Legacy Lens iii : Female Cardinal

Well I broke down and went to National Camera and picked up an old 3.5 200mm Minolta MC
Rokkor x lens for 29.99. All metal all manual. Did not use a tripod really a beautiful lens. Shot wide open so shallow depth of field, I wish I had better eyes for manual focus.

[Kathy]

Maybe a pair of readers just for that? This is a lovely photo Tom.

[Joan Robillard]

This is beautiful.

[Daweenie]

Good for you for trying different things. This looks pretty focused to me. Plus, I had no idea what a female cardinal looks like. Although not as flashy as the males, they have their own subtle beauty.

[Kate]

Very cool, love the background story, that you are playing with (old school ?) equipment!!

[Catherine W.]

Wow! Awesome shot!!! Love this beauty and lovely colored background!!! Fav!!!

[Candace]

Gorgeous!

[vstap]

The depth of field is great. ; Love all the details in this, and especially the cardinal - star of the show!

[Julie Chapa]

Great detail on the cardinal. Fav

[Rosie Kerr]

Two thumbs up for your bravery! I don't trust my eyes, 100%, to manage manual focus. You did very nicely... this is a lovely shot. I notice that it fits on your Olympus? Did you need an adaptor? This is my camera, too, so just curious.

[Tom]

@rosiekerr Rosie you do need an adaptor. The em-1 really works well since it has in body stabilization. The fn2 button has several functions
already programed one is magnification. I bought the Fotodiox adaptor .
I think it cost around $20.00.

[Joyce]

Stunning capture Tom. Don't yet understand all the photography terms but whatever I love the result!!

[Linda]

How lucky to get a cardinal shot! I have yet to even see one. Nice capture.

[Molly]

Great capture.

[Diane]

Nice shot, like the colours, textures and of course the little Cardinal.

[Denise Wood]

Great capture :)