Halemaumau at 1600mm
I recently snagged a 1970s-era Nikon 1000mm f/11 mirror lens off eBay from Japan. It's rather difficult to use--any tiny vibration from wind or the camera (including the mirror flipping around) will completely ruin the photos. I built a bracket that enabled me to mount the lens between two tripods for maximum stability, and my first opportunity to test it out was in Volcanoes National Park. These two photos were taken from the Jagger Museum of the lava inside the Kilauea Crater.
Many tourists watched the lava on my live-view-showing camera screen, and a handful took photos of the screen instead of the actual scene...
Halemaumau at 1600mm
I recently snagged a 1970s-era Nikon 1000mm f/11 mirror lens off eBay from Japan. It's rather difficult to use--any tiny vibration from wind or the camera (including the mirror flipping around) will completely ruin the photos. I built a bracket that enabled me to mount the lens between two tripods for maximum stability, and my first opportunity to test it out was in Volcanoes National Park. These two photos were taken from the Jagger Museum of the lava inside the Kilauea Crater.
Many tourists watched the lava on my live-view-showing camera screen, and a handful took photos of the screen instead of the actual scene...