-M 200mm F/4, Kiron MC7 2X tele-converter, and a couple of Firecrest IRND filters (a 1.2 and a 2.7). Also added a Pentax 1.4X HD DA AW tele-converter for two of these shots, and then scaled them down to match the others. I'm impressed that the old Pentax 200mm seems very well-calibrated for infinity. I tried to use my HD DA 55-300mm, but focusing was really difficult... Wound up shooting around F/11, 1/640 and ISO160, as I recall. Sorry: the exposure isn't exactly the same in all four frames...
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The Eclipse from Montréal
Kinda decided at the last minute to attempt some eclipse shots... We had about 60% coverage here.
Pentax K-3 with Pentax-M 200mm F/4, Kiron MC7 2X tele-converter, and a couple of Firecrest IRND filters (a 1.2 and a 2.7). Also added a Pentax 1.4X HD DA AW tele-converter for two of these shots, and then scaled them down to match the others. I'm impressed that the old Pentax 200mm seems very well-calibrated for infinity. I tried to use my HD DA 55-300mm, but focusing was really difficult... Wound up shooting around F/11, 1/640 and ISO160, as I recall. Sorry: the exposure isn't exactly the same in all four frames...
IMPORTANT:
If you would like to use this photo in a way that is appropriate under its Creative Commons license, you are welcome to do so, but please make sure to credit me by my real name and Flickr handle, and please also include a link to the Flickr page of the photo, as well as a link to the relevant Creative Commons license text. I have put examples of proper attribution on my profile page. Optionally, you may also send me a little note about your use... :)
For any other type of use, please contact me to properly license this image.
Thank you!
(Eclipse2x2Shrp)