p.1 #1 · Takumar 200mm f3.5 Takes on The Tulsa Botanic Garden
Maybe the most difficult floral shoot I have ever undertaken. I recently reviewed the box of camera gear I inherited from my father and realized that, with my purchase of the Nikon Z50 II, I could adapt the Takumar lenses to the camera. Having done so and really enjoyed using the heirloom glass, I added this telephoto, buying it from a Japanese seller on eBay. All metal and long. Very difficult to handhold and manually focus while adjusting ev compensation. But,18 aperture blades! I had to try it out.
p.1 #2 · Takumar 200mm f3.5 Takes on The Tulsa Botanic Garden
The lens has very nice bokeh yet your challenge manual focusing is visible with very little crisp. Now you know why photographers used to use tripods for floral photo. I always found Nikon's button and wheel method to adjust EC challenging and frequently I would use manual exposure to avoid it. For me the colors and bokeh are the best part of your post.
p.1 #3 · Takumar 200mm f3.5 Takes on The Tulsa Botanic Garden
I am actually quite happy with the sharpness of the very small area that is in focus in these images. I may use a tripod next time in order to give my wrists some relief. The problem is how off balance it is on a small camera, a problem that is not necessarily solved with a tripod. The lens came without its tripod ring and attaching the tripod to the camera with this long metal lens in front may not work out very well. I found its tripod ring on eBay but would have to buy the lens that goes with it as well!
Thanks for your positives about the color and bokeh!
