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Nice shot!

Far from perfect ;/
but thank you!

I am trying to select something becoming from the session with water lilies (by your inspiration), but I am not happy with what I got. The lens is too soft, DOF very shallow, focusing a nightmare...

I like it -but I agree that Soviet mirror lenses are not the easiest to get great results from. To be fair I think you have here, the focus goes smoothly from front to back and the duck is perfect. I like your processing too the darker cntrasty look works very well with the lillies and the duck. If you are trying longer range stuff can you get hold of a Tair 3A? Russian 300mm f4.5. Its a lot more forgiving and very sharp-at least mine is, but it is very long, very heavy and not exactly subtle, you do look like you are carrying a rpg about with you, but it can get veery good results

Well, I borrowed the MTO lens solely for its (in)famous donut-shaped bokeh :)
I do not have much use for tele-lenses. Not with what I like to shoot.
But it may eventually change ;) Who knows ;)
Thanks for the tip!

Like a sniper you have to lead the 'victim' before firing!! And, then you have to have some luck to get a 'hit'.

That's theory, Scott.
But how to do it with my two left hands and slowing reflexes? ;)

Playing around with old lenses is addictive. :-) I have no experience of this lens, but I guess on the NX10 the APSC crop factor means it's effectively 750mm. That takes a lot of stabilising, as you found. In the circumstances, I think you have done well here.

Thank you very much, George!
My biggest problem with this lens is that its M39/M42 reduction is askew, so cannot use the lens tripod mount properly for better balance - it comes at an angle very difficult to compensate.

Good b/w capture, Hubs

Thanks a lot!