Bentley Mascot

[lambroving]

1954 Bentley R-Type "James Young Coupe" with R-Continental grille shell and sloping cowl, (only 12 made).

M7, 75/2, f2.8 at 1/60th, 100UC

[grober]

Bentleys always did appeal to me more than Rolls. The founder of Bentley alledgedly built aircraft engines for the Crown in WWI. (That appeals to the naval aviator in me.)

Of course, after the war, ol' W. O. then make his fame and fortune on the racing circuit.

-g

[lambroving]

J.W.,

Which navy? Regardless, I know none of you boys are wrapped too tight! An excellent friend of mine was the RN test pilot who flew the first Harrier off a ski-jump carrier and he's certainly mad as a hatter... Drives cars the same way... Black shoe, myself; DDG's.

[meatboy]

Good to see some images from your 75mm cron William, this one is a pearler!

Tim

[leicaflex]

William I saw this lens on Ebay for a very reasonable price..very tempting..if I step into the M system..it will be M2 or the M8..
Thanks for sharing great shot and nicely scanned I might add.

Cheers, JRM

[elansprint72]

Glad you brought this one out again William, it is one of your best although I still think an extra half-stop would give just that bit more dof to bring in the peak of the "B".

Bentley certainly did sell aero-engines to the RNAS (and others), he was one of the first to really develop the alluminium piston, at that time aero-engines had iron pistons- obviously very heavy and with the extra strains of combat, very prone to failure. They were rapidly running out of fliers and by toting his designs around the engine manufacturers he eventually (after a great deal of in-fighting) obtained a contract to produce a modified Gwynne engine, which developed into the BR1 and BR2 (BR = Bentley Radial). He got next to nothing in terms of money for this at the end of hostilities.
He did not make a fortune in the motor business either, the firm shut down in '31 after Barnato pulled the financial plug.

Look forward to meeting many new motoring friends on the expanded forum.

Cheers,
Pete.

[abrewer]

An oldie but a goodie William!

This shot almost swayed me toward a 75 instead of the new fifty, but good sense and your influence prevailed (much to my delight, I might add!!!).

Thanks.

Allan

[lambroving]

Thanks, gents! I should be this lucky ALL the time. This was virtually my first frame with the 75/2.

John,

The lens is staggeringly good in the right hands. 75mm is a bit "long" for me, but it's fairly compact and I like the perspective better than a 90 for landscapes. It has a short throw and snaps into focus quickly. If you find one, make sure it focuses smoothly from - to + at 1 m. They don't all... It's where the moving element is working.

Pete,

Not sure I agree because the "B" was not my main subject and I like the DOF rendition here at f2.8. It's academic anyway since I was already pressing my luck at 1/60th! Ron generally tries to use his at f4 at this range just for the reason you state. At this range at f2.8 the DOF is probably ~ 4mm. Proves at least that my M7 rangefinder is still accurate after I dropped it a year before...

Allan,

They are very similar. The edge might go to the 75/2 by a gnat's whisker, but you have a 50 now which is really superb at f1.4 and is a lot easier to shoot well. I still have a lot to learn about the 75/2. You are not the only one who had this dilema.

[grober]

Originally Posted by lambroving

J.W.,

Which navy? Regardless, I know none of you boys are wrapped too tight! An excellent friend of mine was the RN test pilot who flew the first Harrier off a ski-jump carrier and he's certainly mad as a hatter... Drives cars the same way... Black shoe, myself; DDG's.

Neither. The United States Marine Corps awards those same, coveted gold wings.

I always admired the JohnyJumpJet boys, both in the RN and the USMC, who drew the Harrier as their assignment. In the early days, they bent quite a few before they learned how to hover. The AV-8A was under-powered and even dangerous if heavily loaded. Grampa Pettibone, the official Naval Aviation mascot, lost lots of sleep over the old A-model. Current Harriers are a fine attack platform.

Thanks for for work on the DDG!

Semper Fi,

-g

[lambroving]

J.W.,

Then you would have often been in the same brown-shoe Officer's Club too. Learned as a Midshipman to stay out of there if I wanted to hang onto my pay!

[dhsimmonds]

For William Lamb and all you other fliers out there! I shot this Harrier through a window of an RAF VC10 converted to a tanker for in flight re-fuelling. The Harrier came up from Lossiemouth in Scotland for refuelling over the North Sea. PanaLeica FZ20 used for this one.
A delicate operation for the Harrier jockey as the probe connection is in the shoulder of the wing so not much room for error. Pretty scary watching as well when sat next to a 30 tons of fuel!

Cheers, Dave

[lambroving]

Yikes! Better YOU than ME!!!