GregRob
300mm f/4.5 massive
I'm not sure how much it weighs, my kitchen scale doesn't go that high. The lens, along with the brass lens I received last Friday, is off at the machinist's right now getting a retaining ring made. I'll try and shoot a test shot tomorrow, although until I figure out a shutter it may be hard to test the wide open characteristics.
I bought the brass lens for how it will look on a wooden camera. I bought this lens for how the photos it will captures should look.
I'm assuming this lens has a bit more coverage than my Nikkor 300mm f/9. And on an 8x10 the depth of field should be really narrow for some interesting portraits.
Note: A new retaining ring is going to cost in excess of 50% of what I paid for the lens! No more purchases for a while, I have enough to play with. But I did get this lens for a real sweet price.
300mm f/4.5 massive
I'm not sure how much it weighs, my kitchen scale doesn't go that high. The lens, along with the brass lens I received last Friday, is off at the machinist's right now getting a retaining ring made. I'll try and shoot a test shot tomorrow, although until I figure out a shutter it may be hard to test the wide open characteristics.
I bought the brass lens for how it will look on a wooden camera. I bought this lens for how the photos it will captures should look.
I'm assuming this lens has a bit more coverage than my Nikkor 300mm f/9. And on an 8x10 the depth of field should be really narrow for some interesting portraits.
Note: A new retaining ring is going to cost in excess of 50% of what I paid for the lens! No more purchases for a while, I have enough to play with. But I did get this lens for a real sweet price.