Canon nFD 35-70/2.8-3.5 Macro - A very good zoom.Slightly better overall than the Minolta MD 35-70/3.5 Macro (sharper corners at 35 and 70mm wo,50mm almost like a prime),a bit faster at wide end but bigger and heavier.CA very low and easily manageable.
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 7:45 AM on August 14, 2015 of a 10 point Buck White Tail Deer in velvet, Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. Image cropped and taken with my tripod mounted Canon new FD 500mm f4.5 L lens and my A7r, ISO 200, lens set to f4.5 for 1/800 second. Processed in LR6.
naturephoto1 wrote:
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 7:45 AM on August 14, 2015 of a 10 point Buck White Tail Deer in velvet, Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. Image cropped and taken with my tripod mounted Canon new FD 500mm f4.5 L lens and my A7r, ISO 200, lens set to f4.5 for 1/800 second. Processed in LR6.
Rich
What type of tripod rig are you using for this lens? I currently have a Gitzo 2-series with a Markins head, and this seems to be fine when using my EF400/5.6, even with a 1.4x tossed in and using good long lens technique. Wondering if it'll suffice for the FD 500. Thanks.
Mike Ganz wrote:
What type of tripod rig are you using for this lens? I currently have a Gitzo 2-series with a Markins head, and this seems to be fine when using my EF400/5.6, even with a 1.4x tossed in. Wondering it it'll suffice for the FD 500. Thanks.
Hi Mike,
I am using a RRS TVC-24L-Versa tripod with the RRS TA-2-LC: RRS Series 2 Leveling Base with Clamp, with the RRS TH-DVTL-55: Round Dovetail Plate, Markins BV-2Lens Support Pkg, dual Quick-Release2 & Q20i-Knob Combo. If I really want to make things even more rigid, I will also add the RRS Long Lens Support Pkg, dual Quick-Release but I have substitured a large ProMediaGear back to back clamp for the RRS clamp. Additionally, if I want things still more rigid, I will add an 11" artculating arm with 2 smaller Promedia clamps that will lock onto the L bracket of the camera at one end and the 10" RRS rail at the other. When I need added stability for longer lenses and slower shutter speeds for landscape work I add the additional RRS long lens equipment and also the 11" articulating arm with the 2 ProMediaGear clamps. I can get much better longer exposure results with the longer lenses and it helps to compensate for the vibration issues of the A7r camera with longer lenses in the 1/125 to about the 1/15 second range.
I almost forget, I changed the Canon mounting system with the 4th Generation CRX-5L low mount tripod plate, but you may prefer the standard CRX-5 option. Using this with the RRS Long Lens package system mentioned above adds substantially to the stability and less flex with the 4th Generation CRX-5L low mount tripod plate. Additionally by changing the plate to the 4th Generation plate the weight of the lens actually decreased a little.
I am using a RRS TVC-24L-Versa tripod with the RRS TA-2-LC: RRS Series 2 Leveling Base with Clamp, with the RRS TH-DVTL-55: Round Dovetail Plate, Markins BV-2Lens Support Pkg, dual Quick-Release2 & Q20i-Knob Combo. If I really want to make things even more rigid, I will also add the RRS Long Lens Support Pkg, dual Quick-Release but I have substitured a large ProMediaGear back to back clamp for the RRS clamp. Additionally, if I want things still more rigid, I will add an 11" artculating arm with 2 smaller Promedia clamps that will lock onto the L bracket of the camera at one end and the 10" RRS rail at the other. When I need added stability for longer lenses and slower shutter speeds for landscape work I add the additional RRS long lens equipment and also the 11" articulating arm with the 2 ProMediaGear clamps. I can get much better longer exposure results with the longer lenses and it helps to compensate for the vibration issues of the A7r camera with longer lenses in the 1/125 to about the 1/15 second range.
I almost forget, I changed the Canon mounting system with the 4th Generation CRX-5L low mount tripod plate, but you may prefer the standard CRX-5 option. Using this with the RRS Long Lens package system mentioned above adds substantially to the stability and less flex with the 4th Generation CRX-5L low mount tripod plate. Additionally by changing the plate to the 4th Generation plate the weight of the lens actually decreased a little.
Thanks Richard. The Gitzo 2-series is my hiking tripod and I've easily gotten to 560mm with it absent of any vibration problems. I also use the RRS clamps and leveling base/dovetail hardware. Seems like it shouldn't be a problem. Thanks again.
Peire -- Great shots! You really have your work cut out for you, testing your new treasure trove of lenses! It's fun and enlightening to see the same types of subjects featured on various threads with different lenses.
That 35-70 certainly looks terrific!
Thanks for all the comparisons and featuring such great lenses.
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken about 35 minutes after Sunrise on August 16, 2015 of a Doe White Tail Deer, Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. Image cropped and taken with my tripod mounted Canon new FD 500mm f4.5 L lens and my A7r, ISO 250, lens set to f4.5 for 1/160 second. Processed in LR6.
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken about 25 minutes before sunset on August 13, 2015 of 2 Doe White Tail Deer (back to back), Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. Image heavily cropped and taken with my tripod mounted Canon new FD 500mm f4.5 L lens and my A7r, ISO 200, lens set to f4.5 for 1/200 second. Processed in LR6.
These are with FD 50/1.8
