Ready for take off

Tried out an old manual 135 mm lens today. Haven't used it for ages, and it'll be a while before I use it again. Might work for some artsy portraiture but for wildlife in low light situations... no.

I brought it because the max aperture is 2.8 and I wanted to blur some backgrounds. However, I soon discovered that it's extremely soft wide open, with a lot of chromatic aberration and that the resolution leaves a lot to desire.

Still, it was a good exercise in patience trying to get close to the birds and being limited to manual focus!

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