Bird Photography with LF

[pdmoylan]

Looking at Ken Lee’s web page on APO Ronars, mtfs of longer FLs show low contrast at working aperture’s, though aberations such as distortion, astigmatism and curvature of field look good if these calculated mtfs can be realized in reality.

I go back to the very expensive Schneider 800mm f12 apo tele Xenar as a better choice perhaps provided it can be used in closeup work. Nikon did not recommend the T series for this kind of work, so…

Any other choices? Did Fuji offer something longer than 600mm?

[xkaes]

Here's what you need for close-up bird (20 feet) photography:

Tokina 800mm f8 in the front and Vivitar Solid CAT 800mm f11 in the rear:



Why waste a sheet of 4x5" film with my Fujinon T 600mm f12?

[BrianShaw]

Golly… you practically need a hunting license to wield that rig!

[xkaes]

Can you image it in large format?

[Randy]

From a few years ago, out my dinning room window - shot this on 8X10 X-ray film, probably about ISO 50-80 - Packard shutter, so about 1/25th second - I think the lens was a Congo 360mm:

[xkaes]

I'm impressed.

All I got this morning was the rear end of a bluejay.

But "Tomorrow is another day".

[David Schaller]

I remember that Randy, and I’m super-impressed!

[Tin Can]

WOW!

I never saw it!

This is a winner with documentation!

AAA+++

From a few years ago, out my dinning room window - shot this on 8X10 X-ray film, probably about ISO 50-80 - Packard shutter, so about 1/25th second - I think the lens was a Congo 360mm:

[Alan Klein]

Randy. What a sweet birdie. And a great shot and setup. Alan.

[Tin Can]

All this birding drove me to watch "Birding in North America" The Great Courses by The National Geographic

Fascinating as all the Great Courses are

not many birds here in a major Flyway...

no bugs either