3/14/2023 0 Comments Objektiv 300 mm![]() I would recommend it as a good lens for anyone who enjoys the rewards, and challenges, of the manual focus experience.įinally gaining some proficiency with this wonderful lens. See this as simply an affirmation that this is a fun, unobtrusive, cheap lens. I apologize to those who hope to see lenses evaluated from a more technical perspective. I have succeeded in getting a couple of nice shots and am convinced the lens can perform better than I am consistently able to make it perform right now. IOW, it is not a bad lens, just not an easy lens, out of which, to coax sharp photographs. It presents a challenge, and the satisfaction, associated with successfully overcoming a challenge. I get the feeling that it will be a great lens to use for the purpose of improving my manual focus skills. The long focus throw makes pinpoint sharpness difficult because the image appears to be in good focus through a pretty broad range of focus ring movement, but unfortunately, it can be deceptive. With larger lenses that I have used in the past, it is sometimes difficult to twist and turn in the chair to get shots of birds in the row of trees with this thing, such twisting and turning is no more taxing than doing the same thing with a 50mm lens. For enjoyment, I frequently sit in one of my favorite lawn chairs and take random shots of birds at a nearby feeder and in the nearby plum trees. Aside from being light, the lens is fairly slender and, overall, easily the most convenient long telephoto lens I have owned or used. Still, I was very surprised at how lightweight it is, especially after the tripod mount is removed. A big part of how I value a lens is the "fun factor." This lens ranks pretty high in that department. Sharpness: 9 Bokeh: 8 Handling: 10 Value: 10 Camera Used: K5IIs Lastly, it's one of those lenses that make me smile when it goes on the camera. There's can be a bit of CA but nothing that processing that won't clean up. Image are a touch soft at f6.3 on the corners. It's not SMC so the colors are more typical Tak. Even my wife who does not appreciate such things said "wow the background behind that blue heron is really cool". If there's no flare at high noon in Florida in the summer, then I'm not too concerned.įifth, bokeh. If you get one, make sure it comes with the hood, and use the hood. Pull it down from your eye to double check f-stop, there's no movement.įourth, no flare. Stop to wipe sweat and there's no movement. And that's important with the dual f-stop ring up front. Shot hand held with no issues, including panning to catch a hawk in flight on the first day of owning the lens. One hour hike in the middle of the day, in the dead of summer in Florida, on a unshaded sand path with little wind and lot of bugs. This write up will be a little different.įirst, the weight. Sharpness: 8 Aberrations: 8 Bokeh: 9 Handling: 10 Value: 10 Camera Used: K-50
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