Caturday: Sixty-times Jasper

No, this isn't another thousand photos of Jasper like the Jasper Project photo series. Instead it was a test of my lens capabilities to see just how much of a difference there is from the widest angle to the most powerful telephoto setup.

Both shots were taken on a tripod from the same corner of my apartment, though the exact angle of the lens had to be adjusted for the 10mm to avoid some serious perspective/angle issues (and the long lens mounts on the tripod in a different manner, but they're within about eight inches of one another.) Both photos have been resized and processed in an identical fashion, so both pictures encompass their full frame.

10mm wide-angle:

600mm (300mm lens with 2x teleconverter) -- a net difference of 60x!

Unfortunately both shots required a long exposure (both were f/5.6 and in a fairly dark room, even at ISO 3200) so there's a slight bit of wobble due to the lens shaking. And of course on a Nikon digital these are both x1.5, so the top is 15mm equivalent on a 35mm body, and the bottom is 900mm equivalent. Bring it on, tiny distant birds!

March 14, 2008 (click images to enlarge)