Mirror lenses

DanielB

not gonna get one of these, but i thought it was interesting none-the-less....

i was looking at alternatives for long focal lenght lenses and i came across some Mirror lense reviews. just thought i'd share with ya here:thumb i'll be sure to conduct one of these soon seeing as my local camera shop has one in stock on display....


Tokina 500mm f/8
http://www.photozone.de/3Technology/lenstec5.htm


Tamron 500mm f/8
http://www.photo.net/learn/optics/mirrors/


enjoy.
:beer

wxwax

I was once tempted. But the limitations and donut bokeh convinced me to spend money on the real deal.

DJ-S1

BIG limitations there, Daniel. Keep saving, it will be worth the wait.

USAIR

I have a Quantaray 500mm /f8 mirror
Fun to play with...manual focus...not a very good lens...the bokeh is awful
I use it about like a LensBaby if that makes any sense
Very hard to shoot hand held next to impossable...I always use a tripod
I need to post some photos from this lens

Some links
Another One
Good read too

Fred

ian408

I had an old Series 1 from Vivitar.

Nice in the bright light but a royal pita otherwise. I wouldn't buy one again.

Ian