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I am looking for old pictures made with telephoto lens.
I think more particularly to sport pictures as football, tennis, moto/cars ?

I want to see thoses pictures that require a great skill without AF.

Thank you


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Maybe you can go to the local library and look in the newspapers of the 70's (if they still have them)?

Another option: Google Books. There are already thousands of old magazines available through them.


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up ? Rolling Eyes


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Yes, however did we manage?

A few shots from the IMSA race at Riverside International Raceway, 1986:

Wynn's Porsche on the backstretch, over 200 mph. Canon F-1, Tamron SP 60-300, Kodachrome 64.


Bridgestone Porsche 962 coming out of Turn 9. Ditto above gear.


Group 44 Jaguar XJR-7 passing a Camaro. Ditto above gear.


SCCA Club Racing, circa 1987.

Canon F-1, Sigma 600mm f/8 mirror, Kodachrome 64.


Canon F-1, lens unrecorded, Kodachrome 64.


Chino Air Show, 1991. Nikon F3, Tamron 300mm f/2.8 LD IF, Fujichrome 100.

P-38 Lightning


A-26 Avenger


All of the above images were scanned on an Epson 3170 scanner at a claimed 3200 ppi. Some PP was done to most of the images.


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wondeful pics,Cooltouch !
I love film color so much !


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Fantastic Cooltouch

Are they your photographs ?


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Nelson wrote:
Fantastic Cooltouch

Are they your photographs ?


Yes of course. I have copyright imprints on some but not all of them.


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I think that Attila is NOT BROWSING this topic Smile

Do we need a digital camera? Shocked

Excellent pics with outstanding look ..

tf


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this morning someone gave me a link for a flickR gallery
I am HAPPY Smile

take a look
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kartingnord/

undred of photographs


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http://www.ebay.com/itm/BULLFIGHT-PETER-BUCKLEY-HC-DJ-1958-1ST-ED-1ST-PRINT-/140521467992?pt=Antiquarian_Collectible&hash=item20b7bb7058

I have this book - Its wonderful photography from 1958, all the action in the arena was shot on Tri-X with a Zeiss Sonnar 300mm on a Contax. A brilliant portfolio of early telephoto photography.

I will try scan some of it.

Scroll down a bit for an interesting bit about Peter Buckley and this book.

http://www.jimcornfield.net/4__Corrida_Rangefinder_Magazine__Pdf.pdf


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trifox wrote:
I think that Attila is NOT BROWSING this topic Smile

Do we need a digital camera? Shocked

Excellent pics with outstanding look ..

tf



Very good thinking !!