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Fastax lenses and spring sun

Dr Klaus Schmitt

Well-known member
My Wollensak Fastax-Raptar f2 50mm and Redlake f2.8 25mm (close focus) wanted to soak up some spring sun...

Oh, and this is Circe, short "Cici", my special furry friend.


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PS: Redlake HYCAM and FASTAX were high speed cameras. FASTAX was a 10.000 fps high speed camera system devloped by Bell Labs, later bought by Wollensak Optical, having a very unique, sturdy twist-lock lens mount.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_photography#Early_applications_and_development
https://petapixel.com/2013/08/20/blast-from-the-past-18000fps-high-speed-photography-in-the-1960s/
 

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Klaus,

Cats don't fit in with spring flow's, (cockney for flowers), LOL!

"Oh, and this is Circe, short "Cici", my special furry friend."


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Interestingly, Klaus, there are entirely different feelings here. The first grabs a lot of landscape and the water is clearly defined. I would have loved that, if it was all I had to see.

However, Cici is only fully dominant and appreciated in the second picture, so much so that the environment becomes unimportant!

I cannot enjoy them both as the feline majesty in the second picture, (once I have felt this royal presence), erases the impact of the first one!

Asher
 
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